Invasive species pose a serious challenge for ecosystems that have not evolved alongside them, and such is the case with North Carolina's crystal skipper and the nonnative horses allowed to roam the ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is now managing the Pasquotank River Preserve, which neighbors the state agency's North River Game Land in Camden County.

The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has a full schedule of holiday events taking place across the state, several of which in eastern North Carolina.

The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is holding a public hearing Monday on two proposed shellfish leases in Carteret County waters.

A Venus flytrap shows off its perhaps little-appreciated blooms, which are often overlooked, as compared with the other, better-known, insect-trapping attributes of this carnivorous plant that's ...

A dredging and sand placement project that began last week in Oak Island will continue through to January and is one of three projects that will result in the beachfront getting an injection of more ...

N.C. Department of Transportation officials will take comments and answer questions at an open house before a public hearing scheduled for Monday on the proposed Independence Boulevard extension ...

The Coastal Resources Commission during its regular meeting last week voted on proposed language that changes the "Description" of Jockey's Ridge to the "Designation" in an attempt to satisfy the most ...

The Endowment, established from New Hanover County's sell of New Hanover Regional Medical Center to Novant Health in 2020, has awarded a $500,000 grant to UNCW's Center for Marine Science to help ...

The Indian Woods historical marker at the intersection of St. Francis Road and U.S. Highway 17 in Bertie County is easily missed while cruising at 55 or 60 miles an hour. Located at the edge of a ...