Heading into Summer Fun on the NC Coast
State of the River Panel On June first, Cape Fear River Watch will be hosting the first-ever ‘State of the River’ forum. During the event, our Coastal Scientist Kerri Allen…
Springing into an exciting April with the Coastal Federation
Executive Director to speak at State of Change discussion Climate change and how the warming globe will affect us is a massive topic and it can be a difficult one…
A Fantastic February at the Coastal Federation
Lost Fishing Gear Recovery The year is just getting started, but things are quickly ramping up here at the Coastal Federation. In January with the help of 24 local fishermen…
Efforts Launch to Protect Water Quality and Oysters in Stump Sound
Chefs and diners covet what they consider to be the “Cadillac” of oysters that grows in Stump Sound in Onslow County. The clean fresh and salt water that mix together…
UNCW Rain Garden Will Reduce 1 Million Gallons of Runoff
The hard surfaces of parking lots usually contribute to polluted stormwater runoff and flooding by directing it to storm drains or surface waters. However, a new project at UNC-Wilmington is…
Federation and State partner on large scale marine debris removal project
North Carolina Coastal Federation and North Carolina Division of Coastal Management partner on large scale marine debris and vessel removal project WILMINGTON –The N.C. Division of Coastal Management, in partnership…
Southeast staff hosts Valentine’s Day oyster bagging event
The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s southeast region along with 37 volunteers including our southeast coastal ambassadors, Marines from Camp LeJeune, SERVPRO of New Hanover, Rhea Engineers & Consultants, Inc, and…
Volunteers join the federation for a marine debris cleanup at Morris Landing
Last week during an unusually warm day in January, 40 volunteers including those from the public, Marines from Camp Lejeune, students from NC State’s COPRI chapter and UNCW Master of…
Federation hosts oyster shell bagging event
On Friday, January 10, the North Carolina Coastal Federation and 25 volunteers including volunteers from the public, southeast coastal ambassadors, and Marines from Camp LeJeune, helped bag a total of…
Volunteers join federation for a shoreline cleanup at Morris Landing
On Friday, Nov. 8, 25 volunteers, including five volunteers from IQVIA in Durham, joined the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s staff and interns to clean-up debris and litter along the marshes and…