Coastal conservation advocates vigorously object to "beach hardening" structures such as groins and seawalls.
Learn more about the Beach Bird Stewards program and how they are protecting coastal birds.
We need your help protecting one of the LAST natural inlets in our state. Be the voice for our coastal birds!
Located north of Wilmington, between Figure Eight Island and Topsail Island, Lea-Hutaff Island is a 5,641-acre undeveloped barrier island and marsh system that has remained undisturbed by development.
A day at the beach is a vacation for most people. Residents and tourists alike travel to North Carolina beaches throughout the year to swim, fish or just stroll down the strand.
Today, Audubon protects 21 sanctuaries that are essential nesting sites for more than 50,000 birds.
This fine bird is most striking in appearance and exceedingly conspicuous.
For more than 25 years, Audubon’s Coastal Island Sanctuary Program has been a model for conservation along the Atlantic Flyway.
