Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach residents question a proposed development on what was formerly Mad Inlet in Brunswick County. The area used to be classified as hazardous.
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Stopping the Loss of Forested Wetlands that Line our Coast
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…
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Touch Tank Tuesdays are back this summer, and better than ever!
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…
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Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center
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.
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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.…
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Durant’s Point Living Shoreline
In 2009, the Coastal Federation partnered with the landowners and contracted a local marine engineer to develop a living shoreline design.
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Springer’s Point Living Shoreline
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…
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Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center
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.
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N.C. Coast Lost a Good, Caring Friend
Jack Cleaves, who died last last month, could always be depended on to lend a hand to help the federation and our coast.
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New Office Wins Award From Historic Group
The Wilmington Historic Foundation has recognized the federation’s restored office and education center in Wrightsville Beach.
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Remembering Charles Jones
Hundreds of people showed up to celebrate the life of one of our coast’s great friends and defenders.
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New Education Center Named for Stanbacks
The federation named its new education center in Wrightsville Beach to honor Fred and Alice Stanback, who have done immeasurable good across the state.
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Federation Tops $600K Campaign Goal
The federation topped its $600,000 fundraising goal to move and restore its new office and education center in Wrightsville Beach.
DetailsCelebrate Earth Day by Building a Rain Garden
The federation will host a Rain Garden Party on Saturday at out new Coastal Education Center and Southeast Office.
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Thursday Is Moving Day for Southeast Staff
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.
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Remembering One of Our Coastal Heroes
The N.C. coast lost a great friend and champion with the death of Bernice Rice of Thomas Landing in Onslow County.
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Federation Gets Sustainability Certification
The federation became one of only 11 nonprofits in the United States to earn certification for sustainable business practices.
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