December 2016
- Grateful giving: Coast guard
Dec. 29 – Business North Carolina - Bridge work brings beneficial reef projects
Dec. 29 – Coastal Review Online - The Year in Review 2016
Dec. 28 – Lumina News - New stormwater rules set to take effect
Dec. 22 – Coastal Review Online - White takes leadership of county board
Dec. 21 – Lumina News - Cape Carteret pond project yields results
Dec. 21 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Federation offers new resource for information on living shorelines
Dec. 19 – Jacksonville Daily News - 2016 Top Stories: No. 3 – Debate renewed over special use permit
Dec. 16 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - First-year seminar students gain an edge with experiential learning opportunities
Dec. 13 – UNCW - Efforts expand to recover lost fishing gear
Dec. 13 – North Carolina Sea Grant - Beach briefs: Resort building new stormwater runoff project
Dec. 9 – Lumina News - Christmas events continue
Dec. 8 – Havelock News - Blockade Runner project to reuse wastewater runoff for irrigation
Dec. 8 – WECT-TV6 - Living shorelines withstand Matthew’s force
Dec. 8 – Coastal Review Online - Federation takes living shorelines online
Dec. 7 – Coastal Review Online - Blounts Creek decision a parting ‘gift’ from Berger
Dec. 6 – The Daily Reflector - Fishermen can earn $400 a day removing old gear from the waters
Dec. 5 – The Virginian-Pilot - North Carolina: Fishermen can earn $400 a day removing old gear from the waters
Dec. 5 – Saving Seafood - Volunteers invited to oyster shell bagging workday with Coastal Federation
Dec. 5 – Jacksonville Daily News - Special use permit work continues next week with sense of optimism
Dec. 1 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Judge affirms Blounts Creek discharge permit
Dec. 1 – Coastal Review Online - It’s time to rise up and fight this catfish with forks and knives
Dec. 1 – The Outer Banks Voice - Judge affirms permit to discharge water into Blounts Creek
Dec. 1 – The Daily Reflector - North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Shrimp Boil
December – Wrightsville Beach Magazine
November 2016
- Federation urges caution on park plans
Nov. 30 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Sketch: Jan Harris of Sunset Beach
Nov. 30 – Coastal Review Online - North Carolina: Commercial fishermen needed to help clean up fishing gear in coastal waters
Nov. 29 – Saving Seafood - Help cleaning up fishing gear needed
Nov. 28 – Star News Online - Helping with coastal cleanup can earn watermen $400 a day
Nov. 27 – Outer Banks Voice - Commercial fishermen needed to help clean up fishing gear in coastal waters
Nov. 26 – Jacksonville Daily News - Commercial watermen needed to help remove lost fishing gear
Nov. 22 – Ocracoke Observer - Letting it soak in: stormwater retention pays off
Nov. 22 – Coastal Review Online - Town takes steps to curb flooding, pollution
Nov. 21 – Coastal Review Online - Hyde board agrees to help imperiled Lake Mattamuskeet
Nov. 20 – Outer Banks Voice - Figure Eight homeowners reject terminal groin
Nov. 18 – Star News Online - Figure Eight homeowners reject terminal groin
Nov. 18 – WWAYTV - Figure Eight Island homeowners reject terminal groin funding
Nov. 18 – Lumina News - Local conference prompts optimism on state beach sand funding
Nov. 16 – Lumina News - County board pushes industrial permit hearing back to planning committee
Nov. 16 – Lumina News - County commissioners step back on special use permit
Nov. 15 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - New Hanover board tables permit action
Nov. 15 – Coastal Review Online - New Hanover commissioners table special use permit despite large turnout
Nov. 14 – Star News Online - Hyde County commissioners agree to help imperiled Lake Mattamuskeet
Nov. 12 – Ocracoke Observer - SUP: Will they or won’t they?
