Welcome to Shifting Shores, an online museum exploring the growing impacts of overdevelopment along North Carolina’s coastal regions. This exhibit examines how rapid construction and expansion threaten fragile wetlands, marine ecosystems, and the stability of local communities. Through a series of before-and-after photographs, interactive visuals, and data from environmental studies, visitors will see how the landscape has transformed over time and at what cost.
Drawing on reports from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, this collection presents both scientific evidence and personal perspectives. It highlights how unchecked development leads to rising housing costs, unstable ground conditions, and the loss of natural barriers that protect coastal life.
Shifting Shores invites viewers to reflect on the balance between human progress and environmental preservation, asking: How can we grow responsibly without eroding the very foundation we depend on?
