Coastwatch 



Managing Editor 

 Katie Mosher 



Senior Editors 

 Kathleen Angione 

 Ann Green 

 Pam Smith 



Contributing Editors 

 Jamie Harris 

 Erin Selling 



Designer 

 Linda Noble 



Circulation Manager 

 Sandra Harris 



The North Carolina Sea Grant College Program 



is a federal/state program that promotes 

 stewardship of our coastal and marine resources 



through research, extension and education. 

 It joined the National Sea Grant College Network 

 in 1970 as an institutional program. Six years later. 



it was designated a Sea Grant College. 

 Today, North Carolina Sea Grant supports research 

 projects, a 15-member extension program and a 

 communications staff. Ron Hodson is director. 

 The program is funded by the U.S. Department 

 of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration and the state through the 

 University of North Carolina. 

 Coastwatch (ISSN 1068-784X) 

 is published six times a year by the 

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COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Doll to Receive Governor's Award 



Barbara 



Doll, water 

 quality 

 specialist for 

 North Carolina 

 Sea Grant, has 

 been selected 

 as "Natural 

 Resources 

 Scientist of 

 the Year" 

 by the 2005 



Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards 

 program, sponsored by the N.C. Wildlife 

 Federation and the National Wildlife Federation. 

 Doll will receive the award at the 44th Annual 

 Governor's Award Banquet on March 11 in 

 Raleigh. 



"Barbara's career achievements are 

 numerous, and the effects of her restoration and 

 conservation efforts are enjoyed daily by citizens 

 across North Carolina," says Ronald Hodson, 

 director of North Carolina Sea Grant. "We are 

 proud to have heron staff." 



Since joining North Carolina Sea Grant 

 in 1 992, Doll has led award-winning stream 

 and wetland restoration projects and fostered 

 numerous partnerships among state agencies, 

 businesses and universities. Along with these 

 partners, Doll has generated more than $6.5 

 million in grant and outside funding for projects 



ABOVE: Barbara Doll is a leader m stream restoration. 



highlighting 

 water quality. 



Her recent 

 successes 

 include: 



• restor- 

 ing 3,000 

 linear feet of 

 degraded 

 streams at 

 Yates Mill 

 pond, located 

 on NC State University's Lake Wheeler Farm; 



• restoring Rocky Branch on the NC State 

 campus, once deemed North Carolina's most 

 polluted urban stream; and 



• working with several golf courses 



— including Pine Valley Golf Course in New 

 Hanover County and Farmville Country Club 

 in Pitt County — to incorporate water quality 

 science and techniques into their landscaping 

 plans. 



Doll also has contributed to several 

 products focused on water quality conservation 

 and preservation. She co-authored Stream 

 Restoration: A Natural Channel Design Handbook, 

 co-ed ited Stormwater Runoff Best Management 

 Practices for Marinas: A Guide for Operators, 

 and often gives lectures and leads field tours 

 for universities and colleges across North 

 Carolina. — K.A. 



Sea (rat 



North Carolina 



Cover photo of cattle egrets in flight 

 by Scott Taylor. Table of Contents photo 

 of beach vitex sprouts by Dale Suiter. 



Printed on recycled paper. © 



In the Next Issue of Coastwatch 



"Ten years after Hurricane Fran devastated parts of North Carolina, 

 Ann Green looks at lessons learned — including storm forecasting, coastal insurance 

 and beach recovery. Erin Seiling sits down with a team of researchers examining 

 how land-use patterns along the coast may be affecting blue crab populations. 

 And Ron Hodson reflects on his 25 years with North Carolina Sea Grant. 



2 Coastwatch I Spring 2006 I www.ncseagrant.org 



