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SUMMARY:Green Drinks Morehead City
DESCRIPTION: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 month\, we’ll highlight a different issue—like salt marsh restoration\, oysters\, or local happenings that impact the coast—and talk about how we can work together to protect the places we all enjoy. Grab a drink from the bar and join the conversation—these events are free and open to the public. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMarch’s Speaker: \n\n\n\nThis month\, we are welcoming the Croatan Group of the Sierra Club. Representing Sierra Club members across Carteret\, Craven\, Onslow\, Jones\, and Pamlico counties\, the Croatan Group works locally to foster environmental education\, awareness\, and community engagement. \n\n\n\nDuring this presentation\, you’ll hear about the group’s partnerships with state and national Sierra Club chapters\, as well as collaborations with local governments\, Carteret Community College\, and nonprofit organizations like Coastal Carolina Riverwatch. They’ll also highlight their outings program\, which connects people to natural areas across eastern North Carolina and builds appreciation for the places they are working to protect. \n\n\n\nThe group will share insights into regional conservation priorities and how community-based outreach\, education\, and engagement can support long-term environmental stewardship. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of local conservation efforts and ways to get involved! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation:
URL:https://www.nccoast.org/event/green-drinks-morehead-city-6/
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SUMMARY:Birding Cruise
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nParticipants will meet at the Lady Swan Boat Tours dock in downtown Swansboro and are asked to bring their binoculars\, water\, and a snack\, and dress appropriately for the weather. The program fee is $35. All ages are welcome\, though the program is geared toward adults and older children. \n\n\n\nTo register\, click here\, and select “Book Now” then “Birding Cruise on the Lady Swan”. You’ll see a calendar to the right of the page with different dates (highlighted in green) to choose from. You can also call Lady Swan Tours at (910) 325-1200 for help with registration. There is a maximum of 24 participants. \n\n\n\n\nPhoto Courtesy: Lady Swan Boat Tours\n\n\n\nPhoto Courtesy: Lady Swan Boat Tours\n\n\n\nPhoto Courtesy: Lady Swan Boat Tours\n\n\n\n\nContact:  \n\n\n\nJane Simpson \n\n\n\n(910) 325 – 1200 \n\n\n\nladyswantours.com \n\n\n\nEmail \n\n\n\nLocation:
URL:https://www.nccoast.org/event/birding-cruise-2/
CATEGORIES:Birding Cruises
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T180000
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SUMMARY:2025-2026 OBX Green Drinks
DESCRIPTION: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. OBX Green Drinks is held monthly from October through March at Waverider’s in Nags Head. The OBX Green Drinks Series is free\, with food and drinks available for purchase. \n\n\n\nThis is the final OBX Green Drinks gathering of the 2025/2026 season\, and we have an extra special evening planned that you will not want to miss! \n\n\n\nWe will be premiering a short-form documentary filmed this past summer right here in the Outer Banks. The film explains barrier-island dynamics on the Outer Banks in an accessible way and features local voices from Hatteras Island who contribute to our community in diverse and meaningful ways. \n\n\n\nThis film is part of a larger series produced by ‘Planet A’ that highlights communities on the front lines of environmental change. The series is designed to inform and inspire younger generations to engage in solutions\, and it will be included in the NYC Environmental Film Festival and through the United Nations Young Champions of the Earth Programme. \n\n\n\nWhile the short documentary addresses oceanfront challenges\, the evening itself will be a celebration of community. Several individuals featured in the film will join us in-person for a brief conversation after the screening to share insight on the positive contributions and positive impacts they are making locally. \n\n\n\nThis includes: \n\n\n\n\nJoy Crist\, Editor\, Island Free Press\n\n\n\nTrip Forman\, President\, OBX Forever & Co-Founder\, REAL Watersports\n\n\n\nCaptain Esben Boxer\, Owner\, Tidal Pursuits Fishing\n\n\n\nMichael Halminski\, Photographer\, Michael Halminski Photography
URL:https://www.nccoast.org/event/2025-2026-obx-green-drinks-3/
