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Wrightsville Beach office staff teach students about coastal habitats

Educate, Rain Gardens, Southeast OfficeJune 14, 2018

Sunset Park Elementary School students got up close with area marine creatures, as the North Carolina Coastal Federation brought touch tanks into the classroom for a recent program to wrap…

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North Carolina oyster growers to share bounty at 2018 Pelican Awards and Taste of the Coast

Oyster Growers, Pelican AwardsJune 6, 2018

Meet the Growers These growers will provide a taste of their delectable oysters at the 2018 Pelican Awards and Taste of the Coast on July 28. Oyster mariculture is a growing…

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Students learn about rain gardens to wrap up year-long programming

Educate, Living Shorelines, Marine Debris, Northeast Office, Rain Gardens, Restore and Preserve, StormwaterMay 30, 2018

Manteo Middle School and First Flight Middle School were able to learn a great deal about rain gardens this past week thanks to Sara Hallas, coastal education coordinator at the…

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Students across the coast take field trips with federation staff

Central Office, Educate, Environmental Justice, Living Shorelines, Marine Debris, Northeast Office, Restore and Preserve, Southeast OfficeMay 30, 2018

All three regional offices took field trips to special coastal places in May, helping North Carolina students more fully experience the state’s beautiful coast. Many of these students had only…

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Lower Cape Fear River Blueprint unveiled at open house

Invasive Species, Living Shorelines, Low Impact Development, Lower Cape Fear River Blueprint, Oyster Restoration, Restore and Preserve, Southeast Office, Stormwater, WetlandsMay 24, 2018

The North Carolina Coastal Federation and partners unveiled the Lower Cape Fear River Blueprint on Tuesday at the UNC-Wilmington Center for Marine Science. Approximately 120 people attended the Lower Cape…

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Crystal Coast-area Boys & Girls Clubs learn more about coastal environment

Central Office, EducateMay 23, 2018

Local Boys & Girls Club groups have learned a lot about the North Carolina coast this year thanks to a multi-week education program developed and run by AmeriCorps Member Kristin…

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Behind-the-scenes of the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary

Economic Development, Oyster RestorationMay 23, 2018

By the numbers 25,000 tons of granite, or 50 million pounds 1,200 truckloads of granite 16-17 barge trips to bring all material to the project site 1,500 tons — the…

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Spring 2018 Lake Mattamuskeet News & Updates

Lake Mattamuskeet, Restore and Preserve, StormwaterMay 18, 2018

May 8 marked the fourth public meeting for the Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan. The lake is considered unhealthy and is listed on the state 303(d) list for impaired waters.…

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Second phase of Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary underway

2018 Press Releases, Economic Development, Oyster RestorationMay 18, 2018

CARTERET COUNTY — Construction on the second phase of the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary began this month as crews started moving granite from the port in Morehead City to the project site.…

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Local businesses, groups participate in Work on Wilmington

Restore and Preserve, Southeast Office, Stormwater, WetlandsMay 15, 2018

On April 30 the North Carolina Coastal Federation hosted 37 volunteers at the Bradley Creek Elementary School rain garden for Work on Wilmington, a communitywide event to promote partnerships and…

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Programs aim to educate girls on coastal science

Central Office, EducateMay 9, 2018

Staff in the North Carolina Coastal Federation participated in two events recently that were focused on getting girls interested in math, science and technology. The first event, Girls Exploring Science…

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New Hanover County towns, businesses reduce stormwater runoff

2018 Press Releases, Low Impact Development, Restore and Preserve, Southeast Office, StormwaterMay 7, 2018

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH — The North Carolina Coastal Federation is working with the Town of Wrightsville Beach, the City of Wilmington and community partners to implement projects that will reduce the…

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2018 Earth Day recap

Central Office, Educate, Northeast Office, Southeast OfficeMay 4, 2018

The North Carolina Coastal Federation staff spent a busy weekend celebrating Earth Day last month, with multiple events going on in all three coastal regions and in the Triangle. Earth…

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Board member Veronica Carter appointed to state environmental justice panel

Coastal Review Online, Environmental Justice, NewsMay 4, 2018

Veronica Carter, a long-time North Carolina Coastal Federation board member, has been appointed to the Environmental Justice and Equity Advisory Board, which will advise the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Secretary…

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Northeast staff educate 600 students in four days

