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North Carolina Department of Transportation
Connecting people and places in North Carolina - safely and efficiently, with accountability and environmental sensitivity.
National Park Service

Provide stewardship for the National Park system "…to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."

    • National Park Service Organic Act, 16 U.S.C.1

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

"…said area shall be, and is hereby, established, dedicated, and set apart as a national seashore for the benefit and enjoyment of the people….Except for certain portions of the area, deemed to be especially adaptable for recreational uses, particularly swimming, boating, sailing, fishing, and other recreational activities of similar nature, which shall be developed for such uses as needed, the said area shall be permanently reserved as a primitive wilderness and no development of the project or plan for the convenience of visitors shall be undertaken which would be incompatible with the preservation of the unique flora and fauna or the physiographic conditions now prevailing in this area."

- Cape Hatteras National Seashore Enabling Legislation, 50 Stat. 669

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Our mission is to provide quality, responsive engineering services to the nation including:

  • Planning, designing, building and operating water resources and other civil works projects (Navigation, Flood Control, Environmental Protection, Disaster Response, etc.)
  • Designing and managing the construction of military facilities for the Army and Air Force. (Military Construction)
  • Providing design and construction management support for other Defense and federal agencies. (Interagency and International Services)

Today, as always, we stand ready... engineers, scientists, real estate specialists and administrators alike to meet national security, emergency and other national requirements.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people

Pea Island/Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

To administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.

USFWS Ecological Services Raleigh Field Office 

Conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, and their habitats, in cooperation with partners, for the continuing benefit of the American people, from Blue Ridge Mountains to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
National Marine Fisheries Service
Stewardship of living marine resources for the benefit of the nation through science-based conservation and management and promotion of the health of their environment

National Habitat Program

To protect, conserve, restore, and create habitats and ecosystems vital to self-sustaining populations of living marine resources under National Marine Fisheries Service stewardship
Federal Highway Administration
To continually improve the quality of our Nation’s highway system and its intermodal connections
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources

To provide leadership, education and advocacy for  the responsible stewardship of North Carolinas environment and natural resources.

Division of Coastal Management

The Division of Coastal Management (DCM) provides leadership and guidance in the protection, conservation and management of North Carolina's coastal resources, through a comprehensive planning and resource management program.

Division of Marine Fisheries

To maintain, preserve, protect and develop all of North Carolina's marine and estuarine resources.