• Wetland Planting at Carolina Beach State Park

    Carolina Beach State Park 1010 State Park Rd, Carolina Beach, North Carolina, United States

    Join the North Carolina Coastal Federation for the final planting in our three-year wetland restoration project at Carolina Beach State Park!

  • 2025 Roast for the Coast!

    New Hanover County Arboretum 6206 Oleander Dr., Wilmington, NC, United States

    Join the North Carolina Coastal Federation this fall in the scenic gardens of the New Hanover County Arboretum for our 2025 oyster roast, A Roast for the Coast!

  • King Mackerel & the Blues are Running

    King Mackerel & the Blues are Running

    Join us for a performance of the long-running KING MACKEREL & THE BLUES ARE RUNNING, a night of music and stories about fishing and life along the Carolina coastline. The night will be full of tall tales and rollicking songs told by The Coastal Cohorts, an adventure you don't want to miss. Get your tickets…

  • King Mackerel & the Blues are Running

    King Mackerel & the Blues are Running

    Join us for a performance of the long-running KING MACKEREL & THE BLUES ARE RUNNING, a night of music and stories about fishing and life along the Carolina coastline. The night will be full of tall tales and rollicking songs told by The Coastal Cohorts, an adventure you don't want to miss. Get your tickets…

  • Shoreline Cleanup at Fort Macon State Park

    Fort Macon State Park Bathhouse Picnic Park Dr, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, United States

    Join us for a shoreline cleanup! One of the Coastal Federation’s primary initiatives is to reduce the amount of marine debris littering coastal marshes, beaches, and waterways. Together with Fort Macon State Park, we invite volunteers to help clean up litter along the soundside.

  • 2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks

    2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks

    Join us in Nags Head for the 2025-2026 season of OBX Green Drinks, a popular monthly speaker series that brings together our Outer Banks community for an evening of networking, presentations on local environmental topics, and enjoying good food and drink.

  • Town of Manteo Fall Litter Pick up

    Roanoke Island Maritime Museum, Creef Boathouse 104 Fernando Street, Manteo, NC, United States

    The North Carolina Coastal Federation will join forces with the Town of Manteo for a volunteer event to pick up trash and debris along the Manteo waterfront.

  • Bradley Creek Elementary School Rain Garden Maintenance

    Bradley Creek Elementary School 6211 Greenville Loop Road , Wilmington, NC, United States

    Help the North Carolina Coastal Federation staff and volunteers maintain the rain garden at Bradley Creek Elementary School in Wilmington.

  • 2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks

    2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks
    Waveriders 3022 S. Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC, United States

    Join us in Nags Head for the 2025-2026 season of OBX Green Drinks, a popular monthly speaker series that brings together our Outer Banks community for an evening of networking, presentations on local environmental topics, and enjoying good food and drink.

  • NC Fest

    Join us for a night of fun and oysters at in Beaufort!  The Backstreet Pub is hosting an oyster roast to benefit the Coastal Federation and we’re so grateful. Oysters are free, and donations can be made at the Federation’s education table. There will be live music by the Mac & Juice Duo. We hope…

  • 2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks

    2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks
    Waveriders 3022 S. Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC, United States

    Join us in Nags Head for the 2025-2026 season of OBX Green Drinks, a popular monthly speaker series that brings together our Outer Banks community for an evening of networking, presentations on local environmental topics, and enjoying good food and drink.

  • Wine & Brine

    Join us for the 5th Annual Wine & Brine! Celebrate North Carolina’s coast and the state’s thriving oyster culture at this signature event showcasing the North Carolina Oyster Trail. Enjoy an evening on the heated waterfront deck at Southern Salt Seafood Company in downtown Morehead City, where you’ll sip curated wines from MF Chappell Wine…

  • Coastal Cleanup Crusade: Roanoke Island

    Join the Coastal Federation on Monday, Jan. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for a debris cleanup of the Federation’s adopted roadsides and adjacent areas.

