Sunset Beach Living Shoreline
In 2019, the construction of a living shoreline, featuring 100 feet using an oyster dome sill and 60 feet of oyster shell bag sills, was completed. The area was also…
Carolina Beach State Park Living Shoreline
In 2016, the Coastal Federation partnered with Carolina Beach State Park to construct a 610-foot living shoreline along the park’s estuarine shoreline. The project was constructed by creating an oyster…
Water Summit
The increased demand for freshwater in New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick and surrounding counties brings to the forefront the need to manage the use of this precious resource wisely.
Manns Harbor – Preserving Access and Tradition
Preserving Manns Harbor Access and Tradition
Juntos
What’s it About One of the Coastal Federation’s former northeast office interns, Daniel Salazar, is a busy man. In addition to attending school and working full time, he spent one…
Stopping the Loss of Forested Wetlands that Line our Coast
In 2013, the federation received phone calls from two Pamlico County residents, a farmer and a real estate agent, who raised alarms that wetlands were being cleared to be converted…
Durant’s Point Living Shoreline
Durant’s Point forms an extensive marsh on the west side of Hatteras Village, providing a natural buffer for the village — dissipating storm and wave energy — while protecting water…
Springer’s Point Living Shoreline
In 2012, the Coastal Federation partnered with the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust to restore a portion of the shoreline at Springer’s Point Nature Preserve on Ocracoke Island. We designed…
Restoring Hydrology and Water Quality in Hyde County
Mattamuskeet Association The Mattamuskeet Association is a 42,500-acre (approximately 64 square miles) private non-profit association of landowners in Hyde County. Its mission is to provide drainage, flood control, maintained access,…
Hoop Pole Creek Preserve
Photo by Sam Bland Step back in time when you visit the Coastal Federation’s Hoop Pole Creek preserve in the middle of Atlantic Beach. Known as the “central park” of…