MEDIA ADVISORY: Coastal reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings in December

MOREHEAD CITY

Nov 25, 2019

Local advisory committees for the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will meet in December.

The meetings are open to the public and scheduled as follows:

Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Reserve Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Office 205 South Ludington Drive, Columbia	Currituck Banks Reserve Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education Currituck Heritage Park 1160 Village Lane, Corolla
Zeke’s Island Reserve Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Fort Fisher Recreation Area Education Room 1000 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach	Rachel Carson Reserve Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. NOAA Beaufort Lab Administration Building 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort
Masonboro Island Reserve Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. UNC-Wilmington Center for Marine Science Habitat Conference Room 5600 Marvin Moss Lane, Wilmington	Permuda Island Reserve Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. Sneads Ferry Branch Library 1330 Highway 210, Sneads Ferry
Bald Head Woods Reserve Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. Bald Head Island Conservancy Auditorium 700 Federal Road, Bald Head Island	Buxton Woods Reserve Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. Buxton Fire Department 47331 NC Hwy. 12, Buxton
Bird Island Reserve Dec. 4 at 9 a.m. Sunset Beach Town Hall 700 Sunset Blvd. North, Sunset Beach	Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. Kitty Hawk Town Hall 101 Veterans Memorial Drive, Kitty Hawk

The 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 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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