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In 2013, the federation received phone calls from two Pamlico County residents, a farmer and a real estate agent, who raised alarms that wetlands were being cleared to be converted to farmland without permits.  The Corps of Engineers had okayed the clearing, saying that ditches on the property had already

Ever wonder what a live shrimp, crab or whelk looks like? Find out during our weekly Touch Tank Tuesdays. This fun event connects children and adults alike with the many organisms that live in our local waters, including blue crabs, sea urchins, starfish, sea squirts and more! Drop in 10:00

The Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center is a regional hub for coastal education, the center offers a wide range of events, programs and fun activities.

Bland Simpson We’re proud to have the wildly talented Bland Simpson, UNC Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing, on our Board of Directors. He writes and sings of our N.C. coast, evoking its sights, sounds and smells, its people, culture and mysteries. On January 16, 2015 he was

In 2009, the Coastal Federation partnered with the landowners and contracted a local marine engineer to develop a living shoreline design.

In 2012, the Coastal Federation partnered with the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust to restore a portion of the shoreline at Springer’s Point Nature Preserve on Ocracoke Island. We designed and built a new sill of bagged oyster shells along the eroding edge of the shoreline, maintained the existing rip-rap

Student and teachers are visiting the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center in Wrightsville Beach in increasing numbers. Since the federation’s education center opened on May 3, 2014 a variety of public education programs and events have drawn the public in to learn about the coastal environment.

Jack Cleaves, who died last last month, could always be depended on to lend a hand to help the federation and our coast.

The Wilmington Historic Foundation has recognized the federation's restored office and education center in Wrightsville Beach.

Hundreds of people showed up to celebrate the life of one of our coast's great friends and defenders.

The federation named its new education center in Wrightsville Beach to honor Fred and Alice Stanback, who have done immeasurable good across the state.

The federation topped its $600,000 fundraising goal to move and restore its new office and education center in Wrightsville Beach.

The federation will host a Rain Garden Party on Saturday at out new Coastal Education Center and Southeast Office.

The staff of the federation’s Southeastern Office will begin moving into their new home in Wrightsville Beach, completing an adventure that began in late 2012.

The N.C. coast lost a great friend and champion with the death of Bernice Rice of Thomas Landing in Onslow County.

The federation became one of only 11 nonprofits in the United States to earn certification for sustainable business practices.

The southeast regional office of the N.C. Coastal Federation will be floated to its new home on Wednesday, June 19. Join us in celebrating the move. It's not every day you see a house float by on a barge.