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Wildlife Superlatives
Wildlife Superlatives: Anna Earl, Conservation Intern Alligator Best Smile Did you know: Alligator hearts have 4 chambers just like humans. This allows for more efficient breathing, lung, and blood pressure processes. Deer Always Doe-ing the Most Did you know: 1/10,000 female deer have a high enough testosterone level to grow a pair of spongy...
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High Schoolers Tackle Coastal Conservation on Bald Head Island
High Schoolers Tackle Coastal Conservation on Bald Head Island Ask a high schooler what it takes to protect a coastline, and most of us picture the same thing: a marine biologist in waders, knee-deep in the surf. On March 17, I learned the picture is much bigger than that. The people fighting for our oceans […]
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World Sea Turtle Week 2026
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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Meet Our Summer 2026 Interns!
Summer has finally arrived at Bald Head Island, and so have the BHI Conservancy summer interns!Let’s get to know the friendly faces who will be protecting sea turtles, researching wildlife, guiding you on nature tours, and so much more this summer: Makenzie Allen Role: Coastal Environmental Education InternWhere are you from?: Cary, North...
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Witnessing Change: Building an Environmental Relationship with the Island
Witnessing Change: Building an Environmental Relationship with the Island With each visit I made to Bald Head this spring as a creative writing intern for the Conservancy, I could measure the passage of time by shifts in the seasons. In February, heavy rain fell. When I returned a few weeks later, a thick fog shrouded […]
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Reflections From the Field: Julia Serra, Sea Turtle Technician
Reflections From the Field: Julia Serra, Sea Turtle Technician While we eagerly await the return of sea turtle moms on BHI and the start of another great nesting season, I’ve been reflecting on my last summer with the Sea Turtle Protection Team as an intern. I’m looking forward to many more moments spent with these […]
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Bald Head Island Conservancy Announces Research Fund and Partnership with Georgia Tech
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Mutualisms in the Salt Marsh
Mutualisms in the Salt Marsh When I first lay eyes on the salt marsh on Bald Head Island, the swaths of Spartina grass (Spartina alterniflora) that flank the tidal creek are quiet and tranquil. They undulate ever so slightly with the breeze, a sleepy stretch of sandy gray. Only a few moments into my conversation […]
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Shorebird Season Reminders
Shorebird Season Reminders Bald Head Island is a designated Global Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society, and we are lucky to share the island with over 200 species of birds. Species of special concern including Wilson’s Plovers, Least Terns, and American Oystercatchers use the beaches of BHI as important mating and nesting...
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Sea Turtle Research at the 44th International Sea Turtle Symposium in Hawai‘i
Sea Turtle Research at the 44th International Sea Turtle Symposium in Hawai‘i In late February, Sea Turtle Biologist Paul Hillbrand jetted off to Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi, to attend the 44th Annual International Sea Turtle Symposium (ISTS). He was in attendance presenting two recent research projects on behalf of the BHI Conservancy’s Sea Turtle...
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