Resources for Local Leaders
North Carolina Sea Grant’s Sustainability Series presents opportunities, examples and resources for local officials seeking sustainable solutions in their coastal communities. The series includes an ever-growing list of fact sheets.
Series Documents

North Carolina Sea Grant can help local officials seeking sustainable solutions in their coastal communities. Photo by Gloria Putnam.
- Sustainability: Local Governments in Action
- Water Quality: Local Governments in Action
- Water Quality: Development and Stormwater
- Water Quality: Estuaries and Polluted Runoff
- Water Quality: Common Terms to Know
- Water Quality: Actions and Resources
- Trees & Plants: Benefits to the Community
- Trees & Plants: Common Terms to Know
- Trees & Plants: Actions and Resources
- Coastal Grass Beds
- Stormwater Ponds: Improving Aesthetics, Value & Function