The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold fall local advisory committee meetings Dec. 4-14 for the following reserve sites. All meetings are open to the public.
| Zeke’s Island Reserve December 4 at 11:00 a.m. Fort Fisher Recreation Area – Education Room 1000 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach |
Masonboro Island Reserve December 7 at 1:00 p.m. UNCW Center for Marine Science – Habitat Conference Room 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane, Wilmington |
| Permuda Island Reserve **Virtual** December 5 at 10:00 a.m. Join meeting online Meeting number: 2445 732 8693 Password: LAC2023 |
Bald Head Woods Reserve December 12 at 11:00 a.m. Bald Head Island Conservancy 700 Federal Road, Bald Head Island |
| Rachel Carson Reserve December 5 at 3:00 p.m. NOAA Beaufort Laboratory Administration Building 101 Pivers Island Rd, Beaufort |
Buxton Woods Reserve December 12 at 2:00 p.m. Fessenden Center 46830 Highway 12, Buxton |
| Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Reserve December 6 at 10:00 a.m. Pocosin Lakes NWR Main Office 205 S. Ludington Dr., Columbia |
Currituck Banks Reserve December 13 at 1:00 p.m. Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education 1160 Village Lane, Corolla |
| Bird Island Reserve December 6 at 10:00 a.m. Sunset Beach Town Hall – Conference Room 700 Sunset Boulevard North, Sunset Beach |
Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve December 14 at 2:00 p.m. Kitty Hawk Town Hall 101 Veterans Memorial Dr., Kitty Hawk |
Local advisory committees consist of citizens and representatives from community organizations, government agencies, and non-governmental partner organizations who provide the Division of Coastal Management’s Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve staff with guidance and feedback regarding program activities and management of the reserve sites.
The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, a division of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, works to protect, conserve and manage North Carolina's coastal resources in the 20 coastal counties. The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve Program protects natural areas for education, research, and compatible traditional uses. Since its creation in 1989, the program has preserved more than 44,000 acres of unique coastal environments at 10 sites along the coast.
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