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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
CATEGORIES:Marine Debris,Southeast Region Events,Volunteer
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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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SUMMARY:Big Beach and Island Cleanup
DESCRIPTION: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 have volunteers cleanup in Manteo at the Washington Baum Bridge and the Marine Industrial Park in Wanchese on this one specific day.  \n\n\n\nThe Coastal Federation will be leading the efforts on Roanoke Island\, with two meeting locations available in Manteo or Wanchese. We will have team leaders to loan supplies at the Washington Baum Bridge Boating Access area\, as well as at our regional office in Wanchese in the Marine Industrial Park. \n\n\n\n\nClick here to register and confirm your location\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is an official Thrive Month event featured in the Playbook\, so give yourself a high five for joining in! Didn’t purchase a Playbook? No worries—this event is open to everyone. Together\, we can help clean more than 74 miles of coastline. Healthy beaches\, healthy community! \n\n\n\nLocations:
URL:https://www.nccoast.org/event/big-beach-and-island-cleanup/
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