Completing the Oyster Sanctuary Network
Thanks to a $14.9 million grant from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and a $1 million state appropriation, the Federation is working to complete the Pamlico Sound Oyster Sanctuary.
The Next Generation of Oyster Scientists
Thanks to a $14.9 million grant from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration and a $1 million state appropriation, the Federation is working to complete the Pamlico Sound Oyster Sanctuary and train the next generation of restoration professionals.
Cedar Island Oyster Sanctuary
Cedar Island Oyster Sanctuary is located in the Pamlico Sound near Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge. The project will create over 15 acres of protected oyster reef, built with limestone…
Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary
The Coastal Federation launched the 50 Million Oyster Initiative in 2017, with the goal of establishing 50 acres of new oyster habitat which would support 50 million oysters in the…
50 Million Oyster Initiative
From 2017 to 2020, the Federation and partners worked to build 40 acres of new oyster reef and support at least 50 million oysters. Known as the 50 Million Oyster…
Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve
The 52-acre Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve contains coastal shrub scrub and forest habitat, salt marsh, and tidal creek areas and has over 3,000 feet of shoreline along Stump Sound.…
Beacon Island Shoreline Restoration
Creating Oyster Habitat While Saving the Brown Pelicans’ Home Beacon Island in Pamlico Sound is one of only nine remaining nesting sites for brown pelicans in North Carolina. In 2014,…
Large Scale Restoration: Building Oyster Sanctuaries at Crab Hole and Clam Shoal
One thing many people don’t realize is how much a coastal restoration project looks like a construction project. That’s because it IS a construction project, just one that builds marine habitats…