COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Come Fly with Me 



The 22nd 

 annual Rogallo 

 Kite Festival soars 

 June 10-12 at 

 Jockey's Ridge 

 State Park at Nags 

 Head. 



The festival 

 honors Francis 

 and Gertrude 

 Rogallo, inventors 



of the flexible delta wing — an innovation that 

 gave birth to hang gliding. In 1 97 1 , hang gliders 

 utilizing the flexible wing design appeared in 

 the world's first hang glider meet — marking a 

 milestone in the evolution of nonpowered flight. 

 Their flexible wing design conforms with 



wind flow, provides 

 more stability than 

 fixed surfaces, and 

 enables maximum 

 lift. 



Like the Wright 

 Brothers before 

 them, the Rogallos 

 tested their invention 

 at the Outer Banks. 

 The family 



festival is free and open to the public. Sponsored 

 by the Outer Banks Tourist Bureau and Kitty 

 Hawk Kites, it will feature 100-foot specialty 

 kites, kite-making and history exhibits. 



For information, call 252/44 1 - 1 7 1 9, ext. 

 208. Or, e-mail jstein@kittyhawk.com. — P.S. 



Discover 

 The Amazing 



Oyster' 



\he Amazing Oyster: A Keystone Species 

 for the Health of Our Coast, a North Carolina 

 Sea Grant production, explores the past, 

 present and future of the state's native oyster, 

 Crassostrea virginica. 



The documentary, in DVD format, 

 was written and produced byjason Talley, 

 a former Sea Grant intern and recent grad- 

 uate of North Carolina State University. 

 Talley visits oyster harvesters, 

 researchers, government officials and 

 coastal organizations to present a 

 comprehensive view of the oyster's 

 ecological, economic and cultural 

 value. 



r-long video can be played in its entirety 

 or in individual interview segments — from an 87-year-old oysterman in Dare 

 County to Sea Grant researchers looking for ways to restore the once-abundant bivalve. 



Copies of the DVD, UNC-SG-04-01 , may be purchased for $1 0, including postage and 

 handling. Checks only, no credit cards. Send checks to: North Carolina Sea Grant, North Carolina 

 State University, Campus Box 8605, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. - P.S. 



New Book 

 Focuses on 

 Coastal Erosion 



Along North Carolina's extensive 

 estuarine shoreline, erosion is an ongoing 

 natural process. While various methods are 

 available to combat erosion and land loss, 

 none are permanent solutions, and all have 

 significant environmental trade-offs. 



Drowning the North Carolina Coast: 

 Sea-Level Rise and Estuarine Dynamics, by 

 Stanley R. Riggs and Dorothea V. Ames, 

 provides in-depth information about erosion 

 rates along North Carolina's estuarine 

 shoreline. Some of the sites include the Duck 

 Field Research Facility and "Isabel Inlet" area 

 in Dare County, the Lowlands in Pamlico 

 County, Bay Hills in Beaufort County, and 

 the Chowan River bluffs in Bertie County. 



In the new North Carolina Sea Grant 

 publication, the East Carolina University 

 authors look at sea-level rise and its effect on 

 shoreline change, as well as the dynamics of 

 the estuarine system. 



The 1 52-page book — with full-color 

 photos and maps, along with comprehensive 

 text, figures and tables — is a ready reference 

 for property owners, government officials, 

 community planners, resource managers and 

 educators. The book was funded by grants 

 from NOAA, the N.C. Division of Coastal 

 Management and the Albemarle-Pamlico 

 National Estuary Program. 



Single copies are $25. Credit cards 

 are not accepted. To order a copy, ask for 

 publication number UNC-SG-03-04 and 

 send a check to: North Carolina Sea Grant, 

 North Carolina State University, Campus Box 

 8605, Raleigh, NC 27695-8605. - A.G. 



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