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Our Curious Coast: Rivers and Wetlands

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A photo of a flooded farm in Duplin County

Sep 13, 2023

Florence After Five: Inundated Ecosystems

This is the third in a four-part blog post series remembering Hurricane Florence for its five-year anniversary. More than 100 miles from the ocean, a small pond in the Sandhills exemplifies the significant and sustained impact Hurricane Florence had on the natural landscape, long after the winds and rain were finished back in September 2018.…
A photo of the Cape Fear River near Wilmington

Jul 20, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Rivers and Wetlands

You’d never confuse them for the rapid-filled rivers snaking through our Mountains, but the flat, straight rivers of the North Carolina Coastal Plain also have a tumultuous history and an occasional angry streak, turning into raging and flooding torrents during our worst storms. Alongside these rivers, and next to our turbulent ocean, are delicate wetlands…