The Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds region is among the top three areas most threatened by sea level rise in the US. With a growing population and rising sea level, community-based responses are needed to protect our coastal region. 

Residents of the Albemarle-Pamlico region are invited to attend a Public Listening Session: A community forum on sea level rise and population growth in the Albemarle-Pamlico region. Attend the event to share your ideas and concerns about the future of our region; suggest potential community-based responses and inform future conservation and community development efforts.

Community forums will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on seven different dates at these locations:

July 17: The NC Estuarium: 223 E. Water St., Wash­ington, NC, (252) 948-0000

July 21: Hyde Davis Business Enterprise Ctr.: 33460 US 264, Engelhard, NC, (252) 925-1515

July 22: Tyrrell Hall: Hwy. 64 E., Columbia, NC, (252) 796-1371

August 4: K.E. White Ctr. (ECSU): 1704 Weeksville Rd., Elizabeth City, NC, (252) 335-4000

August 5: Edenton Municipal Bldg.: 500 S. Broad St., Edenton, NC, (252) 482-2155

August 11: Green Eco Inspired: 230 Middle St., New Bern, NC, (252) 633-9200

August 18: Dare County Admin./Annex Bldg.: 204 Ananias Dare St., Manteo, NC, (252) 475-5604

For more information, email Lucy Henry or Sharon Campbell. The events are hosted by the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program (APNEP) and the Albemarle-Pamlico Conservation and Communities Collaborative (AP3C).