April 28, 2015
This week ACFHP had the pleasure of welcoming the North Carolina Coastal Federation (NCCF) as our newest member of the Partnership. The NCCF is a 33 year old 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting and restoring the coast of North Carolina through education, advocacy and habitat preservation and restoration. This organization has over 10,000 members and 1,200 student and adult volunteers.
Some highlights of the NCCF’s achievements over the years include:
• Establishment of new wetland water quality standards
• Tighter regulation of waste water discharges from phosphate mining
• New standards for siting marinas
• Designation of 10 percent of all coastal waters as Outstanding Resource Waters
• Designation of 1994 as North Carolina’s Year of the Coast, which translated into a specific environmental agenda by Governor Jim Hunt
• A new federal law that earmarks approximately $250 million for restoration of the nation’s estuaries
• Preservation of more than 10,000 acres of threatened coastal land
Todd Miller, Executive Director, will serve as the Partnership contact. Todd has been with the Federation since its beginning and 1982, and we at ACFHP are excited to be working with Mr. Miller and such a great organization.
For more information on the North Carolina Coastal Federation, please visit their website at www.nccoast.org.
