Dare County residents participate in rain harvesting workshop

Educate, Low Impact Development, News, Northeast Office, Rain Gardens, Stormwater

A small group of Dare County residents joined the North Carolina Coastal Federation on March 25 to learn about rain harvesting and to exchange ideas about how they can get creative with reusing stormwater in their yards. Those who participated in the rain harvesting workshop learned about how stormwater runoff impacts our water quality and…

Local realtors protect the coast for Realtor Action Day

Coastal Champions, Places & Critters, Living Shorelines, Marine Debris, News, Restore and Preserve, Southeast Office

Thirteen local realtors joined the North Carolina Coastal Federation at Carolina Beach State Park for living shoreline maintenance and a shoreline cleanup on April 4 for Realtor Action Day, a large volunteer event organized by Cape Fear Realtors. They helped straighten oyster bags on a reef that was displaced by Hurricane Matthew last fall. They also…