Meet Our 2018 Interns
Northeast Region Interns CROSS MCHUGH Growing up in central North Carolina I have always enjoyed my time at the coast. I spent a good portion of my childhood summers roaming and…
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Meet the 2018 Coastal Restoration and Policy Interns
Over the past few months, four Coastal Policy and Restoration Interns spent their summer working for the federation on various projects that work towards our goal of protecting and…
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North Carolina signs on to NOAA’s National Shellfish Initiative
Video by Mark Hibbs North Carolina becomes the first state in the Southeast and sixth in the nation to launch a state Shellfish Initiative as state officials made the…
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2018 Pelican Awards recognize 10 coastal stewards
On Saturday, July 28, the 2018 Pelican Award recipients were honored at the Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City for their outstanding contributions to protecting the North Carolina coast.…
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Oyster Reef Balls used to create new oyster habitat at Wanchese office
WANCHESE — The North Carolina Coastal Federation worked with a local contractor to deploy 25 oyster reef balls along the shoreline at their office in the Wanchese Marine Industrial Park…
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Wanchese office continues working with community groups
The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Wanchese office has been busy this summer working with local community groups. Recently, staff helped to lead activities for a Kitty Hawk Cub Scout Troop.…
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Students explore the coast at Green Teens Summer Camp
Last week, the Wanchese office joined Jennette’s Pier for a week-long summer camp for teenagers called Green Teens. The week was filled with coastal explorations and allowed the teens to…
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Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary project wraps up second phase and receives funding for third phase
CARTERET COUNTY – Last week the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Community-based Restoration Program announced it recommended $950,000 for the North Carolina Coastal Federation and partners to continue work on…
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Open space conservation funding recently released
For folks interested in conserving and protecting North Carolina’s open spaces, the state’s recently approved budget brought some good news. The new budget includes important increases in open space conservation…
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Parking lot installed at Swansboro Town Hall
SWANSBORO— While most parking lots are designed to get the rain off site as quickly as possible, the Town of Swansboro and the North Carolina Coastal Federation have partnered to…
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NC Agriculture Agents tour living shoreline
On Thursday, June 28, the North Carolina Coastal Federation gave a group of North Carolina Association of County Agricultural Agents (NCACAA) a tour of the living shoreline at the North…
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Cape Fear Community College culinary students help out at Morris Landing
On Thursday, July 5, 25 volunteers enjoyed a beautiful day at Stump Sound in Holly Ridge to help the North Carolina Coastal Federation install plants along the shoreline. The volunteers…
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Summer programs in Outer Banks in full swing
Even though school’s out for the summer, environmental education continues at the North Carolina Coastal Federation. The Wanchese office educated several student groups toward the end of June, spending time…
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Open House in Celebration of Education/Restoration Dock on Broad Creek
The North Carolina Coastal Federation held a community open house at its Wanchese office on June 26. The open house was held in celebration of the office’s new dock on…
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Wanchese office breaks ground with living shoreline projects
The Wanchese office has been busy, with the help of many others, maintaining and establishing regional living shoreline projects. In early June, North Carolina Coastal Federation staff, oyster shell recycling…
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2017-18 AmeriCorps members wrap up terms
Kate Conery, Wrightsville Beach office What was your favorite part about working for the North Carolina Coastal Federation? Of being an AmeriCorps member? All of my favorite experiences with the…
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Seaside little bluestem plants available for pickup
The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Ocean office currently has about 100 seaside little bluestem plants available for pickup on a first-come, first-served basis. If you own beachfront property on Bogue…
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Field trip with the Brad Sneeden Marine Science Academy
Last week, 47 middle school students from the Brad Sneeden Marine Science Academy received a lesson on estuaries and quadrant studies from the North Carolina Coastal Federation. The students went…
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