COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Stream Restoration Project 

 Wins Top Honors 



The Rocky 

 Branch Stream 

 Restoration 

 and Greenway 

 Project, a 

 collaborative 

 effort between 

 North Carolina 

 Sea Grant and 

 North Carolina 

 State University, 

 received a 2005 

 Sir Walter Raleigh 

 Award for Community 

 Appearance in the 

 'Tree and Landscape 

 Conservation" category. 



The project involves 

 a three-phase stream 

 restoration and greenway 

 plan to renovate Rocky 

 Branch, an urban creek 

 that runs more than 

 a mile through the 

 heart of the university 

 campus. Once deemed 

 the state's most polluted 

 urban stream by the 

 N.C. Division of Water 

 Quality, Rocky Branch is 

 now a national model for 

 stream restoration. 



TOP: Barbara Doll, water quality specialist for 

 Sea Grant, gves students a tour of Rock/ Branch. 

 BOTTOM: This waterfall is one of the many 

 natural features of Rocky Branch. 



The 

 project's 

 first phase 

 was honored 

 in October 

 at a public 

 ceremony in 

 downtown 

 Raleigh. 

 Barbara Doll 

 water quality 

 specialist for 

 North Carolina Sea 

 Grant, accepted the 

 award. 'The restoration 

 of Rocky Branch not 

 only improves the local 

 environment, but it 

 also is an example of 

 how urban streams can 

 be enhanced in cities 

 around the country," 

 Doll says. 



To learn more 

 about the Rocky Branch 

 Stream Restoration and 

 Greenway Project, visit 

 www.ncseagrant.org 

 and click on "Stream 

 Restoration" under the 

 "Water Quality" section. 



-K.A. 



Blue Heron Bowl 

 Volunteers Needed 



Thi 



I his winter, teams of high school students from across North 

 Carolina will compete in the annual Blue Heron Bowl. The 2006 

 competition, hosted by North Carolina State University, will be March 

 4. The Blue Heron Bowl is a regional competition of the National Ocean 

 Sciences Bowl. 



Students will be quizzed on ocean-related science, technology, 

 history and navigation. The winning team will be invited to compete in the National Ocean Science 

 Bowl May 1 3 to 1 6 in Monterey, Calif. 



Volunteers are needed to judge and monitor the competition. To volunteer, contact Cynthia 

 Cudaback at cynthia_cudaback@ncsu.edu. — E.S. 



Winter Boat Shows 

 at State Fairgrounds 



Looking for a new boat or fishing 



gear? 



This winter, boating and fishing 

 enthusiasts can get a glimpse of a variety 

 of new manne products and services at 

 two shows at Raleigh's State Fairgrounds, 

 including a North Carolina Sea Grant/ 

 National Weather Service exhibit. Sea 

 Grant will ofFer a new publication with tips 

 for buying a recreational fishing boat. 



The 1 6th Annual Bass & Saltwater 

 Fishing Expo opensjan. 13 and runs 

 through Jan. 15. It will offer more than 

 1 20 booths filled with the newest rods, 

 reels, tackles, maps and fishing boats. 

 Held at thejim Graham Building and 

 the new Fairgrounds Exhibition Center, 

 the expo also will feature seminars on 

 freshwater, surf and offshore fishing. In 

 addition, children and adults can try their 

 luck at catching fish with the traveling 

 trout pond simulator. 



From Feb. 1 7 to 1 9, boat dealers 

 from across North 

 Carolina and southern 

 Virginia will showcase 

 new boats, including 

 cruisers, pontoons, 

 sailboats and fishing 

 boats, at the Carolina 

 Power & Sailboat 

 Show at the Graham 

 Building. There also will 

 be a vanety of fishing 

 equipment, as well as 

 water ski equipment and boat lifts. 



For more information, visit the Web: 

 www.ncboatshows.com. — A.G. 



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