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…
Get ready for a fun afternoon on the water, followed by a delicious oyster tasting as part of this unique farm-to-fork experience. Join us for one of our spring kayak adventures on the beautiful shores of Broad Creek where you will tour the Coastal Federation’s demonstration oyster lease and living shoreline. As part of this…
The 2023 North Carolina Oyster Summit will convene oyster researchers, managers, growers, harvesters, restaurateurs, restoration practitioners, state legislators, educators, and others for a two-day workshop and legislative reception on May 9th and 10th in Raleigh, at the Marbles Kids Museum. The Summit is designed to celebrate recent oyster accomplishments and coalesce the partnerships that will…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation invites volunteers to help protect shoreline, one plant at a time. Join us at the site of our future headquarters, the Center for Coastal Protection and Restoration! Volunteers will plant salt marsh grasses to help protect the shore from erosion and create habitat for marine life. Volunteers should wear weather-appropriate…
Celebrate Earth Day every day with us and volunteer at Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve on Friday, May 12th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Volunteers will work to remove marine debris from the estuarine shoreline, roadside and oyster shell. Volunteers will also help to maintain the living shorelines by replacing and adjusting oyster shell…
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…
Join NC Coastal Federation staff members to learn about barrier islands and beach management on Topsail Island. Attendees will explore beach management projects on the north end of the island before taking a tour of the finished living shoreline project at Soundside Park. We will gather at Soundside Park at 9:30 a.m. before carpooling together…
Get ready for a fun afternoon on the water, followed by a delicious oyster tasting as part of this unique farm-to-fork experience. Join us for one of our spring kayak adventures on the beautiful shores of Broad Creek where you will tour the Coastal Federation’s demonstration oyster lease and living shoreline. As part of this…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation and the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores invite volunteers to help protect shoreline, one plant at a time. Volunteers will plant salt marsh grasses to help protect the soundside shoreline from erosion and create habitat for marine life. Volunteers should wear weather-appropriate clothes that can get wet and…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation hosts garden workdays at 5:30 p.m. every Monday and Thursday evening at EarthWise Farm in Ocean. The farm is located next to Bogue Sound in Carteret County. People of all ages join us at our weekly farm workdays to work the soil, plant and weed. We harvest a wide variety of…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation and Carteret Community College invite volunteers to help protect shoreline, one plant at a time. Volunteers will plant salt marsh grasses to help protect the shore from erosion and create habitat for marine life. Volunteers should wear weather-appropriate clothes that can get wet and dirty. Closed-toe shoes that cover the…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation hosts garden workdays at 5:30 p.m. every Monday and Thursday evening at EarthWise Farm in Ocean. The farm is located next to Bogue Sound in Carteret County. People of all ages join us at our weekly farm workdays to work the soil, plant and weed. We harvest a wide variety of…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation and Hammocks Beach State Park invite volunteers to help protect shoreline, one plant at a time. Volunteers will plant salt marsh grasses to help protect the soundside shore from erosion and create habitat for marine life. Volunteers should wear weather-appropriate clothes that can get wet and dirty. Closed-toe shoes that…
The North Carolina Coastal Federation, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in its programs or activities.