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Rich Inlet Protected

Save Rich Inlet
Coast

Save Rich Inlet

We need your help protecting one of the LAST natural inlets in our state. Be the voice for our coastal birds!

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Rich Inlet Is Naturally Important to Birds
Coast

Rich Inlet Is Naturally Important to Birds

Rich is one of the few natural inlets left in the state. It has escaped hard structures like jetties and terminal groins that drastically alter inlets and destroy habitat that birds require.

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Help Save Endangered Piping Plovers at North Carolina’s Rich Inlet
Advocacy

Help Save Endangered Piping Plovers at North Carolina’s Rich Inlet

We need YOUR help to stop the construction of this terminal groin once and for all. Urge the Army Corps to Save Rich Inlet.

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Hatteras Shifting Sands That Need Protecting

Speak up for Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Coast

Speak up for Cape Hatteras National Seashore

The National Park Service is seeking input from the public. This is your opportunity to speak up for those who enjoy the Seashore for all that it offers to birds, sea turtles, other wildlife.

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A Final Rule for Hatteras
Advocacy

A Final Rule for Hatteras

Once again, nesting shorebirds need our help. This is our last and final chance to speak out for birds at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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Share the Shores: Distancing is for the Birds, Too
Coast

Share the Shores: Distancing is for the Birds, Too

If you go out, respect posted nesting areas that protect beach birds.

Grant to Bolster Audubon’s Resilience Work on Currituck Sound
Coast

Grant to Bolster Audubon’s Resilience Work on Currituck Sound

— New funding adds to state and federal grants for marsh restoration and protection.
Coastal Nesting Season Recap for 2019
Coastal Islands Sanctuary Program

Coastal Nesting Season Recap for 2019

Hurricane shapes nesting season in Cape Fear region, for better and worse.

Four Legislative Wins for the Birds in 2019
News

Four Legislative Wins for the Birds in 2019

From native plants to energy policy, you helped make these 2019 victories possible in Raleigh.

Audubon Receives State, Federal Grants to Enhance Resiliency on Currituck Sound
Coast

Audubon Receives State, Federal Grants to Enhance Resiliency on Currituck Sound

— New funding will support long-term resilience planning for coastal birds and communities.
Weathering Hurricane Dorian
Coast

Weathering Hurricane Dorian

While the storm was tragic for many on the North Carolina coast, our staff and bird habitat made it through unharmed.

Why You Shouldn't Feed Pelicans
Coast

Why You Shouldn't Feed Pelicans

They may look hungry, but tossing food scraps to Brown Pelicans does more harm than good.

Pelican Banding 101: Mind the Beak
Coast

Pelican Banding 101: Mind the Beak

For Audubon intern London Thompson, banding Brown Pelicans provides lessons in fortitude and a glimpse into the bird's lifecycle.

Biology Undergrads Chase Birds, Dreams at Audubon Sanctuary
NEW Coasts

Biology Undergrads Chase Birds, Dreams at Audubon Sanctuary

The Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Sanctuary at Pine Island serves as a living laboratory for aspiring biologists.

Missing White Ibis Return to Battery Island After Year-long Hiatus
NEW Coasts

Missing White Ibis Return to Battery Island After Year-long Hiatus

Audubon members and the Cape Fear Garden Club get up-close view of ibis nesting season on the Cape Fear River.