Source:  NCDA&CS, 3/17/21


Throughout North Carolina, there are dozens and dozens of disaster recovery projects still in the works in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in 2018. Many of those are projects that have been made possible with support from the Soil and Water Conservation Division in NCDA&CS. The division has helped fund many projects aimed at stabilizing land after serious erosion. Other projects have been for stream debris removal (such as the previously covered debris removal along the Coharie River).

The projects have cut down on soil and debris washing into waterways, and some have kept land from crumbling away even further than they did during Florence. That’s protected roads and both residential and commercial properties that were in danger of falling into eroded areas. Some projects have also had the benefit of reducing flooding.

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