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Winter salt marsh along the North Carolina coast showing exposed creek-bank sediments where microscopic foraminifera preserve environmental history

Foraminifera: The Marsh’s Memory Keepers

Angelique Mitchell, MPS January 3, 2026 1 Comment

What microscopic shells along Topsail and Surf City tell us about ancient seas, living marshes, and the future coastline On a winter walk along the marsh edge in Topsail or…

North Carolina marine folklore marine legends

5 Marine Myths Under the Mistletoe: Folklore and Real Creatures in North Carolina’s Waters

Angelique Mitchell, MPS December 19, 2025 No Comments

Winter Stories Along the Water’s Edge Winter settles softly over Onslow County. The marshes turn the color of worn rope, the New River flows like cold steel between its banks,…