ARE YOU A PHOTOGRAPHER?

Show us your talent by photographing the beauty of North Carolina's coast! Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three winners in each category, as well as best in show!

As you explore this website, you will learn about the magnificent Carolina estuaries. What are they? Why are they so important? What is your role in the preservation of these valuable resources?

Find out about scientific research taking place throughout the coastal reserve system: water quality studies, weather surveys and much more.

Each year, CERF celebrates the life and times of the famous scientist Rachel Carson. You may know that she is the author of  “Silent Spring.” You may know she was one of the most influential people of the 20th century. What you may not know is what happened to her on a visit to Beaufort, NC.

Our volunteers tackle a wide variety of assignments with glee: public field trips, beach sweeps and piping plover monitoring.

Don't forget to check out the Outer Banks Chapter of CERF.  (This feature will be online shortly.)

This year interpretive trails are being developed for Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve.  Volunteers are needed to help build the trails and provide input on the interpretive signs.

Volunteers will continue to work this summer to help clear trails in Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve.  CERF is raising funds to build a floating boardwalk so that hikers may cross the wet areas along Jennette Sedge.