2006 State of the Coast Report

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A SIGN OF THE TIMES:
People Now Fight To Protect Water, Culture

CHANGING THE FACE OF OUR COAST
Unprecedented redevelopment threatens the quality of our coastal waters and the traditional coastal communities and industries that rely on clean water.

NORTHERN COAST
The residents of Tyrrell County hope to capitalize on their environment, while the residents of Wanchese took to the streets to save their own heritage.

CENTRAL COAST
A grassroots effort attempts to stave off unplanned development in eastern Carteret County that threatens that area's rich maritime heritage.

SOUTHERN COAST
A fisherman and a farmer fear that their way of life is disappearing in one of the fastest-growing counties in the country.

PROTECTING OUR WATER AND OUR HERITAGE
Experts discuss what the state and coastal counties must do to preserve what's left and offer a toolbox of ideas.

A SUCCESS STORY
Residents of St. Helena Island, SC, took steps 10 years ago to protect the last intact Gullah community.

THE PELICAN AWARDS

HOW YOU CAN HELP
How to help the North Carolina coast and the Coastal Federation.

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