Nov. 11 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Election results could impact SUP hearing
Nov. 9 – Lumina News - Coastal sketch: April Clark strikes a balance
Nov. 9 – Coastal Review Online - Fighting invasive blue catfish with forks and knives
Nov. 8 – Outer Banks Sentinel - ‘Many’ Figure Eight owners haven’t voted
Nov. 7 – Coastal Review Online - Surf to Sound stand-up paddleboard competition held at Wrightsville Beach
Nov. 6 – Coastal Review Online - Special Use Permit? County says it needs more time
Nov. 4 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Surf to Sound paddleboard challenge returns to Wrightsville Beach
Nov. 4 – Port City Daily - Climate change film to screen Wednesday at Wrightsville Beach
Nov. 4 – Star News Online - Communique: Shrimp boil tonight (Friday) benefits NC Coastal Federation
Nov. 4 – WHQR - Coastal Federation to host a shrimp boil
Nov. 3 – Lumina News - Judge asks for extension in Blounts Creek case
Nov. 2 – Washington Daily News - Friends of Hammocks Beach and Bear Island opposes boat ramp
Nov. 2 – Tideland News
October 2016
- Sam’s Field Notes: The Monarch Migration
Oct. 31 – Coastal Review Online - Canadian olympians rematch in NC Surf to Sound Challenge, Nov. 4-6
Oct. 31 – EIN Presswire - 1st OBX OystoberFest — amazing
Oct. 30 – North Beach Sun Journal - SUP — closer to the finish line?
Oct. 28 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - OystoberFest, part of Restaurant Week, set for Oct. 29
Oct. 28 – The Outer Banks Voice - Swansboro OKs watershed study
Oct. 26 – Tideland News - Concerns and kudos at wind farm hearing
Oct. 21 – Outer Banks Sentinel - Flooding impacts environment, health and economy
Oct. 14 – WWAYTV - Rising rivers prompt rescues, health fears
Oct. 14 – Coastal Review Online - SUP — is the special use permit discussion near an end?
Oct. 13 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Little damage as county escapes major flooding
Oct. 12 – Carteret County News-Times - Coastal Federation taking applications for Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project
Oct. 11 – Outer Banks Sentinel - The Red Clay Ramblers performance rescheduled
Oct. 6 – CarolinaCoastOnline - Federation seeks shoreline volunteers
Oct. 5 – Coastal Review Online - Figure Eight Island’s authority to build erosion structure challenged
Oct. 5 – Lumina News - Volunteers needed to assess shorelines, reefs
Oct. 4 – Star News Online - Volunteers needed for Dudley Island cleanup
Oct. 4 – Lexington Dispatch - Postponed due to weather: Red Clay Ramblers to perform
Oct. 4 – Ocracoke Observer - Fishing gear recovery effort seeks applicants
Oct. 4 – Coastal Review Online - Volunteers needed for Dudley Island cleanup
Oct. 4 – Jacksonville Daily News - Governor appoints new Coastal Resources Commission member
Oct. 4 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Volunteers needed for Dudley Island cleanup
Oct. 4 – GoUpstate.com - Tickets on sale for concerts by popular Red Clay Ramblers
Oct. 3 – Jackonsville Daily News - Tickets on sale for concerts by popular Red Clay Ramblers
Oct. 3 – Star News Online - Tickets on sale for concerts by popular Red Clay Ramblers
Oct. 3 – New Bern Sun Journal - ‘Save Blounts Creek’ wins Governor’s Award
Oct. 2 – The Daily Reflector
September 2016
- Federation protests groin application
Sept. 29 – Coastal Review Online - Wrightsville Beach Elementary named among best in US
Sept. 29 – Star News Online - Federation plans fish fry to celebrate North Carolina’s waters
Sept. 28 – The Outer Banks Voice - County’s special use permit amendments under review
Sept. 28 – Star News Online - Figure Eight Island homeowners will vote on erosion structure
Sept. 28 – Lumina News - New SUP — closer to reality? Work continues Thursday
Sept. 28 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - What you need to know about coyotes in our area
Sept. 27 – Star News Online - Wrightsville Beach Waterman Hall of Fame inductees tie family traditions to coastal lifestyle
Sept. 25 – Lumina News - Volunteers clean shoreline to end National Estuaries Week
Sept. 24 – Fox Wilmington - Volunteers clean shoreline to end National Estuaries Week
Sept. 24 – WECT - Special use permit argument lingers on
Sept. 23 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Celebrate National Estuaries Week by cleaning up an oyster reef
Sept. 23 – Port City Daily - Remembering Lena, voice of Stump Sound
Sept. 22 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Fed rainwater runoff project a ‘significant success’
