Stream Restoration 

 Conference Set 

 for October 



If you 



would like to 

 carve the future of 

 North Carolina, an 

 upcoming conference 

 might help you get into 

 the flow. 



North Carolina 

 Sea Grant and the 

 North Carolina Stream 

 Restoration Institute will 

 co-host a stream restoration 

 conference at The Westin 

 Hotel in Charlotte from Oct. 

 2-5. The conference theme 

 is "Stream Restoration in the 

 Southeast: Accomplishments and 

 Opportunities." 



Topics include stream 

 restoration planning, design, construction, 

 financing and monitoring in the Southeast. 

 This biennial conference will include 

 research presentations, restoration 

 case studies, posters, industry exhibits, 

 networking opportunities and tours of local 

 stream restoration projects. 



"This conference is a great 

 opportunity to learn about the stream 

 restoration efforts that are going on 

 in North Carolina and other states 

 throughout the Southeast region," says 

 Barbara Doll, Sea Grant's water quality 

 specialist, and a conference organizer. 



In 2004, the conference attracted 

 nearly 400 attendees from 24 states, with 

 over 60 presentations and 40 commercial 

 exhibitors. 



There is a registration fee to attend 

 this conference. Late fees apply after 

 Sept. 12. 



For details, contact Cathy Smith 

 at 91 9/51 5-3723 or cathy_smith@ncsu. 

 edu. Or go online to: www.ncsu.edu/sri/ 

 2006conference. — E.L 



COASTAL 



TIDINGS 



Coastwatch Takes Writing Honors 



^.oastwatch recently received an Award of Excellence in magazine 

 and journal writing as part of the annual APEX national communications 

 competition. 



"With all the good work and past accomplishments of our 

 communicators, one could be tempted to react in a matter-of-fact 

 fashion to such recognition," says Michael Voiland, North Carolina 

 Sea Grant executive director. "But this one is special in that it is an 

 award from a national entity focused on educational writing and 

 organizational communication excellence. We are proud of all 

 who contributed to the award-winning Coastwatch issue." 



The staff selected the Spring 2006 issue to represent the 

 magazine's writing style. It included stories on the "One North 

 Carolina Naturally" program, the history and beauty of the 

 Great Dismal Swamp, a collaborative approach to the blue 

 crab fishery, research on southern flounder, and the arrival of 

 the invasive beach vitex plants on barrier island dunes. 

 "In each issue, we provide a mix of stories that 

 consider the past, present and future of our coastal region," says 

 Katie Mosher, communications director for North Carolina Sea Grant and the 

 magazine's managing editor. 



The Coastwatch staff for the Spring 2006 issue included: Ann Green, Kathleen Angione and 

 Pam Smith, senior editors; Erin Seiling and Jamie Harris, contributing editors. Distribution manager 

 Sandra Harris also has editing duties. 



"We also are lucky to work with a designer, printer and freelance photographers who 

 understand the Sea Grant mission," Mosher says. — KM. 



Wings Over Water 10th Anniversary 



I he 1 0th anniversary of "Wings Over 

 Water: A Celebration of Wildlife & Wildlands in 

 Eastern North Carolina" will run from Nov. 7-12. 



Ken Rosenberg, a leader in the search for 

 the ivory-billed woodpecker, will be the keynote 

 speaker at a dinner Friday, Nov. 10. Director of 

 conservation science at the Cornell University Lab 

 of Ornithology, Rosenberg calls the rediscovery 

 of the famed woodpecker a symbol of hope that 

 the species can return. 



Since a sighting in Arkansas in 2004, people 

 are coming forward with sightings that they were 

 hesitant to report before. "None are documented 

 or certain, and they all maybe wrong; but we are 

 embarking on a search effort to see if these birds 

 are here are not," Rosenberg says. 



North Carolina is one of the states with 



historical records of the species' past existence 

 and one of the places to be investigated. 



Cornell researchers were part of the team 

 on the initial discovery of the woodpecker in 

 Arkansas. Rosenberg is a leader of the Ivory- 

 billed Woodpecker Species Recovery Team 

 formed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 

 That team is working to draft a recovery plan 

 for the species. 



Wngs Over Water also provides dozens 

 of field trips — some for those on their first 

 birding adventure and others for more serious 

 birders. Also, paddling trips and hikes will focus 

 on aspects of the region's natural history. 



For more information, go online to: www. 

 wingoverwater.org. Or call the Outer Banks 

 Chamber of Commerce at 252/441 -81 44. 



-K.M. 



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