Educate, Living Shorelines, Marine Debris, Northeast OfficeMay 3, 2018

Over the course of four days, staff at the federation’s Wanchese office educated approximately 600 students on living shorelines, marine debris, water quality and much more. The week full of…

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Public Meeting for Lake Mattamuskeet on May 8

2018 Press Releases, Lake Mattamuskeet, Restore and Preserve, StormwaterApril 30, 2018

SWAN QUARTER — The fourth public meeting about the Lake Mattamuskeet Watershed Restoration Plan is on May 8 and will cover strategies that are being explored by the planning team. The meeting…

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Volunteers fill 1,552 bags for shoreline in Sunset Beach

Living Shorelines, Oyster Restoration, Restore and Preserve, Southeast OfficeApril 27, 2018

This story has been updated with additional numbers from the April 19 bagging event in Wilmington. A total of 87 volunteers worked with the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Wrightsville Beach…

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YouthBuild helps install stormwater retrofits

Educate, Environmental Justice, Rain Gardens, Restore and Preserve, StormwaterApril 25, 2018

With funding from Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership, the North Carolina Coastal Federation teamed up with River City YouthBuild to install several stormwater retrofits at the Shoppes at Renaissance Square in…

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Exploring North Carolina episode features federation

Oyster Restoration, Restore and Preserve, Stormwater, WetlandsApril 23, 2018

The UNC-TV show Exploring North Carolina featured the North Carolina Coastal Federation in an episode that aired April 19. The episode is the third in a four-part series titled “Water in…

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Holden Beach revokes terminal groin applications

2018 Press Releases, Advocacy, Save Lockwood Folly Inlet, Terminal GroinsApril 18, 2018

HOLDEN BEACH — At last night’s Board of Commissioners meeting, the town of Holden Beach revoked all of its applications for a terminal groin at the east end of the…

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Federation hosts The World of Oysters

Educate, Northeast Office, Oyster RestorationApril 16, 2018

During Dare County Schools’ spring break, the North Carolina Coastal Federation hosted a full day of oyster-focused learning at its Wanchese office. This day was just one event in a…

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Lending a hand for Realtor Action Day 2018

Restore and Preserve, Southeast Office, StormwaterApril 12, 2018

On Tuesday, April 3, 14 volunteers from Cape Fear Realtors volunteered with the North Carolina Coastal Federation in the rain gardens at Alderman Elementary School for Realtor Action Day. Volunteers performed maintenance…

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GenX funding debate heats up

Advocacy, LegislatureApril 11, 2018

With just a month to go before the North Carolina General Assembly’s short session, Gov. Roy Cooper got an early start on what will be one of the biggest issues…

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Camp Albemarle living shoreline almost complete

Central Office, Living Shorelines, Restore and PreserveApril 11, 2018

In summer 2017, the North Carolina Coastal Federation began the construction of a 300-linear foot living shoreline at Camp Albemarle on Bogue Sound. The project is now only a few…

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Waterfront property owners learn about living shorelines

Central Office, Living Shorelines, Restore and PreserveApril 9, 2018

Fourteen local waterfront property owners gathered on March 29 at the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Ocean office to learn how living shorelines, an environmentally friendly alternative to bulkheads and seawalls,…

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EarthWise Garden Workday

May 4 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

The North Carolina Coastal Federation hosts garden workdays at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday at EarthWise Farm in Ocean. The farm is located next to Bogue Sound in Carteret County. People of…

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Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

May 7 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

Join the crew of Lady Swan Boat Tours for their new weekly eco-adventures as they explore and discover the magic of our tidal marshes and sound.  This partnership between the…

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Shoreline Planting: Hammocks Beach State Park

May 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Hammocks Beach State Park

The North Carolina Coastal Federation and Hammocks Beach State Park invite volunteers to help protect shoreline, one plant at a time. Volunteers will plant salt marsh grasses to help protect…

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EarthWise Garden Workday

May 11 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

The North Carolina Coastal Federation hosts garden workdays at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday at EarthWise Farm in Ocean. The farm is located next to Bogue Sound in Carteret County. People of…

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Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

May 14 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

Join the crew of Lady Swan Boat Tours for their new weekly eco-adventures as they explore and discover the magic of our tidal marshes and sound.  This partnership between the…