Sept. 21 – Lumina News - Community Foundation awards $150,000 in grants
Sept. 21 – Island Free Press - Estuaries: Protection and restoration
Sept. 21 – Coastal Review Online - Grants help pay for living shorelines
Sept. 20 – Soil Erosion News - Federation to host North River Farms event
Sept. 19 – Coastal Review Online - Editor’s Desk: One story ends, another begins
Sept. 19 – Coastal Review Online - Animals excite at NC Aquarium anniversary
Sept. 17 – Carteret County News-Times - Coastal Sketch: Keith Rittmaster
Sept. 16 – Coastal Review Online - Emerald Isle makes a case for unfettered beach access
Sept. 16 – The Outer Banks Voice - Lowly oyster set to take center stage
Sept. 15 – Coastal Review Online - Federation to host fish and shrimp boil
Sept. 13 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Federation presents Pelican Awards
Sept. 13 – Island Review - Former lawmaker appointed to coastal commission
Sept. 12 – The News & Observer - High court case could reshape what we consider ‘our’ beach
Sept. 12 – The Outer Banks Voice - Groups: Ocean Isle’s groin application flawed
Sept. 12 – Coastal Review Online - Beach building can come with barriers
Sept. 9 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - County planning board: SUP needs more work
Sept. 9 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Federation, museum to host Ramblers
Sept. 8 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Federation opens new office
Sept. 7 – Coastal Review Online - Carrboro’s Board of Alderman moves forward with Town Commons upgrade plan
Sept. 7 – The Daily Tar Heel - Group names Skrabal Woman of the Year
Sept. 6 – Coastal Review Online - S.T. Wooten sand mine granted special use permit in New Hanover County
Sept. 6 – Star News Online - Grange eyes leadership roles in regulatory reform, transportation
Sept. 6 – Lumina News - Registration open for birding cruises
Sept. 6 – Jacksonville Daily News - Wrightsville Beach Museum announces 2016 Watermen Hall of Fame class
Sept. 5 – Lumina News - John Railey: Keep our beaches open
Sept. 4 – Greensboro News & Record - NC Sea Grant/NC Space Grant award first joint fellowships
Sept. 2 – NC State News - Business groups split over SUP recommendations
Sept. 2 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Lawmakers tour New River Inlet
Sept. 1 – Coastal Review Online
August 2016
- New Hanover County SUP discussions moving along
Aug. 31 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Oceana offers animated look at tests
Aug. 31 – Tideland News - Citizens learn more about proposed sand mine expansion
Aug. 30 – WECT - Who owns NC beaches? Case puts public access in jeopardy
Aug. 26 – The News & Observer - Groups want new industry to get more scrutiny
Aug. 26 – Coastal Review Online - NOAA greenlights $1.3m grant for N. Carolina oyster project
Aug. 25 – Undercurrent News - Cape Fear Voices: Be careful which special-use permit you back
Aug. 24 – Star News Online - Group to get grant to build oyster reefs
Aug. 23 – Saving Seafood - Cape Fear Voices: A special-use permit that will work for everyone
Aug. 23 – Star News Online - Group to get grant to build oyster reefs
Aug. 23 – Coastal Review Online - New cycling event being hosted NC Coastal Federation
Aug. 22 – Jacksonville Daily News - Coastal Sketch: Carlton Campbell
Aug. 22 – Coastal Review Online - Public debate of beachfront property rights case high
Aug. 20 – Jacksonville Dailiy News - Kids take in the beach and all its wonders
Aug. 19 – Coastal Review Online - Chamber reacts to Coastal Federation’s SUP campaign
Aug. 18 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Industrial special use permit discussion starts in New Hanover County
Aug. 17 – WWAYTV - Figure Eight homeowner won’t budge
Aug. 17 – Coastal Review Online - NOAA grant funds living shoreline projects along NC coast
Aug. 16 – Public Radio East - Local communities recognized for stand against offshore oil
Aug. 16 – Jacksonville Daily News - Local communities recognized for stand against offshore oil
Aug. 16 – Topsail Advertiser - Rittmaster, Price recognized by NCCF
Aug. 16 – Jacksonville Daily News - Challenge filed against Sunset Beach West permit
Aug. 16 – The Brunswick Beacon - Volunteers gather to construct new Pine Knoll Shores oyster reef
Aug. 15 – WNCT - Challenge filed to Sunset Beach housing plan
Aug. 12 – Star News Online - County special use permit the subject of new campaign
