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What a Wild Year: My Favorite Wildlife Encounters from 2022
By Morgan Hooks, Environmental Content Creator 2022 was a wonderful, wild year on Bald Head Island. It was my first full year on-staff here at the Conservancy, and it was a year that kept my curiosity peaked, my mind open to learn more and more, and my camera always steady and ready in my hands. […]
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Notes From the Classroom: Paint Brushes and Blue Crabs
By Dr. Jennifer Wiggen, Senior Educator This weekend our Environmental Content Creator, Morgan Hooks and I got to work with the No Boundaries Art Residency and their youth program, DREAMS of Wilmington on a collaborative art piece of Blue crabs. We’ll get to keep one of these pieces and it will be displayed in Fleming […]
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Field Guide: Create A Special Suet Treat Using American Holly Trees
By Desiree Bridge, Turtle Central Assistant Manager The American holly (Ilex Opaca) is native to eastern and south-central United States. Like the English holly, but with duller darker leaves, the American holly is easily recognized in the winter months with its’ vibrant red berries. For the plant to produce berries, both a male and female...
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305 Lbs of Trash Collected From Wilmington Creek
Island Wildlife is a 501c3 nonprofit chapter of the NC Wildlife Federation serving the Lower Cape Fear Region. They are a group of wildlife enthusiasts bringing knowledge of conservation to the surrounding community through their mission of Conservation through Education and Collaboration. On January 7, 2023 they hosted their first clean-up of...
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BHIC Alum of the Month: November
Our BHIC Alum of the Month, Rachel Innocenzi, was an intern on our education team throughout the summer of 2017. She has a BS in Environmental Resource Management and a minor in Biology from Penn State University. She now works as a pharmaceuticals scientist in Pittsburgh, PA. Innocenzi shared with our team what she has been up […]
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Notes From the Field: Microplastics Found in Bald Head Island Sand
by Katie Knotek, Fall 2022 Intern Every Thursday, I make the reverse commute of many BHIC staff members and leave the island for Wilmington, NC. My destination is the Plastic Ocean Project (POP), where I am working on my intern research project on microplastics. Microplastics are abundant in marine environments and can be found worldwide,...
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BHI’s Twelve Days of Christmas
by Ben Cotter, Fall 2022 Intern On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me An Osprey in a Marsh Tree (Unlike eagles or hawks, ospreys will always catch and hold its prey head-first to reduce wind resistance as they fly.) On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to […]
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Field Guide: Know Your Turkey (Vulture)
by Kaleigh Hoynes, Fall 2022 Intern Vultures are generally thought of as icky, ugly, bald-headed birds that you can see feasting on dead things on the side of the road. In popular media, vultures are portrayed as harbingers of death and serve as sinister omens. However, vultures are integral parts of the ecosystem and deserve […]
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Notes from the Classroom: Fishing Responsibly
Fishing is a popular occurrence here on Bald Head Island. With beautiful scenery and a wide array of fish surrounding the coast, it makes for an enjoyable and relaxing hobby. This hobby has the potential to be harmful however when fishing line is not treated with proper caution. Fishing line and gear are some of […]
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Field Guide: Southern Crabapple, North Carolina’s Native Apple Tree
by Desiree Bridge, Assistant Retail Manager, Turtle Central The southern crabapple (Malus angustifolia) is known by many names including narrowleaf crabapple and wild crab. This species of crabapple is found in the Southern and Eastern United States and grows best in low elevations preferring mild winters. Southern crabapple is considered a...
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