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EarthWise Garden Workday

May 18 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

The North Carolina Coastal Federation hosts garden workdays at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday at EarthWise Farm in Ocean. The farm is located next to Bogue Sound in Carteret County. People of…

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9:00 am - 11:00 am

Marsh Planting and Shell Pile Clean-Up at Morris Landing

May 19 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Marsh Planting and Shell Pile Clean-Up at Morris Landing

Join us in protecting our coastal wildlife and habitats by cleaning up marine debris from the oyster shell recycling pile and plant marsh grass along the shoreline at Morris Landing…

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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Southeast Coastal Ambassador Meeting: We The Water

May 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Southeast Coastal Ambassador Meeting: We The Water

Over the next three years, members of Wrightsville Beach Outrigger Canoe Club (WBOCC) will paddle the entire North Carolina coast to advocate for clean water, empower local communities, bring awareness…

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9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Coastal Cleanup with the OBX Paddlers Club

May 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Coastal Cleanup with the OBX Paddlers Club

Join us as we partner with the Outer Banks Paddlers Club, on a shoreline cleanup near Deep Wear Point on Roanoke Island.  Calling all kayakers! This cleanup site is only…

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Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

May 21 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

Join the crew of Lady Swan Boat Tours for their new weekly eco-adventures as they explore and discover the magic of our tidal marshes and sound.  This partnership between the…

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10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Carteret Community College

May 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Carteret Community College

The North Carolina Coastal Federation and Carteret Community College invite volunteers to help protect shoreline, one plant at a time. Volunteers will plant salt marsh grasses to help protect the…

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10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Carteret Community College

May 24 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Carteret Community College

The North Carolina Coastal Federation and Carteret Community College invite volunteers to help protect shoreline, one plant at a time. Volunteers will plant salt marsh grasses to help protect the…

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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

May 25 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

The North Carolina Coastal Federation hosts garden workdays at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday at EarthWise Farm in Ocean. The farm is located next to Bogue Sound in Carteret County. People of…

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9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

May 28 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

Join the crew of Lady Swan Boat Tours for their new weekly eco-adventures as they explore and discover the magic of our tidal marshes and sound.  This partnership between the…

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Birding Cruise

May 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Birding Cruise

Join local birding experts for an educational cruise on the White Oak River in Swansboro. The group will slowly cruise on a covered ferryboat through the estuaries in and around…

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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

June 1 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

The North Carolina Coastal Federation hosts garden workdays at 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday at EarthWise Farm in Ocean. The farm is located next to Bogue Sound in Carteret County. People of…

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Shoreline Planting: Future Center for Coastal Protection and Restoration

June 3 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Shoreline Planting: Future Center for Coastal Protection and Restoration

The North Carolina Coastal Federation invites volunteers to help protect shoreline, one plant at a time. Join us at the site of our future headquarters, the Center for Coastal Protection…

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Education Center volunteer Maintenance Event

June 3 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Education Center volunteer Maintenance Event

Come help us get ready for all our summer programs! Join North Carolina Coastal Federation staff and volunteers in giving the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center a much-needed…

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9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

June 4 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

Join the crew of Lady Swan Boat Tours for their new weekly eco-adventures as they explore and discover the magic of our tidal marshes and sound.  This partnership between the…

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May 7 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

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May 10
May 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Hammocks Beach State Park

May 11
May 11 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

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May 14 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

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May 18
May 18 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

May 19
May 19 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Marsh Planting and Shell Pile Clean-Up at Morris Landing

May 20
May 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Southeast Coastal Ambassador Meeting: We The Water

May 21
May 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Coastal Cleanup with the OBX Paddlers Club

May 21 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

May 23
May 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Carteret Community College

May 20
May 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Southeast Coastal Ambassador Meeting: We The Water

May 21
May 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Coastal Cleanup with the OBX Paddlers Club

May 21 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

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May 23
May 23 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Carteret Community College

May 24
May 24 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Shoreline Planting: Carteret Community College

May 25
May 25 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Recurring

EarthWise Garden Workday

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May 28 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

May 29
May 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Recurring

Birding Cruise

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June 1
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EarthWise Garden Workday

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June 3
June 3 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Shoreline Planting: Future Center for Coastal Protection and Restoration

June 3 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Education Center volunteer Maintenance Event

June 4
June 4 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am Recurring

Eco-Adventure on the Carolina Swan

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