Aug. 12. – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - 10 things to do this weekend
Aug. 12 – Jacksonville Daily News - Local groups file challenge to Sunset Beach development’s state permit
Aug. 11 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Groups take legal action against Sunset Beach project
Aug. 11 – The News & Observer - Fight continues over Sunset Beach property
Aug. 11 – WWAYTV - Challenge filed to Sunset Beach developer’s permit
Aug. 11 – WECT - Local groups file challenge to protect Sunset Beach and Bird Island
Aug. 11 – YubaNet.com - Sunset Beach’s Jan Harris among Pelican Award recipients
Aug. 10 – The Brunswick Beacon - Touch tank in WB introduces visitors to marine life
Aug. 10 – Lumina News - Coastal Federation’s Manteo office moving to Wanchese
Aug. 8 – The Outer Banks Voice - Beachfront housing plan for Sunset Beach draws scrutiny
Aug. 6 – Star News Online - 43 win federation Pelican Awards
Aug. 5 – Coastal Review Online
- Mining operation decision headed to commissioners
Aug. 5 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal - NOAA grant will help fund living shorelines for waterfront landowners
Aug. 3 – Ocracoke Observer - Working for the Water: North Carolina Coastal Federation is an advocate for the state’s coastal waters
Aug. 3 – CoastOBX.com - A Cohesive Strategy: The North Carolina Watershed Stewardship Network
Aug. 3 – Sea Grant - New living shorelines grant to help residents up and down the coast
Aug. 2 – WNCT - Coastal fed receives waterfront grant
Aug. 2 – The Enquirer Journal - North Carolina Coastal Federation receives grant to create living shorelines
Aug. 2 – Montgomery Herald - Under the Dome blog on grants from Attorney General’s office
Aug. 1 – The News & Observer - Grants can help pay for living shorelines
Aug. 1 – Coastal Review Online - Our natural environment is the tie that binds economic growth
Aug. 1 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal
July 2016
- Groups back Emerald Isle in public trust case
July 28 – Coastal Review Online - Challenge to Sunset Beach development allowed to proceed
July 26 – WBTW - Federal grant would go toward oyster restoration
July 26 – Havelock News - North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Northeast office relocates
July 26 – WNCT - Federation’s Northeast office begins move
July 26 – Coastal Review Online - Challenge to Sunset Beach development allowed to proceed
July 25 – WSOC-TV - CRC grants hearing on Sunset Beach permit
July 25 – Coastal Review Online - Summer heat felt locally, globally
July 24 – Jacksonville Daily News - Dispute at Sunset Beach: How much development is too much?
July 23 – The News & Observer - Deadline approaches for permit appeal
July 21 – Coastal Review Online - Federation to partner in oyster reef project
July 20 – Coastal Review Online - Making inlets more user friendly, less scary
July 15 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal advocate Mike Giles discusses Rich Inlet
July 14 – WECT - Environmental law center challenges Sunset Beach development permit
July 11 – Star News Online - Building oyster reefs without going to jail
July 7 – Coastal Review Online - North Carolina to spend $1.6 million to restore oyster population
July 5 – Undercurrent News - North Carolina spending, researching to get more tasty, earth friendly oysters
July 1 – The Virginian Pilot
June 2016
- Corps issues final study on Figure Eight groin
June 30 – Coastal Review Online - “Walk the Loop for Clean Water” opens in Wrightsville Beach
June 29 – WECT - Walk the Loop for Clean Water program has ribbon cutting
June 29 – WWAYTV3 - Budget marks $1.4 million for oyster work
June 28 – Coastal Review Online - Communique: “Walk The Loop For Clean Water” aims to teach simple skills for big impact
June 28 – WHQR - A tale of two creeks: Nature’s and Martin Marietta’s
June 26 – The Daily Reflector - Coastal fed opens self-guided stormwater runoff reduction tour
June 25 – Lumina News - Sunset Beach votes to go to court
June 23 – Coastal Review Online - New day finally dawns for living shorelines
June 9 – Coastal Review Online - Blount’s Creek hearing coming to a close in Raleigh
June 9 – The Daily Reflector - Town shows off simple stormwater solutions
June 8 – Coastal Review Online - Coastal Federation offers free Touch Tank Tuesdays
June 6 – Star News Online - Volunteers help with project’s finishing touches
June 5 – Jacksonville Daily News - Researchers, state look to rebuild oyster numbers
June 3 – Greater Wilmington Business Journal
