Building New Oyster Reefs on Roanoke Island- a Novel Technique The federation and volunteers have been busy building oyster reefs this summer out of recycled crab pots and bags of oyster shell. Volunteers from Youth Build in Elizabeth City, Jennette’s Pier Service in Science Campers, and other local volunteers have lent a hand to the…
Inspiring stewardship with the Latino Community The North Carolina Coastal Federation teamed up with Mano al Hermano, a community-based nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower Latino families through education and positive integration programs. With grant funding support from the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, the federation supported Mano al Hermano’s summer literacy program this year.…
I met Joe Kilpatrick in 1983 during my first visit with the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem. He provided a warm, friendly greeting, and gave me strong encouragement as the fledgling North Carolina Coastal Federation was just getting its footing. Thus began a friendship that lasted more than three decades. Joe helped the federation…
Fowler Awarded Lifetime Achievement Honors Ocean— The winners of the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s annual Pelican Awards have been announced. The awards recognize exemplary work of people, organizations and groups to protect and enhance the N.C. coast. The awards were presented today at the North Carolina History Center in New Bern. “These awards recognize the…
By Zach Lee 8/3/15 The North Carolina Coastal Federation recently collaborated with DREAMs of Wilmington, Inc. to install a work of art at the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center in Wrightsville Beach. Zach Lee, AmeriCorps member at the federation’s southeast office, visited DREAMs to discuss with a group of middle school students our…
coastalreview.org Staff Report WILMINGTON – The Corps of Engineers announced Friday it has decided to hold a public hearing and extend the public comment period on its environmental report related to a proposed terminal groin and beach-renourishment project at Rich Inlet on Figure Eight Island. The Corps’ Wilmington District said the public hearing will be…
Listen to Melanie Doyle, Conservation Horticulturalist and Invasive Species Specialist at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, discuss invasive animals and plants found along North Carolina’s coast, the scope of the problem and what each one of us can do to reduce the spread of these nonnative species. Coastal Speaker's Series-Melanie Doyle JOIN US NEXT…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation partnered with landowners in Hyde County, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Hyde County Cooperative Extension, researchers at North Carolina State University and neighboring landowners to design a wetland restoration project that will benefit both land management operations in the Mattamuskeet Drainage Association as well as historically prime oystering waters in…
Charming narrative of the Cycling for the Coast route by Sam Bland.
Becky Peter 6/26/15 As part of Whole Foods Market Wilmington’s Community Giving Program, the North Carolina Coastal Federation was chosen as the recipient for a 5% Giving Day on June 10. The 5% Giving Day program at Whole Foods showcases a local nonprofit organization in the store for one day, and donates five percent of…