North Topsail Beach is once again offering to split the bill for sea oats with beachfront property owners.
Through the town’s cost-share program with Coastal Transplants, property owners will pay $75 for 200 plants, enough to cover 450 square feet. North Topsail Beach will pick up the other half.
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The discounted price is available for a limited quantity and property owners are required to plant sea oats within town limits.
Coastal Transplant’s online order form includes tips to help property owners calculate how many plants they will need.
Plants will be delivered to town hall at 2008 Loggerhead Court for pickup on specified days beginning in May. Property owners may select the dates they prefer to get their orders.
The town will follow up with inspections of individual properties two weeks after a homeowner picks up their order to ensure sea oats have been planted.
Sea oats are hardy, drought-resistant plants that can grow 3-6 feet tall with root systems as deep as 30 feet below the sand surface. The plants trap wind-blown sand, which helps build and stabilize dunes and create a natural line of defense in coastal storms.
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Sea oats are protected by law. Tampering with the plants or plant seeds is illegal.
