Install three large-scale living shorelines that will protect important community infrastructure as well as restore and protect vital salt marsh and oyster habitat in Bogue Sound and the White Oak River. Project will result in a total of 3,518 linear feet of saltwater marsh living shorelines, protecting and restoring a total of over 23 acres of salt marsh, oyster and upland habitat.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Protecting Education Infrastructure, Critical State Roadways and Estuarine Habitats with Living Shorelines (NC)
Organization:
North Carolina Coastal Federation, Inc.
Project ID:
0318.19.066723
Description:
Award Amount:
$2719348.55
Location:
Carteret Community College and state highway 24; Bogue Sound and White Oak River, Carteret and Onslow Counties, North Carolina.