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New Resource Alert: NC Farm Pond Management Calendar Now Available!

We're excited to announce a new resource: the "North Carolina Farm Pond Management Calendar"! This is available from the Water Resources Extension Portal as well as from the Haywood County Portal.…

Workers with shovels repair streamside buffer area

Stream Bank Repair

As recovery from Hurricane Helene continues, landowners may be thinking about taking necessary steps to re-establish effective streamside buffers that were torn out in the storm.This factsheet from…

Line graph shows P. max daily annual preciptiation in inches (0-7) from 1951 through 2023

Frequently Asked Questions About “Big Storms”

In the past decade, North Carolina has been smashed by massive rainfalls associated with tropical systems passing over and near our state. During this time, I have fielded many questions about…

Hurricane

Ag Water Management Considerations in Preparation for Tropical Storm Idalia

Hurricane Idalia is forecasted to weaken to tropical storm status as it approaches North Carolina. However, it will still impact the state with significant rainfall as it passes through. The figure…

High Rock Lake Watershed

Announcement: Virtual Public Informational Session March 29, 2023

The NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) are developing rules for the High Rock Lake Watershed. The department just announced there will be a virtual informational session for anyone…

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Weekly Drought Information Delivered to Your Inbox

Keeping up with rainfall and dry conditions is easy thanks to Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist at the State Climate Office of North Carolina. Each week a report is generated using weather…