stanback coastal education center

The Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center opened last May (2014). The center is in the historic 1948 Palmgren-O’Quinn cottage which was donated to the N.C. Coastal Federation. They moved the cottage, by barge, to the town’s historic square; and renovated it to include a classroom, education and art displays, public event space and offices for Federation staff. They are working on their education displays, but they have great education programs. These are all listed on their website www.nccoast.org. They have a coastal speaker series, coastal adventures and touch tank tuesdays. You can tour the center, all the cool rain gardens and other outdoor projects and learn more about the coast. The staff, interns and volunteers are all great.