Topics Related to Coastal Management

State receives $2 million for coastal resiliency planning through the N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management (DCM) received nearly $2M from the National Fish and Wildlife’s National Coastal Resilience Fund for resiliency planning through the Resilient Coastal Communities Program (RCCP).

REMINDER: N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Dec. 5 by web conference

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on Dec. 5 at 9 a.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.

Public Notice for Emergency DOT Request

November 25, 2024, 11am - November 29, 2024, 12pm

On November 24, 2024, DCM received a minor modification request from the N.C. DOT to address dune loss due to ocean over wash and the increasing potential to threaten N.C. 12 at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.  The N.C. DOT requests to install approximately 1,100 linear feet of non-traditional temporary sandbags and repair approximately 1,300 linear feet of dune.  DCM will accept comments to this notice until NOVEMBER 29, 2024.  Comments or requests for application documentation can be made to:

State coastal commission to hold special meeting by web conference Dec. 16

December 16, 2024, 10am - 11am

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will hold a special meeting Dec. 16 by web conference to hear a variance request from the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The meeting will be limited to this one agenda item. Members of the public may join by computer or phone.

Who:      Coastal Resources Commission

What:      Special Meeting

When:     Dec. 16 at 10 a.m.

Where:    Meeting by video conference

N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel to meet Dec. 5 by web conference

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel is scheduled to meet via web conference on Dec. 5 at 9 a.m. to continue its review of Inlet Hazard Area boundaries. The public may listen to the meeting by computer or phone.

REMINDER: State coastal commission to meet in Ocean Isle Beach Nov. 13-14; Coastal Resources Advisory Council to meet Nov. 13

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Nov. 13- 14 at the Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall, 111 Causeway Dr., Ocean Isle Beach. The public may attend the CRC meeting in-person or watch online.

ARCHIVED: REMINDER: N.C. Coastal Reserve to hold fall local advisory committee meetings

MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold fall local advisory committee meetings between November 8 - Nov. 20 for the following reserve sites. All meetings are open to the public.

State coastal commission to meet in Ocean Isle Beach Nov. 13-14; Coastal Resources Advisory Council to meet Nov. 13

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Nov. 13- 14 at the Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall, 111 Causeway Dr., Ocean Isle Beach. The public may attend the CRC meeting in-person or watch online.

State coastal commission to meet in Ocean Isle Beach Nov. 13-14

November 13, 2024, 3pm - November 14, 2024, 4pm

MOREHEAD CITY - The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) will meet Nov. 13- 14 at the Ocean Isle Beach Town Hall, 111 Causeway Dr., Ocean Isle Beach. The public may attend the CRC meeting in-person or watch online.

North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission meeting cancelled

The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) special meeting scheduled for Oct. 28 by web conference to review comments and consider the adoption of temporary rules has been cancelled. The meeting will not be rescheduled.