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126th Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Bald Head Island
126th Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Bald Head Island Bald Head Island Conservancy’s Director of Science Beth Darrow joined a record-sized group of eight volunteer birders this year to conduct the Audubon Society’s 126th Annual Christmas Bird Count on January 4, 2026. Eighty-three bird species were identified in Bald Head Island’s diverse...
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Barrier Island Botanists Bring Hands-On Learning to Sixth Graders
Barrier Island Botanists Bring Hands-On Learning to Sixth Graders During the fall of each year, the Bald Head Island Conservancy holds its annual Barrier Island Botanists (BIB) program in coordination with Brunswick County Public Schools.This field trip brings every sixth grader in Brunswick County to learn about the ecosystems of the island....
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Celebrating Our Fall 2025 Interns and Their Conservation Contributions
Celebrating Our Fall 2025 Interns and Their Conservation Contributions On December 5, 2025, we gathered for our Fall 2025 Intern Symposium, a day to celebrate the incredible work of our interns and hear firsthand about the projects that are helping advance conservation on Bald Head Island. These talented young professionals brought energy,...
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2025 Nesting Season Executive Summary
2025 Nesting Season Executive Summary *All data subject to change. For the second season in a row, Bald Head Island saw below-average sea turtle nesting numbers – the lowest since the 2017 and 2018 seasons, when the island recorded 40 and 52 nests. Encouragingly, the turtles that did return for the 2025 season were thriving […]
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Six Months Later: What the Johnston Coastal Sustainability Symposium Sparked
Six Months Later: What the Johnston Coastal Sustainability Symposium Sparked It has been six months since we gathered for the Fourth Annual Johnston Coastal Sustainability Symposium, and the conversations that began that day are already turning into real projects, new data, and community partnerships. Below is a short impact report, with...
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World Sea Turtle Day 2025 Recap
Bald Head Island Conservancy joined the global celebration of World Sea Turtle Week from June 8–16 with a full lineup of hands-on events, education, and fun. This year, BHIC kicked off the week with daily posts about the different kinds of sea turtles around the world, celebrated World Sea Turtle Day a little early on […]
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World Sea Turtle Week 2025
One of our favorite parts of the summer is finally here—World Sea Turtle Week! Every year, World Sea Turtle Week provides engaging opportunities for us to appreciate the importance of sea turtles, gain awareness of how our sea turtles are being threatened, and learn new ways to protect these magnificent animals. Sea turtle specimens […]
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Pat and Dick Johnston Graduate Fellowship in Coastal Sustainability at the Bald Head Island Conservancy
Fellowship Details: The Bald Head Island Conservancy is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 Johnston Graduate Fellowship in Coastal Sustainability. The Fellowship provides support for a graduate student to pursue a coastal sustainability project on Bald Head Island in collaboration with Bald Head Island Conservancy staff and the Center...
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Obituary for Stumpy II
By Dr. Beth Darrow, Director of Science We are saddened to report the death of the alligator who many called “Stumpy II,” a well-loved inhabitant of the Wildlife Overlook lagoon and contributor to research on alligator health and population biology on Bald Head Island. While we aren’t always able to identify individual alligators, Stumpy II...
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