Construct living shorelines to naturally stabilize and protect 3,800 linear feet of eroding estuarine shorelines at two significantly important project sites within Carteret County. Project will enable the communities of Beaufort and Down East to enhance existing resilient infrastructure, and protect commercially and recreationally important fish, shellfish, submerged aquatic vegetation habitat and the largest colony of nesting royal terns in North Carolina.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
National Coastal Resilience Fund
Project Title: Building Adaptive Shorelines for Resilient Coastal Communities (NC)
Organization:
County of Carteret
Project ID:
0318.19.066985
Description:
Award Amount:
$1513500.00
Location:
Carrot Island, Wainwright Island, Carteret County, North Carolina.