WELCOME
Welcome to Masonboro.org! Our mission is to protect public access, promote responsible use, and preserve the traditions of Masonboro Island. We work to keep those traditions -- surfing, camping, fishing, boating, paddleboarding -- open to you, your kids, and even your pets for years to come.
Since 2009, hundreds of our grassroots volunteers have removed and recycled over 20 tons of trash from Masonboro Island during the annual 4th of July Celebration. In 2013 we launched the Masonboro Island Explorer [ILX] program: an educational, science-based field trip to Masonboro Island for 50 fifth-grade students in New Hanover County. In the spring of 2014 the program grew to accommodate 150 students. During the 2014/15 school over 350 fifth graders from Gregory, Sunset Park, College Park, and Bradley Elementary schools had a chance to go to Masonboro Island through the ILX program. With the help of our sponsors in the 2015 school year the program grew to over 600 participating students. In 2016, we successfully doubled the number of students who receive the instruction, to nearly 1200 students. Over the 2017/18 school year, the program introduced over 2,000 students to Masonboro Island’s coastal ecosystem, and since then has been offered to every eligible fifth-grade student in New Hanover County.
Our success has come from the wide support we have received from the community. We are always looking for volunteers to help us with our programs so please consider joining today and becoming a part of this new Masonboro tradition.
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Our mission is to protect public access, promote responsible use and preserve the traditions of Masonboro Island. We strive to keep the traditions of Masonboro Island -- surfing, camping, fishing, boating, paddleboarding -- open to you, your kids and even your pets for years to come.
Act Today
Our mission is to protect public access, promote responsible use and preserve the traditions of Masonboro Island. We strive to keep the traditions of Masonboro Island -- surfing, camping, fishing, boating, paddleboarding -- open to you, your kids and even your pets for years to come.
Since 2009, hundreds of our grassroots volunteers have removed and recycled tons of trash off of Masonboro Island during the annual 4th of July Celebration. In 2013 we launched the Masonboro Island Explorer [ILX] program: an educational, science-based field trip to Masonboro Island for 50 fifth-grade students in New Hanover County. Since then the program has grown to over 2000 students each year from every eligible school in New Hanover county.
OUR SUCCESSES INCLUDE:
Independence Day Clean-Up 2010 - 2023
annual Spring Benefit from 2013-2023 raised over $100,000
Island Explorers Program Launched in 2013. Since then, over 18,000 students have been a part of the program.
Coastal Reserve partnership
Turtle Monitoring on masonboro island
900+ Volunteers & Members
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We’d love to have you join us! The form below will give us the info we need to keep you up-to-date on MASONBORO.ORG including ILX news and invites to our events.
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BECOME A REDSHIRT VOLUNTEER
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BECOME A REDSHIRT VOLUNTEER
Sign up here to receive our newsletter. We have plenty of community events every year for people who love Masonboro Island. Plus, we'll keep you up to date on our spring benefit and our volunteer and sponsor appreciation oyster roast. If you want to be a volunteer for our July 4th clean-up or the island explorer project, click the sign-me-up link below and we'll connect you with our volunteer coordinator.
CLICK HERE TO BECOME A MASONBILLY VOLUNTEER TODAY!
Give Today
Give Today
We invite you to consider a gift to Masonboro.Org. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit run by volunteers and a small board of directors. Your donations or sponsorship go directly to our programs. Every $35 gift Masonboro.Org receives makes a difference.
FOURTH OF JULY
That gift of $35 gift will send one volunteer over to Masonboro Island for our annual clean-up on the Fourth of July. In past years, our volunteers have removed and recycled 5,800 pounds of trash during the annual Independence Day celebration.
ISLAND EXPLORERS
A gift of $40 will send one fifth grader from New Hanover county to Masonboro Island. A gift of $80 will enroll two students or send two MSB.ORG volunteers to the island for the Fourth of July clean-up. A gift of $200 will send four students to Masonboro Island for the Island Explorer program. A $1000 gift will send a whole of class students to the island!
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