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20 Nov

Wildlife-Friendly Certification Program Interest Survey

Kendall Kelly, Fall 2024 Education Intern Hello Bald Head Island homeowners! I’m excited to explore the possibility of launching a Wildlife-Friendly Certification Program for our community, organized through the Bald Head Island Conservancy! Your input is important in shaping this initiative, which aims to protect our sea turtles &...

Morgan Greene
November 20, 2024
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19 Nov

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...

Morgan Greene
November 19, 2024
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15 Nov

Barrier Island Botanist 2024

By Heather Bariso, Coastal Educator 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. Last year, our BIB field trips hosted 888 students on Bald Head Island! This year, the start of our field trip was delayed due […]

Morgan Greene
November 15, 2024
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15 Nov

2024 Nesting Season Executive Summary

By Sea Turtle Biologist Paul Hillbrand *All data subject to change. Although the 2024 nesting season brought below-average numbers, the Bald Head Island Conservancy’s (BHIC) Sea Turtle Protection Team (STPT; Figure 1) is thrilled to report that no eggs were lost to mammalian predation—the second time this milestone has been achieved in the past...

Morgan Greene
November 15, 2024
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15 Nov

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates on Bald Head Island

By Riley Westman, Fall Intern 2024 Aquatic macroinvertebrates are organisms that can be seen with the naked eye (“macro”), don’t have a backbone (“invertebrate”), and live in water for all or part of their life cycle. Despite being ubiquitous in freshwater ecosystems, they rarely get the love they deserve. Macroinvertebrates provide a number of...

Morgan Greene
November 15, 2024
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15 Nov

Thad Wester Fishing School 2024

By Senior Educator Jennifer Wiggen The Conservancy’s Fishing School began in 1983 and continues to generate great enthusiasm for fishing, from beginners to seasoned pros. Fishing School was started by the Conservancy’s founder, Dr. Thad Wester, and we are thrilled to continue his legacy. Now in its 41st year, the Fishing School offers a format...

Morgan Greene
November 15, 2024
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15 Nov

Consider Giving to our 2024 Annual Fund

As we near the end of the year, Bald Head Island Conservancy asks our friends and members to consider giving a donation to our 2024 Annual Fund. Our community plays such an important role in helping us pursue our mission on Bald Head Island, and we are touched by the generous support we receive from […]

Morgan Greene
November 15, 2024
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23 Oct

Sponsor Spotlight: Wendy Wilmot Properties

At Wendy Wilmot Properties, sharing love of the Island is what we do. We give visitors a look into this way of life through our rental program and help them become our neighbors and reach their Island goals through facilitating their buying/selling. Wendy Wilmot Properties opened its doors as a real estate company in 2004. […]

Morgan Greene
October 23, 2024
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16 Oct

Efforts to Eradicate Beach Vitex Start Again in Fall 2024

By Riley Westman, 2024 Fall Intern Starting the last week of September and continuing through the end of the year, the Conservancy is once again trekking through the dunes in their annual effort to manage beach vitex. Beach vitex is an invasive plant species that was purposely brought to the United States from Japan and […]

Morgan Greene
October 16, 2024
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16 Oct

Rescuing Our Island Birds

By Natalie Novak, 2024 Fall Intern Living on Bald Head Island brings unique challenges every single day. With hundreds of animals inhabiting the island, they can get into some trouble. Bald Head Island Conservancy is the primary organization that responds to wildlife emergencies on the island. As an intern, I have been learning to rescue […]

Morgan Greene
October 16, 2024
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