. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Vo Big Sweep Set for September olunteers from the coast to the mountains will roll up their sleeves on Saturday, Sept. 20, to take part in North Carolina Big Sweep, the annual statewide waterways cleanup. Founded as Beach Sweep in 1987 by former North Carolina Sea Grant marine educator Lundie Spence, the event has grown from its original 1,000 volunteers along ocean beaches. To date, more than 178,600 volunteers have collected more than 3,132 tons of trash. Last year, more than 15,100 North
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. COASTAL TIDINGS Vo Big Sweep Set for September olunteers from the coast to the mountains will roll up their sleeves on Saturday, Sept. 20, to take part in North Carolina Big Sweep, the annual statewide waterways cleanup. Founded as Beach Sweep in 1987 by former North Carolina Sea Grant marine educator Lundie Spence, the event has grown from its original 1,000 volunteers along ocean beaches. To date, more than 178,600 volunteers have collected more than 3,132 tons of trash. Last year, more than 15,100 North Carolina citizens collected 287 tons of trash in the one-day effort And the Big Sweep team covered more than 1,200 miles of stream, river, sound and ocean shores. North Carolina Big Sweep Inc. also sponsors the Adopt-A-Beach program and provides a variety of educational resources to encourage environmental stewardship. To join the volunteer team on Sept. 20, or to find out more about North Carolina Big Sweep, go online to , call 919/404-1698 or e-mail — Visit Mitchell Exhibit W, men Gen. Billy Mitchell used a military airplane to destroy decommis- sioned battleships off the coast of North Carolina in 1923, he established a milestone in the use of air power. A special exhibit, "Mitchell On Hatteras," is on display at the new Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras to honor the general's achievements. Mitchell's theories on military air superiority, coupled with his demonstration of air power, contributed to establishing the United States Air Force. As part of the 2003 Wright Brothers Centennial Celebration, the exhibit opening on Sept. 5 will include fireworks and a barbecue. Other activities to honor Mitchell are planned for Sept. 26. For more information, call 252/ 995-6956. — A Workshops Take Aim at Pollution series of coastal community workshops, "Controlling Microbial Pollution in Your Community,&q
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