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Share the Shore: Nesting Shorebird Season Begins on Bald Head Island
by Katie Knotek, Conservation Technician It’s bird nesting season! You may have noticed more signs than usual out on the beach. These are designating shorebird nesting areas. You might see nesting birds sitting in the sand or acting territorial if you get too close. Bald Head Island Conservancy assists state management agencies with protection...
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Notes From the Field: 2023 Colonial Waterbird Census
by Allison Polinksi, Coastal Scientist If you have ever taken the ferry to Bald Head Island, you may have noticed a small island in the Cape Fear River that is filled with large colonies of waterbirds, especially White Ibis, flying back and forth. This is Battery Island, which hosts the largest colony of wading birds […]
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Written in the Sand – 40 Years of Stories: The Story of Kit Adcock
This month’s story “written in the sand” takes us back to the 1990s, when a small but budding Conservancy united Island homeowners and began to make significant strides in its conservation efforts. Behind many of these successes, often silently, was Kit Adcock, an early Islander, Board President, and the driving force in the...
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Welcoming Our New Coastal Scientist
by Dr. Beth Darrow, Chief Scientist Welcome, Coastal Scientist Allison Polinski! The Conservancy welcomes a familiar face back to the Science Team! This March, Allison Polinski joined us as our new full-time Coastal Scientist. Allison was a Conservation Intern with BHIC in summer 2021, when she brought a new appreciation for insects on campus...
Dr. Beth Darrow | Chief Scientist Bald Head Island
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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Sponsor Spotlight: Mike’s Bites
Mike Thomasen, owner of Mike’s Bites, the Island-favorite food stand offering refreshing summer snacks to Conservancy and beach goers alike, is also a continued Sponsor and supporter of the Conservancy. Thomasen has been connected to the Conservancy and Island since 2010. “My father worked for the Conservancy doing maintenance and I...
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See You Soon, Sea Turtles: Preparing for the 2023 Nesting Season
by Paul Hillbrand, Sea Turtle Biologist Our unique summer residents are completing their migration home! That’s right, loggerhead sea turtles are returning to Bald Head Island for nesting season! Can you believe it? This is officially Bald Head Island Conservancy’s 40th year discovering, learning, conserving, & preserving the loggerhead sea...
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Race Recap: Badwater Cape Fear
by Dr. Jennifer Wiggen, Senior Educator Every year over 100 people from all over the world come to Bald Head Island to participate in the Badwater Cape Fear race, a 50K and 51 mile competition that brings new and repeat runners to our island every spring. This race takes runners throughout our Wynds, into the […]
Jennifer Wiggen
Second Annual Johnston Coastal Sustainability Symposium
On Tuesday, April 4, we gathered for the Second Annual Coastal Sustainability Symposium. This event is a facet of the Johnston Center for Coastal Sustainability, which the Bald Head Island Conservancy has established as a research partnership and education hub for sustainability related initiatives on Bald Head Island. The goal of the symposium...
Jenny Marty | Bald Head Island Conservancy
First Johnston Graduate Student Fellowship in Coastal Sustainability Awarded by Bald Head Island Conservancy
The Bald Head Island Conservancy (Bald Head Island, NC) is pleased to announce the awarding of their first Johnston Graduate Student Fellowship in Coastal Sustainability. This one-year fellowship was awarded to Kimmy Hansen of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Hansen is a student in the Masters of City and Regional Planning...
Jenny Marty | Bald Head Island Conservancy
