. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Wa 'ant to learn more about Down East traditions — from storytelling to boat building? Attend the Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend Dec. 6-8 at the new Core Sound Waterfowl Museum on Harkers Island. The festival will feature waterfowl carvers, artists, copper sculptors, model boat builders, as well as traditional music, duck-blind building and hiking. The festival kicks off with the Harkers Island outdoor decorating contest. For more information, call 252/728-1500 or visit the Web:
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Wa 'ant to learn more about Down East traditions — from storytelling to boat building? Attend the Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend Dec. 6-8 at the new Core Sound Waterfowl Museum on Harkers Island. The festival will feature waterfowl carvers, artists, copper sculptors, model boat builders, as well as traditional music, duck-blind building and hiking. The festival kicks off with the Harkers Island outdoor decorating contest. For more information, call 252/728-1500 or visit the Web: — Rare Herb Rebounds The seabeach amaranth, a threatened shore herb, is rebounding on the newly nourished Indian Beach. A sea turtle monitor made the find in July while patrolling Indian Beach for turtle nests. Many in the scientific community feared that beach nourishment would have negative impacts on native species, such as amaranth. "It has been found in multiple locations along the renourished beach," says David Nash. Nash, Cooperative Extension commercial horticulture and coastal management specialist for Brunswick and New Hanover counties, says he has seen amaranth making a comeback on other nourished beaches in North Carolina. "We are seeing a lot of robust plants," he says. "Apparently the newly widened beaches provide the protection the rare herb ; Eroding beaches discourage the growth of the seabeach amaranth. Once common from South Carolina to Massachu- setts, its range has shrunk along with its habitat. Now, it is found only sparsely in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. Nash has applied for a special permit to enable him to collect seed from the amaranth for greenhouse propagation. The plant plays an important role in coastal ecology, acting as a sandtrap. As the plant decays, it adds valuable nutrients to the sand. The plant is usually found on overwash flats, lower foredunes and upper strands of noneroding b
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