"What you can do" 

1.  Learn as much as you can about beach erosion.  
Here are some informative web sites: 

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
Sea Level Rise:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterPublicationsSeaLevelRiseIndex.html

 2.  Learn what Coastal Planning & Engineering (CP&E) is
recommending.   CP&E has been under contract with NTB to
develop recommendations for a solution to NTB's beach erosion
problem. 
Go to http://www.north-topsail-beach.org/environmental_impact.htm to learn the details of what CP&E is recommending.

3.  Attend BEST meetings.  They are held the second Wednesday
of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the North Topsail Beach Town Hall.

4.  Speak up.   Let BEST know how you feel.  You can do so
during the "Open Forum" part of every BEST meeting, or by
sending the BEST team an e-mail by clicking on the "Contact Us"
tab on the BEST web site ( http://ntbbest.com/ ).

5.  Contact North Carolina public officials.   Encourge them
to sponsor and vote for legislation that supports funding of solutions to North Carolina beach erosion.