# @mypbsnc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIPJOVztgSs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32739107-mypbsnc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-09T18:55:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PBS North Carolina (@mypbsnc) — https://gondola.cc/mypbsnc

## Caption

Off the coast of Wilmington, NC, the Battleship North Carolina team has turned to innovative natural solutions to protect the ship from frequent flooding and rising sea levels.

The battleship was moved to Wilmington in 1961 and now serves as a memorial to the 11,000+ North Carolinians who died in World War II. A visitor center, guided and self-guided tours and a boardwalk built around the ship offer visitors many ways to explore and engage with the ship and its surroundings. 

In 2015, leadership at the battleship started to notice that access to the ship was being impacted more and more often by flooding on the road leading to the site and in the parking lot. 

After crunching the numbers in a historic trend analysis from the 1940s through 2020, development director Terry DeMeo made a big discovery. “The results showed an over 7,000% increase in tidal flooding since the battleship arrived in Wilmington in 1961.” 

A flooded roadway and flooded parking lot meant visitors were unable to access the ship. 

The Living with Water project was born in 2018 after an exploration of options to reduce flooding at the battleship. 

The project includes the restoration of more than 800 feet of hardened shoreline to a living shoreline, the return of a former parking area that flooded frequently to a tidal creek and wetland, elevation of the remaining parking area and the addition of bioswales (lower areas planted with vegetation) to collect and process rainwater. 

Read the full article by Michelle Lotker at our link in bio.

State of Change: Living with Water premieres April 17 on PBS NC & the PBS app.

Attend our free, hybrid event on April 22. Registration is required via Eventbrite. Learn more and get your tickets now at the link in our bio!

Special thanks: @battleshipnc

#PBSNC #StateOfChange #NorthCarolina #USSNorthCarolina #BattleshipNorthCarolina #BattleshipNC

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PBS North Carolina | @mypbsnc | https://gondola.cc/mypbsnc | Television Network |
| Erin Lashley | @erintlashley | https://gondola.cc/erintlashley | Social Media Specialist |

## Tags

battleshipnc, ussnorthcarolina, battleshipnorthcarolina, pbsnc, northcarolina, stateofchange

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