The natural beauty of North Carolina's public beaches and inlets exists today because our state adopted a conservative management policy that bans the use of hardened structures - seawalls, jetties and groins of any kind - from our ocean beaches. The nearly 24-year old policy, codified into law in 2003, has ensured a legacy of publicly-owned beaches and vibrant coastal communities that every North Carolinian can take great pride in.
What won’t work:
Beach Hardening - coastal geologists have spoken; hardened structures like jetties and groins only shift erosion further down the beach or inlet.
