Get Those Autumn Native Plants at Our Sale
Autumn is the ideal time for planting shrubs and trees, and the federation is helping gardeners out by offering a fall plant sale.
DetailsOur Coast’s Food: Dining Over the Century
Dining culture at Wrightsville Beach wasn’t always flip flops and ice-cold white wine. Our food columnist tells how it’s changed over the last 100 years.
DetailsWe’re Giving Bald Head a Pass
The federation isn’t going to formally object to a terminal groin on Bald Head Island because there’s not much habitat there left to protect.
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Meet the Summer Interns
This is the first summer that the N.C. Coastal Federation’s office in Wrightsville Beach has had the space to host five interns. Find out what they’re doing.
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Back in the Classrooms
With the start of a new school year, the federation is back at work leading outreach lessons and activities in local classrooms. The federation has many longstanding partnerships in these school systems, sometimes working with the same teachers for five years or more. This means that even though the seats are now filled with a…
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Our Coast’s Food: Chicken-Necking
A good crab boil starts with a chicken-necker. That’s someone who uses a dip net, a piece of string, a fishing weight and a chicken neck to catch blue crabs. We tell you how.
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Getting Up Close and Personal with a Cyclops
When a caterpillar of the Polyphemus moth wove its cocoon outside his door, Sam Bland naturally broke out his camera.
DetailsTime to Forget the Groin at Figure Eight
An ill-conceived effort to build a terminal groin on a spit of land in Rich Inlet should be abandoned in favor of a more environmentally friendly alternative.
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The Federation Continues the Fight Against Titan
Stop Titan Update–January 2015 The Problem: Titan America wants to build one of the largest cement manufacturing and strip mine facilities in the nation on the shores of the Northeast Cape Fear River, a resource of national importance. If they succeed, it will be one of the largest sources of air pollution in our area…
DetailsBirding Trips Planned This Spring Along White Oak
Spring is a great time of year to see some of the magnificent birds that fly along the N.C. coast. Join the N.C. Coastal Federation for birding cruises on the White Oak River.
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Teachers Are Students Too
In keeping with one of the federation’s goals to educate people in “all walks of life,” our educators conduct professional development trainings for local K-12 classroom teachers as well as students. This ensures we have motivated and engaged professionals helping us to protect and restore our coast and also to spread our message of stewardship…
DetailsFederation Offers Summer, Science Camps
The federation will be offering day camps on Jones Island near Swansboro and a Science Camp in Nags Head.
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Swim the Loop Once Again Benefits Federation
For a third year, a portion of the proceeds from the Swim the Loop competition in Wrightsville Beach will benefit the federation.
DetailsTurning a Passion Into a Profession
Sara Hallas could be a bit stubborn as a kid with her insistence on eco-friendliness. But she’s now where she needs to be.
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Our Coast’s Food: Soft-Shell Crabs
Dust with flour or dip in the lightest batter and then sautée the crabs until their lacy crusts turn honey brown. Now, bite into heaven.
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Exploring the Coast as an 8th Grader
Eighth graders from Jones Middle School joined the N.C. Coastal Federation on a trip to Bear Island. For many, it was their first time at Hammocks Beach State Park. As students filed onto the ferry boat, they were full of excitement and curiosity about the day ahead. On the island, they learned about barrier island…
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New Hanover County Commissioners to consider revisions to the Special Use permit
In October of 2011 the New Hanover County Commissioners, backed by the support of hundreds of citizens approved the Special Use Permit (SUP) to the Zoning Ordinance for the I-1 and I-2 industrial zones. Revisions had not been made to New Hanover County’s Zoning Ordinance since 1969, before the Clean Air and Water Acts were…
DetailsRemembering Charles Jones
Hundreds of people showed up to celebrate the life of one of our coast’s great friends and defenders.
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New Education Center Named for Stanbacks
The federation named its new education center in Wrightsville Beach to honor Fred and Alice Stanback, who have done immeasurable good across the state.
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Summer is Almost Here. That Means Interns
It is that time of the year again – we are again enjoying the company and the hard work of our Coastal Advocacy Institute interns.
DetailsTouch Tank Tuesdays Begin at Education Center
The federation today started its Touch Tank Tuesdays, a fun and interactive series at its Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center in Wrightsville Beach.
DetailsA Cautionary Tale of Two Votes
How far you live from the beach determines how willing you are to pay for terminal groins and sand pumping.
DetailsOur Coast’s Food: The Southern Biscuit
A warm biscuit, golden buttery around a soft center, shaped by a loving cook’s hand, remains a much-desired serving of tenderhearted Southern hospitality.
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First Time to the Coast with Maysville Elementary School
Do you remember what it felt like to see the ocean for the first time? Or to ride a ferry and watch dolphins follow waves in the estuary? If so, this story will sound familiar. In April, the federation to Bear Island provided third and fourth grade students from Maysville Elementary School with the chance…
DetailsFederation Tops $600K Campaign Goal
The federation topped its $600,000 fundraising goal to move and restore its new office and education center in Wrightsville Beach.
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