Partners

Partnership

Leveraging resources to accomplish more together than any individual organization could alone.

The mission of the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) is to identify, protect, and restore the significant resources of the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system. We pursues this mission with support from our regional partners guided by the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) and Management Conference.

APNEP's goals for our region cannot be achieved alone. The hard work and dedication of a myriad of local, state, and interstate organizations in our region contributes hugely to the maintenance of a healthy ecosystem. Below we list some of these groups, many of which APNEP has partnered with in the past on specific projects or initiatives.

Past & Present Partners

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  • Association of National Estuary Programs
  • Audubon North Carolina
  • Back Bay Restoration Foundation (VA)
  • Blackwater-Nottoway Riverkeeper Program
  • Carolina Wetlands Association
  • Eno River Association
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Friends of State Parks (North Carolina)
  • National Parks Conservation Association
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • North Carolina Big Sweep
  • NC Catch
  • North Carolina Coastal Federation
  • North Carolina Coastal Land Trust
  • North Carolina Farm Bureau
  • North Carolina Sierra Club
  • Neuse River Foundation/Keepers
  • Sound Rivers (formerly Pamlico-Tar River Foundation)
  • Partnership for the Sounds
  • River Guardian Foundation
  • South Centre Corridors RC&D Council
  • Southern Environmental Law Center
  • Tar River Land Conservancy
  • The Conservation Fund
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • Triangle Land Conservancy

  • Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe
  • Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe
  • Meherrin Indian Tribe
  • Nansemond Indian Tribal Association
  • Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
  • Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation

  • Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
  • Duke Marine Laboratory
  • UNCW Center for Marine Science
  • UNC Institute of Marine Sciences
  • NCSU Center for Marine Science and Technology
  • UNC Coastal Studies Institute
  • Albemarle Ecological Field Site

  • Appalachian State University
  • Duke University
  • East Carolina University
  • Elizabeth City State University
  • Environmental Educators of North Carolina
  • Estuary Live
  • North Carolina Office of Environmental Education
  • North Carolina State University
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
  • Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center
  • Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
  • Friends of Elizabeth II
  • North Carolina Maritime Museums
  • North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
  • Museum of the Albemarle
  • North Carolina Art Museum
  • North Carolina Estuarium
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Roanoke Island
  • North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
  • Tryon Palace
  • Wright Brothers National Memorial

  • National Estuary Program
  • EPA Region 3
  • EPA Region 4
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • NOAA Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research
  • NOAA Coastal Services Center
  • North Carolina Sea Grant 
  • National Marine Protected Areas Center
  • National Estuarine Research Reserve System
  • NOAA Fisheries Service
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • United States Fish and Wildlife Service

North Carolina

  • North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
  • North Carolina Forest Service
  • North Carolina Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
  • North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
  • North Carolina Division of Parks And Recreation
  • North Carolina Division of Soil And Water Conservation
  • North Carolina Division of Water Resources
  • North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund
  • North Carolina Coastal Reserve Program
  • North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission
  • North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
  • North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
  • North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
  • North Carolina Natural Heritage Program
  • North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
  • North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission
  • Office of Environmental Education And Public Affairs
  • Office Of Land and Water Stewardship
  • Office of the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality

Virginia

  • Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
  • Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
  • Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
  • Virginia Division of Soil and Water Conservation
  • Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  • Virginia Natural Heritage Program
  • Virginia Office of the Secretary of Natural Resources
  • Virginia State Parks

North Carolina

  • Beaufort County
  • Bertie County
  • Camden County
  • Carteret County
  • Chowan County
  • Town of Columbia
  • Craven County
  • Currituck County
  • Dare County
  • Durham County
  • City of Durham
  • Edgecombe County
  • Elizabeth City
  • Franklin County
  • Gates County
  • City of Goldsboro
  • Granville County
  • Greene County
  • City of Greenville
  • Halifax County
  • City of Halifax
  • Hertford County
  • Hyde County
  • Johnston County
  • Jones County
  • City of Kinston 
  • Lenoir County
  • Town of Manteo
  • Martin County
  • Nash County
  • City of New Bern 
  • Northampton County
  • Orange County
  • Pamlico County
  • Pasquotank County
  • Perquimans County
  • Person County
  • Pitt County
  • Town of Plymouth
  • City of Raleigh
  • City of Rocky Mount 
  • Tyrrell County
  • Vance County
  • Wake County
  • Warren County
  • Washington County
  • City of Washington
  • Wayne County
  • Wilson County

Virginia

  • Brunswick County
  • Charlotte County
  • City of Chesapeake
  • Dinwiddie County
  • Greensville County
  • Isle of Wight County
  • Lunenburg County
  • Mecklenburg County
  • Nottoway County
  • Petersburg County
  • Prince Edward County
  • Prince George County
  • Southampton County
  • City of Suffolk
  • Surry County
  • Sussex County
  • City of Virginia Beach