🌾 North Carolina’s Coastal Region: Where Land, Water, and Life Unite.

From the windswept dunes of the Outer Banks to the tidal creeks of the Lower Cape Fear, North Carolina’s coastal region is a living masterpiece of interconnected habitats. Salt marshes, maritime forests, and estuaries form a seamless web that sustains countless species — from nesting shorebirds and sea turtles to oysters that cleanse the water and fish that feed our communities. Each ecosystem depends on the others, creating a rhythm of renewal that defines the coast’s natural resilience and beauty.

🌊 Protecting What Connects Us

These waters and wild places are more than scenery — they are the lifeblood of our state’s ecology, economy, and spirit. Through our partners, we’re sharing resource materials that illuminate how these habitats, wildlife, and marine systems work together and why they must be protected. Explore our Coastal Resources collection to discover the science, stories, and stewardship efforts that keep North Carolina’s coast thriving — and join us in safeguarding this extraordinary legacy for generations to come. We invite you to learn more about them and help us protect them.