LOCATION:Waveriders\, 3022 S. Croatan Hwy\, Nags Head\, NC\, 27959\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coastal Speaker Series,Food,Northeast Region Events,Outreach
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SUMMARY:Marine Debris Clean Up at Morris Landing
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve for a hands-on marine debris cleanup to protect our coastal waters! This event will coincide with the Southeast district’s Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Program\, offering a great opportunity to not only remove debris from the shoreline but also learn about efforts to recover lost crab pots and other fishing gear that can harm wildlife\, damage habitat\, and create hazards for boaters. \n\n\n\nEach year\, the North Carolina Coastal Federation partners with N.C. Marine Patrol and commercial watermen and women to remove lost fishing gear from coastal waters during the annual blue crab harvest closure. In early 2025\, crews collected 2\,136 crab pots across the northeast\, central\, and southeast coasts—helping keep our waterways safer and healthier. \n\n\n\nNo special skills are needed—just bring your enthusiasm! Please dress for the weather in clothes you don’t mind getting dirty\, wear closed-toe shoes\, and bring a reusable water bottle\, hat\, and sunglasses. We’ll provide gloves\, boots\, trash pickers\, and trash bags\, along with basic instruction at the start. \n\n\n\nParking\, restrooms\, and refreshments will be available on-site.Support for this cleanup is provided by the NC Commercial Fishing License Resource Fund and NOAA Marine Debris. \n\n\n\n\nRegister to Join!\n\n\n\n\n\nPhoto by: Julian Coley\n\n\n\nPhoto by: Julian Coley\n\n\n\nPhoto by: Julian Coley
URL:https://www.nccoast.org/event/marine-debris-clean-up-at-morris-landing/
LOCATION:Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve\, 898 Morris Landing Road\, Holly Ridge\, NC\, 28445\, United States
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SUMMARY:Green Drinks Morehead City
DESCRIPTION: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 month\, we’ll highlight a different issue—like salt marsh restoration\, oysters\, or local happenings that impact the coast—and talk about how we can work together to protect the places we all enjoy. Grab a drink from the bar and join the conversation—these events are free and open to the public. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho: Anyone who loves our coast! \n\n\n\nWhat: A relaxed\, come-as-you-are meetup featuring a new coastal topic each month \n\n\n\nWhere: Rooftop Bar at Jack’s on the Waterfront – 513 Evans St\, Morehead City\, NC 28557 \n\n\n\nWhen: One Thursday a month from 5:30–7:30 PMSpeaker: Paula Gilikin\, Stewardship Coordinator\, N.C. Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research ReserveOther 2026 Dates: \n\n\n\nMarch 26\, TBD \n\n\n\nApril 23\, TBD \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout February’s Speaker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaula Gillikin is a native of Beaufort. She is a natural resource manager who coordinates stewardship activities across the ten sites of the North Carolina Coastal Reserve. She also manages the herd of wild horses that live on the Rachel Carson Reserve. \n\n\n\nBefore joining the N.C. Coastal Reserve program 14 years ago\, Paula worked as a biological consultant for various universities and non-profits and she also managed the Ecology and Conservation Laboratory at Duke University Marine Lab for several years prior to that. Paula earned degrees in Environmental Science and Biology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a Master’s degree in Animals and Public Policy from Tufts Veterinary School near Boston. \n\n\n\nLocation:
URL:https://www.nccoast.org/event/green-drinks-morehead-city-5/
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SUMMARY:Soundside Cleanup at Fort Macon State Park
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nVolunteers will meet at the Fort Macon State Park Visitors Center parking lot by 9 a.m. on February 26. Please meet by the parked white Ranger pickup truck\, which will guide everyone to the soundside as a group. Please wear weather appropriate clothing that may get wet and dirty. Closed-toe shoes are required. Trash collection supplies\, gloves\, water\, sunscreen and bug spray will be provided. This event is weather dependent. \n\n\n\n\nPlease Register Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor more information on how the Federation plans to tackle marine debris\, click here. \n\n\n\nLocation:
URL:https://www.nccoast.org/event/soundside-cleanup-at-fort-macon-state-park/
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