Spring 2018 Lake Mattamuskeet News & Updates
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.…
Details
Second phase of Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary underway
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.…
DetailsMeet Our 2017 Interns
Coastal Policy and Restoration Interns LAKSHYA DHAR With a degree in engineering, I am a current Master of Engineering Management student at Duke University. Having previously worked in the offshore oil…
Details
Local businesses, groups participate in Work on Wilmington
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…
Details
Programs aim to educate girls on coastal science
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…
Details
New Hanover County towns, businesses reduce stormwater runoff
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…
Details
2018 Earth Day recap
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…
Details
Board member Veronica Carter appointed to state environmental justice panel
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…
Details
Northeast staff educate 600 students in four days
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…
Details
Public Meeting for Lake Mattamuskeet on May 8
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…
Details
Volunteers fill 1,552 bags for shoreline in Sunset Beach
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…
Details
YouthBuild helps install stormwater retrofits
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…
Details
Exploring North Carolina episode features federation
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…
Details
Holden Beach revokes terminal groin applications
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…
Details
Federation hosts The World of Oysters
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…
Details
Lending a hand for Realtor Action Day 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…
Details
GenX funding debate heats up
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…
Details
Camp Albemarle living shoreline almost complete
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…
Details