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The N.C. Division of Coastal Management has purchased 35.6 acres in Dare County to be added to the Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve.
The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will close select reserve sites to visitors effective April 3 at 7:30 p.m. to protect public safety and reduce the spread of COVID-19, and to support current state and local restrictions and guidance. Closures specifically apply to wet/dry beaches and uplands at the sites, while waters remain accessible for visitors to navigate through and utilize for recreational activities as long as they follow social distancing and gathering restrictions and guidelines
May 9, 2020, 2pm - 4pm
The Reserve and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are teaming up for the 7th year to conduct diamondback terrapin head count surveys. These surveys continue to help us better understand the status of Diamondback Terrapin populations at the Masonboro Island Reserve. 

Teams of two are assigned a designated route to paddle in the creeks behind Masonboro Island and record sightings of Diamondback Terrapins and crabpots along the way. It's a great way to get involved as a citizen scientist and enjoy the outdoors at the same time. 
May 9, 2020, 11:30am - May 10, 2020, 1:30am
The Reserve and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are teaming up for the 7th year to conduct diamondback terrapin head count surveys. These surveys continue to help us better understand the status of Diamondback Terrapin populations at the Masonboro Island Reserve. 

Teams of two are assigned a designated route to paddle in the creeks behind Masonboro Island and record sightings of Diamondback Terrapins and crabpots along the way. It's a great way to get involved as a citizen scientist and enjoy the outdoors at the same time. 
May 2, 2020, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
The Reserve and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are teaming up for the 7th year to conduct diamondback terrapin head count surveys. These surveys continue to help us better understand the status of Diamondback Terrapin populations at the Masonboro Island Reserve. 

Teams of two are assigned a designated route to paddle in the creeks behind Masonboro Island and record sightings of Diamondback Terrapins and crabpots along the way. It's a great way to get involved as a citizen scientist and enjoy the outdoors at the same time. 
April 25, 2020, 11:30am - 1:30pm
The Reserve and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are teaming up for the 7th year to conduct diamondback terrapin head count surveys. These surveys continue to help us better understand the status of Diamondback Terrapin populations at the Masonboro Island Reserve. 

Teams of two are assigned a designated route to paddle in the creeks behind Masonboro Island and record sightings of Diamondback Terrapins and crabpots along the way. It's a great way to get involved as a citizen scientist and enjoy the outdoors at the same time. 
February 14, 2020, 2pm
Show how much you love Masonboro Island Reserve by particiating in a Valentine's Day marine debris cleanup! Reserve staff will provide transportation to Masonboro Island to clean the beach, but space is very limited so registration is required. 

There will be two shifts:


9:00 - 11:30 am
12:00 - 2:30 pm


If interested, please register by emailing Elizabeth Colhoune (colhoune@uncw.edu). 
May 20, 2020, 2pm - 7pm
Workshop objectives – Participants will:
The Currituck Banks Reserve Local Advisory Committee meeting, originally scheduled for December 5, has been rescheduled for January 15 at 11:00 a.m. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education located at Currituck Heritage Park, 1160 Village Lane in Corolla.
January 15, 2020, 4pm
This meeting was orginally scheduled for December 5, 2019.

Local advisory committees consist of citizens and representatives from community organizations, government agencies, and non-governmental partner organizations who provide the Division of Coastal Management’s Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve staff with guidance and feedback regarding program activities and management of the reserve sites. The meetings are open to the public.