3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (94+ words) Wilmington is removing several aging trees along South Third and Orange streets due to public safety concerns. The project involves the removal of 12 trees identified as declining or at the end of... Why some Wilmington trees need to come down…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (253+ words) A popular Sunday morning TV show highlighted a unique plant to the Wilmington area that's become threatened. In an April 26 segment on CBS' "Sunday Morning," a crew went to Boiling Spring Lakes -- mistakenly spelled in the piece as "Boiling Springs…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (885+ words) If you think 2026 has been a horrible allergy season so far, you aren't alone. Officials say a combination of weather events coupled with a changing climate have made this year's pollen season, always a challenge in pine-heavy North Carolina, especially…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1067+ words) Californians might be used to living in cougar country, but what about sharing a pond with alligators? And folks from New England know they need to share the road with moose, but what about sharing the water with manatees? As…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (498+ words) As an environmental journalist in Southeastern North Carolina, I get to visit some cool places in this wonderful pocket of paradise we call home. And often I am asked by friends and readers where are some of my favorite places…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (120+ words) That is a concern E.J. Hanley has expressed. She conveyed her thoughts to the Wilmington City Council, saying Greenfield Park “has long been considered a city gem, and yet today that gem is severely... Concern voiced over Wilmington park's 'serious decline…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (133+ words) The New Hanover Community Endowment has provisionally approved a $7.75 million grant for the land purchase. The city of Wilmington and New Hanover County are each expected to contribute $1 million to... Wilmington approves funding for new park. Here's where and what's…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (390+ words) The species has been found in its present form in the fossil record dating back as far as 30 million years ago. A large adult is capable of exerting a bite force of 2,100 pounds. They can go for months without eating…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (892+ words) Even in the early 1990s, it wasn't unusual for new residents to flock to Brunswick County. But when these guys decided to show up in the Southeastern North Carolina county, hitching a ride in railroad sleepers used for landscaping, major red…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (117+ words) Millions have already been spent on land needed for replacing the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, but dozens of properties could still stand in the way. Here's how the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement could impact Wilmington properties The future of…...