FEATURES 



COASTALTIDINGS 



CONSERVATION BY DESIGN: VARIATIONS ON ATHEME 

 Growth on the coast is inevitable. Smart Growth is about making places 

 that are economically and environmentally sustainable. Pam Smith 

 shows how planning holds the key to the quality of life in many coastal 

 communities 6 



• River Dunes: A Sustainable Development 



Tour a large-scale community being carved from a pine plantation in 

 Pamlico County to find out how developers are safeguarding precious 

 water resources 8 



• All Things New Again: Renew, Recycle, Reuse 



Meet a Kitty Hawk couple whose dream house is "clean and green," 

 from its recycled roofing material to its reused rainwater system 1 1 



LEARNING FROM THE PAST: OLD MAPS HELP BUILD 

 A NEW FUTURE FORTHE EASTERN OYSTER 

 Kathleen Angione explores how Gene Ballance, a fisherman and mathemati- 

 cian from Ocracoke, combines historic maps with satellite technology and 

 sonar imaging to help restore native oysters to Pamlico Sound 1 4 



SHRIMP ECONOMICS: COASTAL TRADmON 



AND GLOBAL ECONOMY CONVERGE 



North Carolina shrimpers are facing economic and cultural challenges. 



Global competition is threatening their livelihoods, while coastal 



development is crowding out traditional waterfront uses. Tasha Petty 



explores the issues and talks with folks fighting for their future 1 8 



LIVING HISTORY: PLYMOUTH'S CIVIL WAR BATTLE 

 Ann Green follows Union and Confederate soldiers as they engage in a 

 skirmish on the streets of Plymouth. She also takes readers along on a 

 torchlight tour of historic sites 23 



PEOPLE & PLACES: 



The Odyssey of the Periauger 



Ryan Reynolds climbs aboard the Periauger, a replica of a cargo-carry- 

 ing boat that played an important role in coastal economy during the 1 8th 

 century. Its builders looked to history to launch a modern adventure 27 



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