UUUUMENTS 

 CLEARINGHOUSE 



FEB 4 2003 



AROLINA 



FEATURES 



COASTALTI DINGS 



ALLIGATOR RIVER REFUGE COMES ALIVE AT NIGHT 

 The Dare County peninsula offers more than gators and red wolves. Ann Green 

 follows the refuge's deputy manager as she leads Wings Over Water partici- 

 pants on an owl prowl deep into the refuge's forest 6 



ISABEL MAKES HISTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA 

 Hurricane Isabel left a trail of misery in low-lying coastal communities. 

 Pam Smith talks with some residents who are rebuilding their fives and with 

 researchers who are assessing the storm's impacts 12 



DUNES: FRONTLINE FOR STORM PROTECTION 

 Sand dunes can be dramatic — and quite useful. A new North Carolina Sea 

 Grant publication describes the benefits of dunes as well as the best manage- 

 ment practices for dune plantings 16 



PEOPLE & PLACES: 

 New Faces at Sea Grant 



New staff members bring new talent and energy to North Carolina Sea Grant. 

 Pam Smith introduces readers to three individuals who will advance the Sea 

 Grant mission through extension activities 20 



SEA SCIENCE: 



Science Serving Our Coast — And Beyond: 

 New Sea Grant Research Projects Set 



Katie Mosher introduces the newest research funded by North Carolina Sea 

 Grant. What are the topics? How do they apply to the coastal region? 23 



NATURALISTS NOTEBOOK: 

 Explorative Learning in Geologic Time 



Join Lilly Loughner on an adventure in time travel — a fossil hunting 

 expedition at a coastal rock quarry. Field trip participants from the National 

 Marine Educators Association tap into rich Eocene Epoch layers to discover a 

 chambered nautilus, sharks' teeth, sand dollars and an ancient whelk 26 



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