Living Shorelines Permitting
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is focused on providing waterfront property owners with better, more environmentally beneficial alternatives for dealing with problem estuarine shoreline erosion. Our efforts are aimed at: Demonstrating the usefulness and effectiveness of living shoreline methods, Reforming counterproductive regulations that discourage property owners from selecting the most practical and cost-effective erosion control…
The Bird Island Coastal Reserve
“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…
Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration
Mark your calendar for the public meeting on August 8 Photo by Sam Bland. Lake Mattamuskeet is a vital part of the county’s amazing natural and cultural heritage. County residents and visitors treasure this natural resource. However, the lake faces declining water quality and changing lake levels. In order to address these concerns, Hyde County,…
Patsy Pond Nature Trail
The Patsy Pond Nature Trail is managed by the North Carolina Coastal Federation in cooperation with the Croatan National Forest. It winds through an area called the “Longleaf Pine Flat Woods,” which is an open woodland of longleaf pines with low-growing herbs and shrubs. Click here to view the trail map. History of the Croatan…
Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary
The North Carolina Coastal Federation launched the 50 Million Oyster Initiative in 2017, with a goal of establishing 50 acres of new oyster habitat in the state by 2020. To reach this goal, the federation and partners are building 40 acres of reef at the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary. These acres are part of the…
50 Million Oyster Initiative
By the numbers 140 Million Oysters Restored: 43 acres of oyster reef habitat Filtered: 7 billion gallons of water daily Supported: Millions of fish and wildlife The Restoration ContinuesYou can support even more oyster restoration by supporting Adopt an Oyster. Adopt an Oyster From 2017 to 2020, the federation and partners worked to build acres…
Shallotte Inlet
BackgroundUpdatesHow You Can HelpContact UsBackground Updates In March of 2021, a three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers fairly considered the alternatives included in an environmental impact statement examining the proposed project, allowing the Town to move forward…