BackgroundUpdatesFAQBackground The issue In 2011, the North Carolina General Assembly lifted a 30-year-old ban on hardened structures and passed a law allowing up to four “test” terminal groins to be built along the North Carolina coast. In 2015, legislators passed an additional bill allowing two more terminal groin projects to apply for the required permits.…
“Let progress be in keeping something that can never be created again.” Bird Island is the only remaining undeveloped barrier island system in Brunswick County and is one of the few protected natural island areas in the mid-Atlantic region. It has pristine sandy white beaches, high dunes, more than 1000 acres of beautiful salt marsh…
BackgroundUpdatesHow You Can HelpContact UsBackground Update In August 2017, the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Audubon North Carolina, challenged the Corps’ approval of the terminal groin in court. Read more. Update The Army Corps of Engineers approved Ocean Isle Beach’s terminal groin on Feb. 27, 2017, and the town received a federal permit…
UPDATE: Holden Beach’s Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to revoke the town’s permit applications for a terminal groin on April 17. The Corps announced April 19 that it is no longer seeking public comment and has ceased its permit review of the town’s application. Read more. Constructing a terminal groin for Lockwood Folly Inlet would be a…
Latest update: In November 2017, Figure Eight Island homeowners rejected funding a proposed terminal groin at the north end of the island near Rich Inlet, adding another roadblock to the Figure Eight Island Homeowners’ Association plan for a terminal groin. This proposed terminal groin was already in jeopardy, as several homeowners stated they would not…
Island Residents Question Development Proposed for the Former Site of Mad Inlet Updates In 2018, the state budget appropriated $2.5 million to purchase the 35-acre tract of land for preservation. The property must first be appraised. It is unclear when the state plans to buy the land, but if the offer is accepted, the land…