  • Green Drinks Morehead City

    Green Drinks is a casual monthly gathering for people who care about our coast. Whether you enjoy boating, beach days, or simply want to keep our waters clean and our communities strong, this is a relaxed space to connect with others, hear from local voices, and stay up to date on important coastal topics. Each…

  • CANCELED: Shoreline Cleanup at Hoop Pole Creek

    Hoop Pole Creek Nature Trail 1010 W Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, United States

    Help us protect coastal wildlife and habitats at Hope Pole Creek Nature Trail. Volunteers will help to remove trash and debris items.

  • Ask an Advocate

    Have questions about local advocacy efforts or coastal management issues? Join us for a casual and informative coffee chat with Kerri Allen, the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Coastal Management Program Director and Coastal Advocate.

  • Hatteras Island Oyster Roast

    Hatteras Civic Center 56658 North Carolina Hwy 12, Hatteras, North Carolina, United States

    Join the North Carolina Coastal Federation for a laid-back oyster roast at Oden’s Dock in Hatteras Village on Saturday, February 7, from 1-4 p.m. An oyster roast for the coast!

  • 2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks

    2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks
    Waveriders 3022 S. Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC, United States

    Join us in Nags Head for the 2025-2026 season of OBX Green Drinks, a popular monthly speaker series that brings together our Outer Banks community for an evening of networking, presentations on local environmental topics, and enjoying good food and drink.

  • Big Beach and Island Cleanup

    In partnership with ThriveOBX, an initiative of Outer Banks Health and the Dare County Health Department, we are excited to share information about the Big Beach & Island Cleanup happening on Saturday, February 21, 2026. The goal is to have as many beach accesses cleaned as possible between Duck and Hatteras as well as to…

  • Soundside Cleanup at Fort Macon State Park

    Join us for a shoreline cleanup in partnership with Fort Macon State Park and the Surfrider Foundation - Bogue Banks Chapter! One of the Coastal Federation’s primary initiatives is to reduce the amount of marine debris littering coastal marshes, beaches and waterways.  Volunteers will meet at the Fort Macon State Park Visitors Center parking lot…

  • Green Drinks Morehead City

    Green Drinks is a casual monthly gathering for people who care about our coast. Whether you enjoy boating, beach days, or simply want to keep our waters clean and our communities strong, this is a relaxed space to connect with others, hear from local voices, and stay up to date on important coastal topics. Each…

  • Marine Debris Clean Up at Morris Landing

    Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve 898 Morris Landing Road, Holly Ridge, NC, United States

    Join us at Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve for a hands-on marine debris cleanup to protect our coastal waters!

  • 2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks

    2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks
    Waveriders 3022 S. Croatan Hwy, Nags Head, NC, United States

    Join us in Nags Head for the 2025-2026 season of OBX Green Drinks, a popular monthly speaker series that brings together our Outer Banks community for an evening of networking, presentations on local environmental topics, and enjoying good food and drink.

  • Birding Cruise

    Birding Cruise

    Join local birding experts for an educational cruise on the White Oak River in Swansboro. The group will slowly cruise on a covered ferryboat through the estuaries in and around the White Oak River and Bogue Sound, including Huggins and Bear Islands, looking for resident and migratory birds. Participants will meet at the Lady Swan…

  • Green Drinks Morehead City

    Green Drinks is a casual monthly gathering for people who care about our coast. Whether you enjoy boating, beach days, or simply want to keep our waters clean and our communities strong, this is a relaxed space to connect with others, hear from local voices, and stay up to date on important coastal topics. Each…

  • Living Shoreline Construction with Sandbar Oyster Co.

    The North Carolina Coastal Federation invites community members and volunteers to build 100-linear feet of living shoreline at Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve. Volunteers will help install Sandbar Oyster Company’s OysterCatcher living shoreline system at low tide to join the mosaic of new structures at the site. This structure will protect the shoreline from erosion,…

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