The 10th unoccupied oceanfront house to collapse in Buxton fell Saturday evening, bringing the total to 11 for the Outer Banks since Sept. 16.
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Coastal Federation publishes docks, piers building code guide
The North Carolina Coastal Federation, to help local governments and coastal property owners better understand new building codes for docks and piers, has compiled a comprehensive guide.
Dare’s contractor to begin debris pickup this week in Buxton
Dare County’s debris removal contractor will begin collecting debris from the right-of-way at Old Lighthouse Road Wednesday, ahead of the bad weather forecast for this weekend.
Crews remove more than 140 truckloads of house debris
National Park Service crews, area organizations, and volunteers continue cleanup efforts along Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches after the collapse of eight oceanfront homes in Buxton and one in Rodanthe last week.
Updated: 7th Buxton house collapses, officials advise caution
New: Another unoccupied house in Buxton collapsed Wednesday evening, bringing the total to seven this week, and the National Park Services warns visitors of potentially hazardous debris may spread for miles.
First turtle patrol beach sweep nets 120 pounds of trash
More than 120 pounds of trash, predominately plastics, were picked up off Holden Beach’s ocean shore during the Holden Beach Turtle Patrol’s first beach sweep.
Volunteers needed to help clean up Radio Island Monday
Carteret County’s Litter Free Land and Sea needs volunteers Monday morning to help clean up Radio Island after the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Senate bill pushes for prohibiting, fining for balloon releases
After lobbying, letter writing, cajoling and presentations, “one-woman crusader” Debbie Swick of Southern Shores has seen her efforts to ban balloon releases become a bipartisan-supported senate bill.
Carteret’s litter-free program needs volunteers for cleanup
Carteret County’s Litter Free Land and Sea, a collaborative initiative between the county and community, needs volunteers for its annual cleanup April 26 taking place at seven sites across the county.
Coastal Federation’s lost fishing gear recovery underway
The 2025 project to collect displaced crab pots is focusing on Marine Patrol Districts 1 and 2, the waters between the Virginia-North Carolina border and N.C. Highway 58 bridge to Emerald Isle.
Another Rodanthe house crumbles into ocean, more at risk
Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials have temporarily closed the beach at Rodanthe as hazardous debris from the sixth fallen oceanfront house this year spreads.
Coastal Federation hires help to retrieve lost fishing gear
The nonprofit organization pays commercial fishermen and women to collect crab pots and other gear in January, when internal coastal waters are closed to all crab, eel, fish and shrimp pots north and east of the Highway 58 bridge over Bogue Sound to Emerald Isle.
Whales that use echolocation mistake plastic for prey: study
A Duke University doctoral candidate in a new study found that deep-diving whales that rely on sound to forage for food are mistaking plastic for prey.
Online survey to help guide coastal management strategies
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management officials are in the process of determining priority areas for the 2026-2030 cycle of the Section 309 Assessment and Strategy, and are asking for public input.
Researchers begin marine debris survey of US coastlines
The survey is to create a scientifically valid assessment of marine debris, with the findings going toward developing tools to communicate and compare regional debris estimates across the nation’s shorelines.
Groups who joined to take on marine debris assess progress
Five years into a coastwide plan to address marine debris in North Carolina waters, those behind the plan met last week to judge their effort and consider the message going forward.
