Environmental advocates and federal documents warned of it, but now that erosion has accelerated east of the town’s terminal groin and in front of newly built multimillion-dollar houses, property owners and developers want answers and solutions, quickly.
North Carolina Coastal Federation
Duke Energy Foundation awards grant to Coastal Federation
The money will be used to support the Coastal Federation’s new Coastal Leadership Institute, a six-month-long program designed to strengthen leadership across North Carolina’s coastal communities
State Bar Association awards Jennifer Allen for CAMA story
The award was presented along with other awards during the North Carolina Press Association’s annual convention last week in Cary.
Coastal Federation lauds environmental stewards, volunteers
The North Carolina Coastal Federation celebrated 15 coastal stewards Saturday during the annual Pelican Awards ceremony for sharing “their time and talents, through leadership, education, hands-on projects, and volunteer efforts, to inspire others and create lasting change.”
Annual Pelican Awards, Taste of the Coast set for Sept. 20
Registration is open for the North Carolina Coastal Federation’s annual Pelican Awards Ceremony and Taste of the Coast Celebration taking place Sept. 20 in Morehead City.
Oyster photo exhibit to open Aug. 13 in Wrightsville Beach
A collaborative project of North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Oyster Trail, the exhibit featuring the work of Raleigh-based photographer Justin Kase Conder will be on display in the N.C. Coastal Federation’s Wrightsville Beach office.
Press association awards Coastal Review’s reporting
Coastal Review has again been recognized for editorial excellence with the North Carolina Press Association announcing its 2025 awards.
Hearing on mandated wetland redefinition draws no support
Those who spoke Thursday during a public hearing in Raleigh urged the Environmental Management Commission to work with legislators to rescind the amendment narrowing state protections.
UNCW road project adds permeable materials to reduce runoff
Work has begun at the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus to upfit an existing service road as part of a federally supported plan to protect nearby creeks and streams.
Coastal Federation urges public to weigh in on wetland rule
The nonprofit organization that publishes Coastal Review is calling on residents to speak out next week on the legislatively mandated rule change that would diminish North Carolina’s water quality protections.
Historian David Cecelski: Carolina coast still worth the fight
The recent shackling of the Environmental Protection Agency “foreshadows the breathtaking descent back into the worst days of our coastal past, when our estuaries, our beaches, our fisheries and the sources of our drinking water were a free-for-all, open to plunder, pillaging and poisoning.”
Plan aims to curb shellfish lease conflicts, moratorium fervor
Concerns over damping the state’s growing aquaculture industry amid a push for a halt to new leases by leaders of Topsail Island three towns have sparked a proposal to create a GIS tool to improve site selection.
Doomed to repeat history: What’s in future for NC wetlands?
Guest commentary: Ignoring the past guarantees a grim future for our coastal communities, as the fishermen of Rose Bay warned decades ago. Will we listen now, or once again pay the price for failing to protect our way of life?
ECU educator, coastal advocate Dr. Don Ensley died Friday
East Carolina University public health educator and longtime environmental advocate Dr. Donald E. Ensley of Greenville died Friday, March 28, 2025.
Carolina Beach State Park wetlands restoration in final year
A three-year partnership between park officials and the North Carolina Coastal Federation to replace invasive plants with native species is to include construction of an observation platform this year for visitors to learn about wetland habitats.
Donald Ensley: A legacy of leadership, friendship, stewardship
Founder’s commentary: Dr. Donald E. Ensley, an accomplished public health educator, environmental champion, and steadfast advocate for North Carolina’s coastal communities, is in hospice care, preparing to leave behind a legacy that will forever shape the places and people he touched.
