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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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Sponsor Spotlight: Atlantic Realty Professionals
Atlantic Realty Professionals, owned by David Berne, has been in business on Bald Head Island for over 20 years. David’s parents, Bill and Billie Jean Berne, and godfather, Thad Wester, and wife, Lee, built the first two homes on BHI in 1973. Dr. Berne and Dr. Wester helped start the BHI Conservancy 10 years later. […]
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Meet Our Summer 2025 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: Lainie Role: Education InternWhere are you from? CharlotteWhere do you/did you attend...
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New Living Shoreline on BHI
By Allison Polinski, Coastal Scientist We are excited to announce that our new living shoreline was installed at Marina Park on February 24, 2025! BHI Conservancy collaborated with Sandbar Oyster Company, the Village of BHI, the NC Coastal Federation, and the Johnston Center for Coastal Sustainability to make this happen. Staff and volunteers...
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Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Meeting, Hilton Head, 2025
By Dr. Jennifer Wiggen, Senior Educator BHI Conservancy staff and interns had an amazing time at the Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Network meeting last week in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Overall, the meeting logged: The BHI Conservancy was represented at the Meeting by our Sea Turtle Biologist (Paul Hillbrand), Senior Educator (Dr. Jennifer...
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Making Art with No Boundaries and DREAMS of Wilmington
By Heather Bariso, Coastal Educator Back in January, Conservation Technician Joel Davies and I got to work with No Boundaries International Art Residency and DREAMS of Wilmington on a collaborative art piece featuring birds and other island wildlife! We’ll get to keep one of these pieces to display in the Fleming Environmental Education Center...
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What’s That Sound in the Salt Marsh?
By Joel Davies, Conservation Technician If you have ever spent time wandering the salt marshes on Bald Head Island, you may have heard distinct sounds without a traceable origin (listen above!). Pops or snaps bounce around in seemingly every direction at sporadic intervals. If you were ever curious as to who or what makes […]
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Save the Date for the Fourth Annual Johnston Symposium
Since 2022, the Bald Head Island Conservancy has hosted the Johnston Coastal Sustainability Symposium each April, inviting experts to discuss environmental, social, and economic issues related to barrier island sustainability. This year marks the fourth annual Symposium, and we hope you will mark your calendars to join us on Tuesday April 8 for...
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2024 Executive Director’s Annual Report
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