Go Green Outer Banks | Preserve & Protect

The pristine natural beauty of the Outer Banks isn't something Sun Realty takes for granted. The fragile beaches and ecosystems of the Outer Banks need to be protected by both locals and visitors. While on your Outer Banks vacation, please take these simple steps to do your part. The entire Sun Realty team thanks you for helping us protect and preserve the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Keep Our Beaches Clean:

• Leave only your footprints behind! If you're spending the day at the beach, take a paper trash bag along with you. Throw soda cans, food leftovers, and other garbage in the bag. Otherwise, litter is likely to blow away or be left behind. At the end of the day, easily throw the garbage bag into a trashcan at the beach access. 
• Dispose of your cigarette butts. Cigarette filters don't break down in marine environments, and birds and fish often mistake them for food.
• Never leave fishing line on the beach - it takes over 600 years for it to biodegrade! Plus, birds, turtles and fish can easily get entangled in it.
• If you're on a dog-friendly beach, be sure to clean up after your pet. 
• Stay off the dunes!  Sand dunes and grasses help protect against beach erosion. Turtles and other animals also use the dunes as nesting areas.
• Be sure that sand buckets and other plastic toys don't wash out to sea or blow down the beach with the wind.