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BHIC Alum of the Month: October
Our BHIC Alum of the Month, Will Freund, was an intern on our conservation team throughout the summer of 2018. He has a BS in Biology from the College of Charleston. Freund is now an education consultant for the Redford Center’s environmental justice program: Redford Center Stories. Freund shared with our team what he has been up […]
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2022 Summary: A Record Sea Turtle Nesting Season
For a fourth consecutive year, the Sea Turtle nesting season on Bald Head Island (BHI) was tremendously successful. The Bald Head Island Conservancy’s (BHIC) Sea Turtle Protection Team (STPT) patrolled the beaches of BHI in summer 2022 for 151 days/nights (22 dawn, 58 partial nights and 71 full nights) and observed 148 nests, with the […]
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Local Islander Gives Back to Sea Turtles Through Art
Local islander and artist Jack Klippel is giving back to the Conservancy this Fall with an artistic fundraiser, just in time for the holiday season. Over the next month, Jack will be selling hand carved wooden sea turtles to benefit the Conservancy. Jack, owner of Marshdog Folk Art, says he is donating proceeds back to the Conservancy to […]
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Notes From the Field: Assessing Restored Oyster Reefs in Bald Head Creek
Oysters are a keystone species in many saltwater coastal communities. Although many think of them as a menu item, oysters serve as water purifiers, with a single oyster filtering around 50 gallons of a water in a single day! Oyster reefs provide a habitat for many smaller animals such as crabs and worms. They also provide a...
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First-Ever BioBlitz Invites Community Scientists to Discover Butterflies and Biodiversity
From September 23rd-25th, the Bald Head Island Conservancy hosted its first ever Pollinator Party, a weekend dedicated to some of the smallest, but most important members of our Bald Head Island communities. Guests enjoyed pollinator-themed exhibits in Fleming Environmental Education Center throughout the event, viewing close-ups of butterfly...
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Sponsor Spotlight: Bald Head Island Limited
Looking ahead, 2023 will mark the 40th anniversary of the Mitchell Family’s purchase of the island in 1983, and the formation of its development company, Bald Head Island Limited. From the beginning, Bald Head Island Limited made a commitment to developing the island responsibly and sustainably. They abandoned the previous...
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Field Guide: Salsify, the Vegetable Some Believe to Taste Like Oysters
by Desiree Bridge, Turtle Central Assistant Manager Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) goes by many names including the oyster plant, vegetable oyster, and Jerusalem star. A common biennial wildflower in the Asteraceae family which include dandelions, Salsify is native to southeast Europe and north Africa, coming to North America during...
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BHIC Alum of the Month: September
Our BHIC Alum of the Month, Juliana Ofalt, was an intern on our conservation team throughout the summer of 2019 and our deer team throughout the winter of 2020. She has a BS in Environmental Biology (and a minor in Applied Statistics) from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Ofalt is now the Assistant Wild Turkey...
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Operation Healing Forces Visits the Conservancy for Caregiver Retreat
by Jenny Marty, Marketing Associate The Bald Head Island Conservancy recently hosted Operation Healing Forces for an Island Nature Tour, as a way to give back to another non-profit organization. Operation Healing Forces works with families of America’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) to serve the needs of active-duty and recent veteran Special...
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First Ever BHIC Pollinator Party & Butterfly BioBlitz
by Jennifer Wiggen, Senior Educator Join us for the first-ever BHIC Butterfly BioBlitz! Become a community scientist and help us track the butterflies of Bald Head Island. There is no experience necessary! All you need to do is download the iNaturalist app and if you see a butterfly, take pictures and upload them to the […]
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