♦ Conducted cutting-edge workshops, including: 



— Sea to Mountain program, which allowed educators to 

 follow over 1,000 miles of water in eight days — from Bald Head 

 to Nantahala; 



— Paddle to Sea Program, which encouraged teachers to 

 incorporate interdisciplinary sciences by following a drop of water 

 from Lake Phelps to the Gulf Stream; and 



— Project COAST — a national summer program providing 

 professional development for teachers — from science concepts 

 to field experiences, including an air tour of the northern Outer 

 Banks. 



♦ Produced Conchshell newsletter — a free publication for 

 more than 2,000 North Carolina educators — since 1978; and 



♦ Encouraged community understanding of coastal resources 

 through projects such as the Big Sweep waterway clean-up. 



WATER QUALITY 



Water touches every aspect of life in coastal North Carolina, 

 providing drinking water from subsurface aquifers and habitat for 

 countless species in surface bodies of water. As North Carolina's 

 population grows, the challenge will be to maintain clean water. To 

 enhance water quality, Sea Grant has: 



♦ Invested in research to study coastal water quality, 

 including groundbreaking work in 1970 to determine the role of 

 nutrients in the Albemarle/Pamlico and Neuse estuaries; 



♦ Launched a storm drain stenciling project in 1992, the 

 Year of the Coast, to raise water quality/river basin awareness; 



♦ Compiled Protecting Coastal Resources from Cumulative 

 Impacts: An Evaluation of North Carolina Coastal Area Manage- 

 ment Act in 1996 — a strategic plan to expand coastal resource 

 protection, including estuarine environments; 



♦ Organized the first North Carolina Nutrient Summit for 

 researchers, resource managers, fishers and state officials in 1995; 



♦ Compiled and published Coastal Water Quality Handbook 

 to address water quality issues raised by concerned citizens; 



♦ Produced a risk-assessment map to identify state sites 

 vulnerable to zebra mussel invasions — which can be financially 

 and ecologically costly; and 



♦ Initiated stream and wetland restoration projects from the 

 Piedmont to the coast to enhance water quality. 



COASTAL LAW AND POLICY 



From the start, North Carolina Sea Grant has had a leadership 

 role in interpreting complex coastal issues and policies. To help open 

 information channels among decision-makers, researchers, and citizens 

 who depend on marine resources as a way of life, Sea Grant has: 



8 HIGH SEASON 2001 



Sea Grant water quality specialist Barbara Doll and David 

 Pulley discuss stream restoration plans for the Pine Valley 

 Golf Club in Wilmington, nm******* 



Walter Clark, coastal law and policy specialist, points out 

 shoreline erosion concerns to a field study group from NC 

 State's Encore Center for Lifelong Enrichment. 



