Topics Related to Coastal Reserve

Zeke's Island Reserve Local Advisory Committee Meeting

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 fee

N.C. Coastal Reserve to hold fall local advisory committee meetings

November 20, 2023

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.

American Oystercatcher Monitoring

November 7, 2023

The North Carolina Coastal Reserve consists of 10 sites. Many birds call at least one of the 10 sites home, while many others use them as resting stops along the Atlantic Flyway.

Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve Howl-oween Hike

The Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve encompasses a total of 1,890 acres, protecting several globally rare plant communities including maritime deciduous forest, maritime swamp forest, and interdune ponds.

State transports wild foal off island for veterinary care

September 26, 2023

On Monday, September 25, a days-old wild horse, and resident of the Rachel Carson Reserve, was seen exhibiting signs of extreme distress. Paula Gillikin, NC Division of Coastal Management’s Coastal Reserve site manager for the Rachel Carson Reserve, examined the male foal at the Reserve. After consulting with the Reserve’s local equine veterinarian and the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine, the Division subsequently moved the horse from the Reserve for further examination and treatment.

Year of the Trail: Bald Head Woods Guided Hike

Come take a hike and explore Bald Head Woods with the BHI Conservancy and NC Coastal Reserve!

Registration Required

The Reserve celebrates Marae West, the first North Carolina recipient of the Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship

September 4, 2023

In 2020, the North Carolina Coastal Reserve & National Estuarine Research Reserve welcomed its first National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship recipient, Marae West. This month, after four years of fieldwork and data analysis in the midst of the pandemic, Marae will finish her fellowship.