COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Kate Ardizone Joins Sea Grant Team 



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I iming is ev- 

 erything. And, it's no 

 coincidence that Kate 

 Ardizone has joined 

 North Carolina Sea 

 Grant as water quality 

 planning specialist 

 when coastal com- 

 munities are revising 

 their land-use plans 

 under new Coastal 



Area Management Act (CAMA) rules. 



The new rules, adopted by the Coastal 

 Resources Commission (CRC) in 2002, 

 address sustainable growth and development 

 issues that link land use to coastal water quality. 

 In particular, local governments must address 

 nonpoint source pollution and its impact on 

 water quality as part of long-range planning. 



Ardizone will play a supporting role to 

 local governments and citizens taking steps 

 to comply with the CRC planning guidelines. 

 Her position is being supported for a two-year 



period by Sea Grant and 

 the N.C. Department of 

 Environment and Natural 

 Resources' Division of 

 Water Quality (DWQ). 



Ardizone will consult 

 with DWQ, as well as the 

 N.C. Division of Coastal 

 Management and N.C. 

 Cooperative Extension 

 Service to identify target 

 audiences for outreach and education efforts. 

 When requested, she will assist in reviewing — 

 or suggesting improvements to — water-quality 

 components of land-use plans. 



She also will help identify proposed water 

 quality improvement projects that may be 

 eligible for funding. 



Ardizone maintains an office at North 

 Carolina State University's Center for Ma- 

 rine Sciences and Technology in Morehead 

 City. She can be reached at 252/222-6316 or 

 ardizonek@ncsu.edu. — P.S. 



Fullenkamp Elected TCS Secretary 



Lindsay Fullenkamp, 

 North Carolina Sea Grant coastal 

 management fellow, has been 

 elected to a two-year term as 

 secretary of The Coastal Society 

 (TCS). 



TCS is an international or- 

 ganization that addresses emerg- 

 ing marine and coastal issues. 

 Its 300-plus members include a 

 diverse group of professionals 

 representing academia, govern- 

 ment, the nonprofit arena and the private sector. 



Fullenkamp earned a master's degree from 

 Duke University's School of the Environment 

 and a bachelor's degree from the University of 

 Dayton. As a coastal management fellow, she is 

 working with Walter Clark, Sea Grant's coastal 

 communities and policy specialist, to launch the 

 Coastal Communities Initiative. She is developing 

 a resource compendium for communities seeking 

 information on land- and water-use planning, 



economic development and 

 environmental protection. 



Her TCS responsibilities in- 

 clude recording and distributing 

 information regarding actions of 

 the organization and its commit- 

 tees. She also is playing an im- 

 portant role in the planning and 

 staging of the upcoming TCS 

 1 9th international conference, 

 May 23-26, in Newport, R.I. 

 The theme of the biennial 

 event is "Measure for Measure: How Do We 

 Gauge Coastal Stewardship?" More than 

 80 presentations will address timely coastal 

 governance, coastal land use, water quality and 

 ecosystem-based management issues. 



TCS, Fullenkamp says, puts members in 

 touch with experts involved with the application 

 of cutting-edge research in important areas of 

 coastal policy and resource management. 



-P.S. 



The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse 

 attracts many visitors. 



Nature and 



History 

 Top Tourism 

 Attractions 



N ature and history topped the 

 list of the most popular tourist attrac- 

 tions along the Outer Banks, according 

 to a survey by The Outer Banks Sentinel, a 

 newspaper published in Nags Head. 



Pea Island Wildlife Refuge and the 

 Cape Hatteras National Seashore tied for 

 visitors' first choice. The 2.3 million visitor 

 estimate is based on N.C. Department of 

 Transportation traffic counts, the newspa- 

 per reports. 



The Wright Brothers National 

 Memorial took second place honors, with 

 714,371 visitors in 2003. Cape Hat- 

 teras, Bodie Island and Currituck Beach 

 lighthouses ranked among the top 10 

 attractions. 



In addition, the N.C. Aquarium 

 on Roanoke Island and Roanoke Island 

 Festival Park attracted visitors to their 

 programs and educational exhibits. 



The Lost Colony outdoor drama and 

 the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum 

 complete the top 1 list. 



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