N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Permeable Parking Project
The Washington Baum Boating Access Area on Roanoke Island in Dare County now includes 6,903 square feet of permeable parking that allows rainwater to soak into the ground instead of…
Stump Sound Watershed Protection Plan
The Protection Plan Stump Sound and the surrounding watershed have been valuable resources to the people of Onslow County for many generations. One of the most recognized and loved resources…
Offshore Drilling
Seismic Survey and Offshore Drilling are not compatible with our coast. The ship pictured above is towing an airgun array used to produce seismic waves that propagate to the…
Wanchese Demonstration Oyster Lease
The Coastal Federation’s half-acre demonstration oyster lease (also known as an oyster farm) is located in Broad Creek, near their Wanchese office. The federation uses this demonstration site to educate…
Abandoned and Derelict Vessels
99 Abandoned and Derelict Vessels (ADV) Removed So Far Since March 2021! N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission Empowered and Funded to Take Action on ADVs The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC)…
Ramping Up Programs to Help Oyster Farmers
In an unprecedented display of bipartisanship, the General Assembly passed SB 648 in 2019 adopting many of the strategy’s recommendations. The bill recognized the potential economic value of shellfish aquaculture…
Building Mariculture Public Infrastructure
With the support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the Department of Commerce the North Carolina Coastal Federation has done a feasibility study to determine the most salient needs…
Town of Atlantic Beach Watershed Restoration Plan
Flooding in the Town of Atlantic Beach In February 2021, the Atlantic Beach Town Council unanimously approved a Watershed Restoration and Stormwater Resiliency Plan created in partnership by the Town,…
Topsail Beach Living Shoreline
Town of Topsail Beach partners with North Carolina Coastal Federation on sound side living shoreline projects A living shoreline project will be at Rocky Mount Ave. to protect the eroding…
Carteret Community College
Shoreline Restoration and Stormwater Runoff Reduction Along the shoreline at the Carteret Community College campus in Morehead City, a variety of living shoreline approaches were installed to demonstrate environmentally friendly…