Meet our AmeriCorps Project GEOS Members!
The federation is hosting three AmeriCorps Project GEOS members this summer, with one member at each regional office. The AmeriCorps members are working on a multitude of projects throughout our…
Details
Shaping Our Economic Future: Offshore Oil Drilling in N.C.
Shaping Our Economic Future: Offshore Oil Drilling in N.C.Join the North Carolina Coastal Federation on July 31 at the New Bern Convention Center for a public forum on offshore drilling and what it means for North Carolina.
DetailsWhat we’re all about
Video courtesy of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
Todd Miller Receives “Academy Award” for the Ocean
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…
Details
North Topsail Beach Project Nears Permit Limit
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…
Details
Ithaca College Students Spend Spring Break Volunteering
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…
Details
Coastal Development Projects Receive Stewardship Award
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…
Details
Hoop Pole Creek Clean Up
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.
Details
Hatteras Island Oyster Roast
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.
Details
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.
Details
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…
Details
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…
Details
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.
DetailsUNC Honors 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.…
Details
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.
Details
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…
Details