Save The South End

The southern portion of Topsail Beach (also known as “The South End” or “The Point”) is a special place, a site of profound natural beauty. The South End represents one of the last remaining undeveloped, privately owned sites on any North Carolina barrier island. This property features sound-to-sea frontage along the Atlantic Ocean, New Topsail Inlet, and Banks Channel and hosts an expanse of pristine dunes, beach, estuarine wetlands, and maritime shrub forest providing habitat for a diversity of coast-centric wildlife.

This property is UNPARALLED in terms of coastal conservation values AND it is UNPROTECTED from future residential development.

In early 2024, the Coastal Land Trust negotiated and signed a contract with the owners to purchase The South End. This meant that the Coastal Land Trust had to raise more than $7.8 million by March 2025—a daunting challenge. 

As of January 8th, we are excited to announce we have reached our fundraising goal! We are grateful to the more than 760 donors who have contributed to this effort and all those who worked so hard to achieve our shared goal to permanently protect this slice of coastal paradise. This project has also received grant funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, North Carolina Land and Water Fund, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Feel like you missed your chance to contribute? Fear not. You can still donate to the Save the South End Campaign to support future programming or other needs that benefit the South End.