Wendy N. Long Joins as Director of Development
Welcome Wendy Nilsen Long to the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust For Wendy, joining the Coastal Land Trust represents a meaningful full-circle moment. Her career began on the coast, [...]
Jesica Blake Named as Next Executive Director
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Names Jesica Blake as Next Executive Director Nationally Recognized Conservation Leader Will Succeed Harrison Marks Beginning October 1 The Coastal Land Trust announced on [...]
NCCLT Announces Agreement to Conserve the Sledge Legacy Forest
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Announces Agreement to Protect More Than 3,200 Acres of Sledge Forest in New Hanover County Conservation Agreement with Hilton Bluffs Developer Would Create One [...]
“Coastal Land Trust is a Godsend to our Area”
Coastal Land Trust is a Godsend to our Area Cal Bryant’s opinion piece featured on January 27, 2026 in the Roanoke-Chowan Herald "Black bears don’t know when they’ve crossed from Virginia to [...]
CLT Plans to Purchase Flossie Bryan and Establish a new Nature Preserve!
North Carolina Coastal Land Trust Announces Plans to Purchase Flossie Bryan Tract, Establishing a New Permanent Nature Preserve in Wilmington 60-Acre Independence Boulevard Property to Be Conserved in Perpetuity, [...]
Welcome, Brian, as our new Northeast Region Director
The Coastal Land Trust is excited to announce Brian Rubino has joined the Coastal Land Trust team as our new Northeast Region Director effective on December 1, 2025. Lee [...]
Coastal Land Trust Adds 300+ acres to Expand North Carolina’s Public Lands
[Camden County]: The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust (Coastal Land Trust) recently transferred its 303.5-acre Pasquotank River Preserve in Camden County to the State of North Carolina to be [...]
Champion of North Carolina’s Living Coast, Dr. Stan Riggs, Releases New Book
Few people have done more to help North Carolinians understand and appreciate our coast than Stanley R. Riggs, PhD. For over six decades, Dr. Riggs or Stan as he [...]
Wilmington Artist Elizabeth Darrow Paintings Donated for Silent Auction
Elizabeth Darrow has made Wilmington her home since 1977. Born in Hartford, Conn. Darrow is a 1967 graduate of Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio), where [...]
Board of Directors FY25
Nominees The following nominees were elected to join the Board of Directors during the October 11th Annual Celebration: Mavis Gragg, Durham - Mavis is a “death and dirt” attorney and [...]