Rhonda Waterhouse
Freelance WriterRhonda Waterhouse holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction with an environmental writing focus from UNC Wilmington and an MEd from Penn State University. Her work has appeared in Black Warrior Review, American Submariner, Coastal Review, and storySouth, among others. She is currently writing a memoir about brain injury and the healing power of trees. She writes about science, disability, family, and nature. With their five children now grown, Rhonda, her partner, and their dog greet the sunrise on Wrightsville Beach.
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Over the last half-century, the black bear population has made a strong recovery, while the coastal plain has seen rapid development. That likely means an increase in human-bear interactions, even in denser, more urban areas like Wilmington. So, what do you do if you see a black bear? (Hint: don't play dead.) -
The New Hanover County Board of Adjustments voted on Tuesday to grant opponents to the large Hilton Bluffs development a stay, freezing permitting activity until the summer, when a hearing will review whether errors were made in greenlighting the project. -
Last week, state officials held the last of three public hearings, this one in Wilmington, getting feedback for new proposed regulations on chemical pollution, including the discharge of certain PFAS compounds. Residents packed the event, and overwhelmingly opposed those new rules as toothless and overly narrow. -
The proposal to deepen the Cape Fear River is a massive project, with a pricetag of over $1.3 billion dollars and a lot of moving parts. Recently, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality formally objected to the plan, leaving the fate of the project uncertain. -
Living near both the Atlantic Ocean and one of the largest rivers in North Carolina, it’s easy to forget that water is a finite resource. Now that the upriver town of Fuquay-Varina wants to tap the Cape Fear River, it's become a more pressing issue.
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State and federal agencies are considering a project to deepen the shipping channel into the Port of Wilmington. Proponents of the plan say it will allow larger vessels and save money by reducing current inefficiencies. Opponents point to a host of potential environmental concerns on the surrounding waterways and wetlands.
