N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve

2,224 acres added to the Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Reserve

Known as the Woodley Tract, the land was purchased through a partnership between the U.S. Air Force, The Nature Conservancy and the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management.

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Bald Head Woods Reserve open to visitors

Bald Head Woods Reserve, located on Bald Head Island just east of the Cape Fear River, is now completely open to visitors after a nearly 10-month closure due to Hurricane Florence.

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Sign up now for Summer Public Field Trips to the Rachel Carson Reserve!

Public field trips to the Rachel Carson Reserve in Beaufort occur on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-10:30 am during June, July and August. All programs are open and free to the public but reservations are required as boat space is limited.

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Grant awarded to purchase Meter Point Tract at Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve

The Division of Coastal Management has received a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service grant to acquire 35.6 acres adjacent to the Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve to protect critical forest and wetland habitats, maintain water quality, and enhance resilience.

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2019 Coastal Research Fellow Announced

Sarah Donaher, a graduate student at UNC-IMS, will study the resilience and restoration of seagrass meadows as the recipient of the 2019 North Carolina Coastal Research Fellowship.

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New project tests alternative materials for living shorelines

Research coordinator Dr. Brandon Puckett is testing an alternative settlement substrate developed by Sandbar Oyster Co. with ECU and UNC researchers as living shoreline materials to protect eroding marshes in the Rachel Carson Reserve.

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The N.C. Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve is a program of the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, a division of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. The N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve is managed through a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the N.C. Division of Coastal Management. The Reserve is a network of 10 protected sites established for long-term research, education and stewardship. This program protects more than 44,000 acres of estuarine land and water, which provides essential habitat for wildlife; offers educational opportunities for students, teachers and the public; and serves as living laboratories for scientists.

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The North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve protects more than 44,000 acres of estuarine habitat. 

 

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N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve • 101 Pivers Island Road • Beaufort, NC 28516 • 252-838-0883

The N.C. Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve is a program of the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, a division of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. The N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve is managed through a federal-state partnership between NOAA and the N.C. Division of Coastal Management.
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