The 2026 federal recreational Red Snapper fishing season in the South Atlantic will open for harvest for three days at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 9, through 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 12. This is one day longer than ...

Drought conditions in parts of the mountains and coast eased last week due to heavy rain in some areas, but most of North Carolina continued to remain in drought conditions as the trend of higher-than ...

The Topsail Nature Preserve, including its beaches and parking lot, will temporarily close to the public during the morning of Oct. 7 while a licensed contractor conducts herbicide treatment to ...

The NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries’ scoping period for Red Drum begins today, providing fishermen and other stakeholders an opportunity to share ideas on ...

MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water quality officials today lifted a water quality swimming advisory for two sound-side swimming areas in Carteret County. MOREHEAD CITY – State recreational water ...

The N.C. Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service (DEACS) administers the following grant programs, made possible through the Solid Waste Outreach Program and other funding sources, ...

§ 113-229. Permits to dredge or fill in or about estuarine waters or State-owned lakes. (a) Except as hereinafter provided before any excavation or filling project is begun in any estuarine waters, ...

In this section, you'll find links to the Recreational Size and Bag Limits, Fisheries Management Proclamations, and Polluted Area Proclamations, as well as information about Rules and Proposed Rules.

The Open Burning Rule is one of North Carolina's oldest air quality regulations, first adopted in 1971. The rule prohibits much outdoor burning and sets conditions for allowable fires. Under the rule, ...

This report is provided to summarize current information in the PWSS database. Public water systems are encouraged to compare the information in this report to their records and to report any ...

The following material was taken from Carpenter, P.A., III, Reid, Jeffrey C., and Gardner, Charles H., 1995, North Carolina, U.S.A.: An industrial mineral storehouse ...

The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) is responsible for the stewardship of the state's marine and estuarine resources. The division's jurisdiction encompasses all coastal waters and ...