NTBBEST.com - The Official Site 
North Topsail Beach - Beach Erosion Study Team (BEST)
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Useful Links
Educate yourself about Beach Vitex - Identify it, Eradicate it.....
http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC2315.htm

NTB Named One of 10 Endangered Beach Towns http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/10/photogalleries/beach-pictures/photo6.html

News & Observer Article Regarding Coastal Issues -
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columns/v-print/story/1141718.html

The On-going Battle Over Hardened Structures - Read more here...
http://www.ncconservationnetwork.org/issues/issues/coastal_issues/beach_hardening

Exclusive!  View NTBBEST's Ed Doherty in his July 15th interview with WECTv  http://www.wect.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=2694584&at1=News&h1=Web


Topsail Voice link to local news and events
http://www.topsailvoice.com/topsail_voice/front/

Jacksonville Daily News link to news from Eastern Carolina and Camp LeJuene
http://www.jdnews.com/
Wilmington's Star-News link to the Port City's news
http://www.starnewsonline.com/


To learn more about the negative effects of Beach Vitex on our dunes or to report Beach Vitex, click below...

http://www.northinlet.sc.edu/resource/vitex.htm


Town of North Topsail Beach - Official Website
http://www.north-topsail-beach.org/


The link below reveals CP&E's Draft Environmental Impact Statement for North Topsail Beach
http://www.north-topsail-beach.org/environmental_impact.htm

The link below will take you to the January 2008 Public Hearing
http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/wetlands/Projects/NorthTopsailBeach/1-09BeachHearing.pdf


WRAL in Raleigh ran a video series regarding Beach Erosion in the Outer Banks
http://www.wral.com/news/local/documentaries/story/1029282/

Don't find yourself unprepared for Hurricane Season!
Check out NOAA's Website for Historical Facts, Emergency Information and other useful tips for securing your home and your family's welfare:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml

To find out what other Earth Scientists have to say about our Town's Issues check out:   The Science Behind Beach Erosion: 
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines: 
http://psds.wcu.edu/
Predicting the Behavior of Nourished Beaches:  http://psds.wcu.edu/WebFiles/PDFs/psds_What_You_Know.pdf
Our Coastal Town is part of such a fragile Environment.  Know your facts.  Make informed, safe decisions.
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