NCDA&CS aid helps Jacksonville improve water quality after Hurricane damage

This summer, Jacksonville city leaders hope to wrap up work on a major hurricane recovery project that was made possible with financial assistance from NCDA&CS. The project covers twelve sites throughout Jacksonville where Hurricane Florence left damage and debris behind. At many of the sites, erosion along streams, drainage areas and other waterways washed away … Read more

A Bird’s Eye View: Aerial surveyors map timber damage from Hurricane Florence

As one of the top 10 most damaging hurricanes, Hurricane Florence dealt North Carolina a staggering blow in September 2018.  As Florence battered North Carolina’s coast, it brought wind gusts of more than 100 mph, a pre-landfall storm surge that flooded numerous coastal communities, and record-breaking rainfall for the next several days. The destruction left … Read more