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NC Marine Patrol casts wider net in the applicant pool; establishes two initiatives to attract new officer candidates

This past winter and spring Adam Gee was an East Carolina University Criminal Justice major living out a childhood dream, making the rounds and learning the ropes with the N.C. Marine Patrol.Around the same time, Wes Rock, a former Air Force Security Forces officer, was going through Basic Law Enforcement Training at the College of Albemarle’s Currituck Campus, already knowing where he would be stationed with the Marine Patrol upon completion.

Day in the Life of a N.C. Coastal Reserve Research Biologist - Part 2

Follow along as Byron Toothman, Research Biologist for the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, teaches a co-worker about the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). Read on to learn more about SWMP!

Day in the Life of a N.C. Coastal Reserve Research Biologist - Part 1

Follow along as Byron Toothman, Research Biologist for the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve, teaches a co-worker about the System-Wide Monitoring Program (SWMP). Read on to learn more about SWMP!

Meet Byron Toothman, Research Biologist with the N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve System

I sat down with Byron Toothman, a North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve Research (NCNERR) Biologist, to discover what being a marine scientist is like.

In 2022, DEQ Protected NC’s Environment and Public Health

View the "2022 By the Numbers" Infographic highlighting DEQ's 2022 accomplishments in providing science based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians.

DEQ’s Dam Safety Program receives award from national dam program

North Carolina’s Dam Safety Program recently received the Southeast Regional Award from the Association of Dam Safety Officials for its work protecting North Carolinians.

Small Eastern NC Community "Can't Wait" for DEQ Water Infrastructure Grant

This September, DEQ Secretary Elizabeth Biser joined Governor Roy Cooper in the community of Ivanhoe in Sampson County to highlight a transformative water infrastructure grant.Ivanhoe homes have never had connections to a public water system. For decades, Ivanhoe residents and the local government had pursued expanding the county water system with no success. The area, which DEQ identified as an underserved community, has faced substantial flooding in recent years that exacerbated the lack of clean drinking water.

Project: No Binders

DEQ has made it easier than ever for North Carolina communities to apply for the financial support they need for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater projects with a streamlined online application portal.

Modernized, Interactive Recycling Markets Directory Helps Keep Recyclable Materials Out of the Landfill

The Recycling Markets Directory has been relaunched with interactive features to help North Carolina businesses and organizations recycle the material they generate by connecting them with nearby recyclers.

Aviation gives Marine Patrol an eye in the sky

Marine Patrol Pilot Mark Daniels taxied the 2004 Cessna 182 to a runway at Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern.

After a short wait in line behind other plans, he is cleared for takeoff. Then he is up in the sky on a beautiful summer day, watching the Trent River disappear into the Croatan National Forest.

As beautiful as the scene is, it is not a pleasure flight. Daniels is protecting North Carolina’s vast coastal marine resource from above the water.