Coastwatch 



COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Managing Editor 

 Katie Mosher 



Senior Editors 

 Ann Green 

 Pam Smith 



Contributing Editor 

 Cynthia Henderson 



Designer 

 L. Noble 



Circulation Manager 

 Sandra Harris 



The North Carolina Sea Grant College 

 Program is a federal/state program that 

 promotes the wise use of our coastal and 

 marine resources through research, extension 

 and education. It joined the National Sea Grant 

 College Network in 1970 as an institutional 

 program. Six years later, it was designated a 

 Sea Grant College. Today, North Carolina Sea 

 Grant supports several research projects, 

 a 12-member extension program and a 

 communications staff. Ron Hodson is director. 

 The program is funded by the U.S. Department 

 of Commerce's National Oceanic and 

 Atmospheric Administration and the state 

 through the University of North Carolina. 

 Coastwatch (ISSN 1068-784X) 

 is published six times a year by the 

 North Carolina Sea Grant College Program, 

 North Carolina State University, Box 8605, 

 Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8605. 

 Telephone: 919/515-2454. Fax: 919/515-7095. 

 Subscriptions are $15. 

 E-mail: katie_mosher@ncsu.edu. 

 World Wide Web address: 

 http://www.ncsu.edu/seagrant 

 Periodical Postage paid at Raleigh, N.C. 



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Front cover photo of bones by Ken Taylor. 

 Table of contents photo of fox 

 taxidermy by Scott D. Taylor. 

 Printed on recycled paper. ® 



We All live Upstream 



'id you know that the Neuse 

 River is 207 miles long, runs through 24 

 counties and is the longest river con- 

 tained entirely in North Carolina? 



Hundreds are expected to turn out 

 for RiverRevival — June 9, from 1 a.m. 

 to 4 p.m. at Lake Benson in Garner — to 

 learn about this precious resource. 



RiverRevival is hosted by the Wake 

 Soil and Water Conservation District. 

 Co-sponsors include a number of 

 county, state and federal agencies, as 

 well as community groups. North 

 Carolina Sea Grant will be among the 

 exhibitors. 



Organizers say RiverRevival is a 

 community celebration to educate and 

 motivate everyone to respect, protect 

 and conserve water. They have lined up 

 plenty of hands-on activities and 



entertainment to give the event a party- 

 in-the-park atmosphere. 



The Water Quality Olympics have 

 been designed by local high school 

 environmental clubs to challenge 

 knowledge of water quality issues. 

 Events include Raingutter Revival, a race 

 to follow the path of rainwater runoff 

 through the city storm drains, and 

 Wetland Limbo, a discovery of the 

 importance of wetlands. 



Dozens of exhibits will present 

 information on all aspects of water 

 quality and pollution prevention. 

 Participants of all ages will enjoy bands, 

 dancers, storytellers — and lots of food. 



RiverRevival is free and open to the 

 public. For more information, call 919/ 

 250-1058. Online, go to www.ncsu.edu/ 

 seagrant and follow the calendar links. 



-P.S. 



In the Next Issue of Coastwatch 



All year we have been reminding you that this is the silver anniversary of the North 

 Carolina Sea Grant College Program. The High Season issue of Coastwatch will be a 

 special edition to chronicle not only the growth of our program in the past 25 years, 

 but also some of the changes in our coastal communities and ecosystems. If you have 

 a Sea Grant memory to share, call Katie Mosher at 91 9/51 5-9069. 



2 SUMMER 2001 



