Educators wrap up school-year lessons
As the school year wound down, North Carolina Coastal Federation educators had a few last lessons with students before summer started in June. Check out some highlights from the Wanchese…
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Dare County fifth-grade winners selected from stormwater bookmark contest
The Dare County Soil and Water Conservation District had its eleventh-annual fifth-grade bookmark contest recently, in which students use artwork to show their understanding of conservation work in Dare County.…
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Getting our feet wet: summer interns build their first living shoreline
This is the first blog post as part of our Dibblers’ Diaries blog, which offers first-person stories from our interns. Summer Rich is a coastal policy and restoration intern. This first…
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Offshore oil meeting draws more than 125 in Wilmington
Take action this World Oceans Day — call your representative or Gov. Roy Cooper today to make it clear the North Carolina coast should remain off-limits to offshore oil drilling.…
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Budget update — oysters and crab pots
Late last week, the state House approved its version of the $23 billion state budget by a vote of 80-31. Now the House and the Senate go to what they…
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Tour showcases projects that will protect White Oak River
Twenty people joined the North Carolina Coastal Federation and East Carolina University (ECU) for a tour on June 2 that showcased projects that will reduce the amount of stormwater runoff…
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Workshop offers “wealth of information” on watershed planning
Over 50 town managers, planners, engineers and watershed professionals attended a watershed restoration planning workshop on May 25 to learn about how to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and restore coastal…
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Chapel Hill businesses support federation during Jaws Fest
The North Carolina Coastal Federation brought its enthusiasm for oysters inland over Memorial Day weekend, setting up a booth at Chapel Hill’s Jaws Fest. Kelly Bodie, membership director for the…
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A look back at the federation’s May marsh grass plantings
Morris Landing A large group of volunteers joined North Carolina Coastal Federation staff at Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve in Holly Ridge on May 17 for marsh grass planting, monitoring…
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River City YouthBuild takes field trip to Durant’s Point
Staff at the Wanchese office recently took a field trip with students and staff from River City YouthBuild out to Durant’s Point in Hatteras, where they learned about living shorelines,…
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BRC students test marine debris knowledge
Students with the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence (BRC) spent an afternoon learning about marine debris with staff from the North Carolina Coastal Federation on May 12.…
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Catching up with AmeriCorps members Erica and Nina
Erica Connery and Nina Quaratella are ending their AmeriCorps terms with the North Carolina Coastal Federation at the end of the month. Connery and Quaratella each spent more than a…
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Soundside Discoveries and Trash Talk — our summer OBX programs
AmeriCorps member Madison Douthitt will be leading two programs on North Carolina’s sounds and on marine debris this summer on alternating Thursdays in the Outer Banks. Douthitt works with the…
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Construction begins at Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary
CARTERET COUNTY — Crews have started moving about 25,000 tons of limestone marl as construction is underway on the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary. “After months of planning and preparation by our…
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North River Wetlands Preserve open to public
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is now offering public access to the North River Wetlands Preserve in Otway. Access to the preserve is a member benefit. Federation members are allowed…
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Wrightsville Beach stormwater runoff projects win regional award from EPA
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The North Carolina Coastal Federation, on behalf of a collaborative team, including the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve (NCNERR), is the recipient of a regional 2017 Rain…
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How to contact Gov. Cooper about protecting the coast from oil drilling
As you’ve likely read or heard about from our action alert, President Trump signed an executive order last week that aims to expand offshore drilling off our coast. The North…
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New Wanchese AmeriCorps member leads various lessons in late April
Native plants, costal habitats, juvenile animals and shoreline erosion — those were all topics of four lessons led by the two AmeriCorps members in the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Wanchese…
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Federation organizes field trip for 200 students
The entire sixth-grade class from First Flight Middle School went on a field trip to Jockey’s Ridge State Park on April 27, where they learned about living shorelines, salt marsh…
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SELC files motion to prevent seismic industry from challenging denied permits
The North Carolina Coastal Federation joined other environmental groups in an intervention to prevent the seismic industry from challenging the denial of permits for conducting seismic surveys off the Atlantic…
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High schooler focuses senior project on coastal education
Over the past few months, a senior at Eugene Ashley High School in Wilmington has used her senior project as an opportunity to focus on marine science education in schools,…
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Oppose plans to drill for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast
Don’t paint the Gulf Stream with oil — oppose plans to drill for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast. The North Carolina Coastal Federation opposes offshore oil and…
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Oyster Eco Tour features local oysters, aquaculture
The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Wanchese office was the first stop during March’s NC Coast Oyster Eco Tour, which gave participants a unique and close-up opportunity to learn about oyster…
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Earth Day 2017
North Carolina Coastal Federation staff stayed busy on Earth Day and in the days leading up to. Staff educated hundreds of people about stormwater runoff, oysters, the coastal environment and…
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Restoring oysters a “win-win,” says radio host
Kelly Bodie, membership director for the North Carolina Coastal Federation, spoke with Ben Ball of The Talk Station’s Coastal Daybreak (WTKF-FM 107.1) on April 21 about the recently launched Adopt…
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