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Video courtesy of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.

Todd Miller, founder and executive director of the North Carolina Coastal Federation, was named Thursday a “Hero of the Seas” as part of the prestigious Peter Benchley Ocean Awards. The awards celebrate outstanding leaders who help preserve our oceans and support the coastal communities that rely on a beautiful and

NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH UPDATE, MAY 8, 2015 On April 29th the Corps of Engineers approved the extension request by the town contingent upon compliance with the terms of the biological opinion issued by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The town also received approval from the Division of Coastal Management

April, 2015 The federation depends on volunteers to accomplish various education and restoration task and this month has been a revolving door of visiting student groups that traveled from afar to dedicate their spring breaks to service work. A group from The University of Akron traveled to Manteo with 22

Preserving Manns Harbor Access and Tradition

On Thursday, February 19, the federation and other members of the Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Coalition recognized development projects in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender Counties for their environmental stewardship at the 2015 Annual Lower Cape Fear Stewardship Development Awards Luncheon. Civic leaders, development professionals, planners and community members

On March 7, nearly 40 volunteers spent their Saturday morning collecting litter and debris from the Hoop Pole Creek Preserve in Atlantic Beach. The Preserve supports a healthy maritime forest and coastal marsh habitat, and is an important natural refuge for fish and wildlife.

The second annual Hatteras Island Oyster Roast that took place Saturday, February 21, was a huge success! Over 300 people attended the event, including many Dare County Commissioners. Everyone was thankful for a clearing in the weather and enjoyed all the festivities on the waterfront at Oden’s Dock.

One of the Coastal Federation's former northeast office interns, Daniel Salazar, is a busy man. In addition to attending school and working full time, he spent one day a week providing valuable outreach for the Federation to Latinos. Daniel connected us with a youth group named Juntos. Juntos means “Together”

Sunset Beach residents question a proposed development on what was formerly Mad Inlet in Brunswick County. The area used to be classified as hazardous.

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.