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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lockwood Folly Inlet
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…
Rich Inlet
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…
Coastal Cleanups
The North Carolina Coastal Federation seeks to involve the community in collecting marine debris to protect our local wildlife and salt marshes. This helps protect local wildlife, salt marshes and…
Holden Beach Public Forum
Presentations from April’s Public Forum On April 29, 2016, the federation, the Holden Beach Property Owners Association and the Southern Environmental Law Center hosted a public forum on terminal groins.…