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Adopt-A Program 2024
Every year, BHI Conservancy offers the opportunity to support BHI’s sea turtles through adoption for the 2024 season. Adoptions provide support for the Sea Turtle Protection Program while giving our members and friends the opportunity to learn more about turtles and connect with specific nests and turtles on the island. There are currently two...
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Sponsor Spotlight: JULES’ Salty Grub & Island Pub
JULES’ Salty Grub & Island Pub has supported the Bald Head Island Conservancy as a silver level sponsor in 2023. Owner Jules Showalter has been a long time BHI resident, entering the restaurant business after being a stay-at-home mom for 14 years. Her vision for the island is for it to continue to maintain its […]
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Let’s Give Back for Giving Tuesday 2023
Giving Tuesday is a worldwide movement of generosity. Every year on the first Tuesday following Thanksgiving, folks around the world spend the day working together and giving back to their communities. For Giving Tuesday 2023, our wildlife conservation teams could use your support! This year, the Bald Head Island Conservancy aims to raise...
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Who’s Who at the Pollinator Garden
By Allison Polinski, Coastal Scientist The beautiful Pollinator Garden at Marina Park has become a favorite spot on the island for many residents, visitors, and pollinators! Thanks to the Bald Head Association, Garden Club, and the Village, it is easy to observe a variety of pollinators here, such as butterflies, moths, and bees. Some visitors...
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Searching for Spiders on Bald Head Island
By Morgan Greene, Marketing Associate If you visited the Fleming Environmental Education Center the week before Halloween, you were in for a spooky surprise—we were all decked out for Spider Week in honor of the NC Spider Search! The NC Spider Search is an event through Science Across NC, a collaboration of science organizations bringing […]
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Intern Project Spotlight: The Fall Moths of Bald Head Island
By Carson Loudermelt, Conservation Intern (Fall 2023) North Carolina is home to a great number of moths, about 2,000 to 2,500 species! Bald Head Island is no exception: we have a ton of these fluttering beauties throughout the island, no matter what season or time of day. Moths play a vital role in our ecosystems […]
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Sneak Peek into Our Oyster Restoration Project
Charlene Trippeda, Conservation Intern (Fall 2023) This fall I decided to take on the oyster restoration project that BHIC has been conducting for the past few years. I teamed up with Jonathan, another conservation intern, and we decided to add RTK GPS mapping to the project. Our project consists of two parts: looking to see […]
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October Means Oysters on Bald Head Island!
Jennifer Wiggen, Senior Educator Join the BHI Conservancy during the month of October as we “shellebrate” Oyster Month. The Fleming Environmental Education Center will have education exhibits set up for visitors to learn about the ecology, history, culture, and economy of oysters on Bald Head Island! We would love for you to get involved with...
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2023 Annual Fund
For 40 years, the Conservancy has served as a beacon of environmental stewardship on Bald Head Island in many ways: As we continue to grow in our ability to Discover, Learn, Conserve, and Preserve, we ask for our members and friends to give to the 2023 Annual Fund. As local and global pressures challenge the […]
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Year of the Trail
Jennifer Wiggen, Senior Educator Did you know this is the Year of the Trail in North Carolina? 2023 was designated the Year of the Trail by House Bill 554, which states that “the State of North Carolina would encourage all North Carolinians to use their local and regional trail networks, to further enhance the State’s […]
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