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Audubon Pelican Banding
By Dr. Jennifer Wiggen, Senior Educator In mid-August 2024, our Senior Educator Dr. Jennifer Wiggen had the opportunity to go out with Lindsay Addison of Audubon North Carolina to assist with Brown Pelican banding and sampling on the Cape Fear River. The goal of the project was to determine type and amount of PFAS (per- […]
Morgan Greene
Young Scientist Academy Teacher Mentorship Program
By Jennifer Wiggen, Senior Educator We had an incredible time with the Young Scientist Academy (YSA) during their new teacher mentorship program called Teach STEM. This program allowed Title I teachers from GLOW Academy, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering and D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy to spend the week with YSA and the BHI Conservancy...
Morgan Greene
Send Us Your Favorite Recipes!
For the Conservancy’s 40th anniversary, we will be releasing an updated version of Island Cooking, the conservancy’s 1993 cookbook. Island Cooking was compiled by Billie Jean Berne, with the original version featuring a collection of recipes from island residents and friends of the island. The updated...
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Citizen Science: Conservancy Continues CASP Summer Frog Call Surveys
by Tim Chisholm Frogs and toads are essential components of the ecosystem that exploit the abundance of invertebrates in our environment while at the same time serving as sustenance for other animals. Scientists have discovered frog and toad populations have been undergoing population declines worldwide because of habitat loss, ultraviolet...
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2nd Annual Johnston Coastal Sustainability Symposium A Success
by Dr. Chris Shank, Executive Director On Tuesday April 4, we hosted the 2nd Annual Johnston Coastal Sustainability Symposium. Nearly 70 people attended the morning session held at the BHA Generator Society Hall where experts presented on topics including salt marsh protection and restoration, sustainability of natural vs. human-influenced...
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Calling Volunteers: Terrapin Tally Returns to BHI
by Dr. Beth Darrow, Chief Scientist This spring the Bald Head Island Conservancy will be hosting the Terrapin Tally for the third year, in partnership with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and NC Coastal Reserve. The Terrapin Tally is a survey of our marsh creek habitat, searching for and counting these elusive brackish water turtles....
Dr. Beth Darrow | Chief Scientist Bald Head Island
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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