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 I068-784X) 

 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.edii/seagrant 

 Periodical Postage paid at Raleigh, N.C. 



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Coastwatch, North Carolina Sea Grant, 

 North Carolina Slate University, Box 8605, 

 Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. 



North Carolina 



Front cover photo of a 

 Carolina estuary by Scott D. Taylor. 

 Table of contents photo of estuary 



by Scott D. Taylor. 

 Printed on recycled paper. ® 



Double Celebration at NC State 



Barbara Doll, North Carolina Sea 

 Grant water quality extension specialist, 

 has been named an Environmental Hero 

 for 2001 by the National Oceanic and 

 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 



The program recognizes individuals 

 for their "tireless efforts to preserve and 

 protect the nation's environment." Doll 

 was cited for her leadership — as a 

 volunteer and as a professional — in 

 focusing attention on critical water 

 quality issues. 



Her award was presented by Sea 

 Grant Director Ronald Hodson during 

 groundbreaking ceremonies for the 

 Rocky Branch Stream Restoration and 

 Greenway Project on the North Carolina 

 State University campus. 



Doll initiated and designed the 

 multimillion-dollar restoration project to 



improve water quality, enhance aquatic 

 and wildlife habitats, and transform the 

 stream into a vital part of campus and 

 community life. The ultimate goal is to 

 improve the quality of the water flowing 

 downstream into the environmentally 

 sensitive Neuse River basin. 



For nearly a decade, Doll has 

 collaborated with the university's Facilities 

 Division to raise more than $4 million in 

 grants from federal and state sources to 

 launch the project. When complete, it is 

 expected to become a national model for 

 urban stream revitalization. 



Statewide, Doll collaborates with 

 colleagues from the N.C. Cooperative 

 Extension Water Quality Group to lead 

 field study groups and conduct work- 

 shops emphasizing the need for water- 

 shed land use/water quality planning. 



-P.S. 



In the Next Issue of Coastwatch 



The Port of Wilmington has played an important role in North Carolina's history 

 and economic growth. Pam Smith looks at what port expansion means for 

 surrounding communities and the state. And join Ann Green as she follows 

 kayakers exploring scenic paddling trails on the Pamlico River. 



2 HIGH SEASON 2001 



