The Croatan Group of the Sierra Club encompasses five counties in eastern North Carolina: Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, and Pamlico. Our footprint covers the beaches of the Crystal Coast, including Cape Lookout National Seashore, the diverse ecosystem of the Croatan National Forest, the riverine basins of the White Oak and Newport Rivers, the fertile marshes of “Down East,” as well as the lower Neuse River and the upper Pamlico Sound, with its prolific estuary and river beaches.