- Support local communities. We are providing local communities and private property owners with assistance on how to protect and restore their wetland resources. We are submitting three applications for grants this month .
- Create wetland monitoring program. We are also planning to kick-off our volunteer wetland monitoring program this spring at three of our Wetland Treasures of the Caroline sites. If this pilot program is a success, we will expand it to other sites in future years.
- Educate decision makers. We are providing education resources and supporting efforts to inform state and local officials on the impact from the Waters of the US rewrite last year on the loss of protection to wetland resources in the Carolinas.
Increased storm activity is having a huge economic and environmental impact on our coastal and inland communities in the Carolinas. Hurricane Matthew caused an estimated $4.8 billion in damages. Hurricane Floyd caused between $7 and $9.4 billion, and the damage from Hurricane Florence was estimated to be nearly $17 billion – more than Matthew and Floyd combined
Wetlands play a critical role to help mitigate increased storm activity caused by climate change by retaining floodwater, stormwater and storm surges. Because of their critical importance during these storm events, wetland protection and conservation is essential to combating the effects of climate change in the Carolinas. Read Full White Paper on how wetlands help mitigate impacts from climate change.
- NC Coastal Federation Shares 2020 Accomplishments [Read article]
- SCDNR awarded $1 million to restore wetlands in Georgetown County [Read article]
- NC Will Pay for Climate Inaction: Report [Read article]
- Is Climate Change Affecting Fish Along the NC Coast? [Read article]
- How Close Are We to the Temperature Tipping Point of the Terrestrial Biosphere? [Read article]
- State Climatologists: 2020 in NC Was "A Very Strange Year", Portends More Climate Change Upheaval [Read article]
Thank you to the winners of the 2020 Wetland Photo Contest. Click here to view the winning photos.
- Steff Jefferies
- Milo Pyne
- Robert and Andrew Lepsic
- Heather Patti
- Jeff Beane
- Harvey Augenbraun
- Joachim Treptow
- David Ley
- David Chaika
- Evan Gianopulos
- Paul Jadot
- Deborah Lanius
Their photos are featured in our 2021 wall calendars. We still have a few copies left - contact us if you would like one.
