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Concert to Benefit Education and Habitat Restoration Programs of the NC Coastal Federtation, a non-profit conservation organization (www.nccoast.org) Coastal Cohorts Bland Simpson, Jim Wann and Don Dixon will be performing songs and stories from their popular musical King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running and their CD Wild Ponies.Their original music celebrates life on the coast with ballads and upbeat tunes. Tickets are on sale through Thalian Hall and…See More

Volunteer with the NC Coastal Federation to help install plants in constructed stormwater wetlands at Bradley Creek Elementary School plant. You will also have a chance to learn about native plants that you can use at home and in your rain garden. You’ll also receive tips on ways that you can help to protect the water quality in your own backyard. The project is designed to help reduce polluted stormwater run-off and clean up the water quality in nearby Hewletts Creek.The event is open to the…See More

The North Carolina Coastal Federation (www.nccoast.org) invites volunteers to celebrate the beauty and productivity of our coastal waters by helping with an oyster restoration project at the Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve. The project is part of National Estuaries Day, a national celebration to highlight the importance, beauty and vulnerability of these special places where the rivers meet the sea.Join us along the shores of Stump Sound as we work on a…See More

Volunteer with the NC Coastal Federation to help students from Bradley Creek Elementary School plant a stormwater wetland at their school. You will also learn about ways that you can help to protect the water quality in your own backyard.All the project supplies and equipment will be provided. Snacks and refreshments will also be provided. The event is open to the public and suitable for ages 8 and up. Pre-registration is required.See More

Volunteers are needed to install native plants, mulch and sod in and around the two new stormwater wetlands at Bradley Creek Elementary School in Wilmington. Come out and help the NC Coastal Federation, students, teachers and community members plant two stormwater wetlands their school, and learn about how you can help protect your local creek. The projects are designed to help reduce polluted stormwater run-off and clean up the water quality in nearby Hewletts Creek. Information will be…See More

Celebrate Earth Day by helping students at Bradley Creek E.S. plant a rain garden and learn about your local creek.Community members and residents living in the Hewletts Creek and Bradley Creek watersheds are invited to a Community Clean Water Day at Bradley Creek Elementary School on Thursday April 22 from 12 noon – 3 pm. Activities will include planting a rain garden with third-grade students and a “Know Your Watershed” education station hosted by the City of Wilmington Stormwater Services.

Please join the NC Coastal Federation, the New River Foundation, Keep Onslow Beautiful, and On Shore Surf Shop for a cleanup and paddle board race in celebration of NC Big Sweep. We will be working on a cleanup and project maintenance at Morris Landing, a water way clean up with canoes and a paddle board race. We hope you will join us for a fun filled day on beautiful Stump Sound.