Duck, in Dare County, recently received national recognition for its work incorporating sustainability and resilience principles in flood prevention, habitat restoration and N.C. Highway 12 improvements along Currituck Sound.
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Resilient Coastal Communities Program awards 20 grants
The grants are for the program’s Phases 3 and 4 for communities to cover local costs of moving their projects “from concept to completion, building a stronger future by protecting residents and the coastal economy,” DEQ Secretary Elizabeth Biser said.
State-chosen resilience projects to receive $30 million
Ten resiliency projects on the coast have been selected for funding through the 2023 Disaster Relief and Mitigation Fund.
Sugarloaf Island hybrid restoration project sees progress
Work is moving forward on a project to install wave attenuation devices, a living shoreline and seagrass to help restore the rapidly eroding barrier island that protects Morehead City’s downtown waterfront.
Academy aims to make living shorelines more accessible
The N.C. Living Shoreline Academy at Carteret Community College is translating years of research into practical application for waterfront property owners and marine contractors.
Living Shoreline Academy to offer intro, design courses
A course on the basics of living shorelines is being offered in March, and a course on designing the shoreline protection in April through Carteret Community College.
DEQ plans to use federal funds to expand coastal programs
Two divisions under DEQ have been been awarded funds for coastal community resilience, install living shorelines and low-impact stormwater retrofits.
State awards $2.3M in Environmental Enhancement Grants
Just shy of $1 million funded through the N.C. Department of Justice’s Environmental Enhancement Grant program is going to projects with coastal benefits.
Grant to support living shoreline, wetland restoration work
The North Carolina Coastal Federation has received $1.53 million from the North Carolina Land and Water Fund to support its living shoreline cost-share program and large-scale wetland restoration in Carteret County.
College to offer introduction to living shorelines session
Carteret Community College has announced its new prerequisite-free Introduction to Living Shorelines Academy set for Nov. 2.
NCDOT nears completion on its first living shoreline project
The N.C. Department of Transportation and the nonprofit Coastal Federation have partnered on the agency’s first living shoreline project under construction in Swansboro.
New education program to advance shoreline protection
N.C. Sea Grant, ECU and Carteret Community College are collaborating to develop a framework for coastal protection design and siting, as well as living shoreline training courses and a certification program.
Coastal restoration firms show off living shoreline tech
Companies in shoreline stabilization and restoration recently presented their techniques and materials for a statewide steering committee of scientists, federal and state agencies, and nonprofits.
Living shoreline projects on military bases receive grant
N.C. Coastal Federation has been awarded a grant through the National Coastal Resilience Fund to complete designs for three living shorelines at Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Officials celebrate funding of Sugarloaf Island restoration
The legislature appropriated $2 million to restore Morehead City’s Sugarloaf Island, a barrier protecting waterfront attractions from coastal storms that has been rapidly eroding for decades.
Sugarloaf Island shoreline project set to begin
Work is set to begin on a project to protect Sugarloaf Island in Morehead City from shoreline erosion and restore habitat.
