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Save the date for UNCW's Center for Marine Science annual open house! Come out to learn more about coastal research and join us for informational outdoor displays & activities, food trucks, live demos, tours, and more! Stop by our booth to help and learn more about the NC Coastal Reserve and all of the great work being done by other researchers at the Center. Tours include many labs, as well as the shellfish research hatchery - tours fill up quick and require registration. 

Join us to celebrate National Estuaries Week by cleaning up the beach at Masonboro Island on September 17th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. We will divide into teams to cover select portions of the island. 

Limited transportation will be available so sign up is required! If you have you own transportation, we can assign your team a clean-up location. 

Please email colhoune@uncw.edu to sign up or for more information.

Join the reserve staff for a paddle to Masonboro Island Reserve for an evening of fun and education! Equipment is NOT provided but rentals can be made through Robert Smith at guctahin@msn.com. 

September 11th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Check in by 5:15 pm. 

To sign up please email colhoune@uncw.edu

*These activities are conducted on the Common Adventure model. PFDs must be worn at all times. 

Shorebird nesting season is coming to a close and your help is needed to remove the postings on Masonboro Island. 

Limited transportation is available or you can meet us out there! All materials will be provided. 

Posting removal will be conducted for 3 days: 

August 20 from 11 am - 1 pm

August 21 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm 

August 22 from 12 - 2 pm

Please email colhoune@uncw.edu to sign up and for more information. 

Shorebird nesting season is coming to a close and your help is needed to remove the postings on Masonboro Island. 

Limited transportation is available or you can meet us out there! All materials will be provided. 

Posting removal will be conducted for 3 days: 

August 20 from 11 am - 1 pm

August 21 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm 

August 22 from 12 - 2 pm

Please email colhoune@uncw.edu to sign up and for more information. 

Shorebird nesting season is coming to a close and your help is needed to remove the postings on Masonboro Island. 

Limited transportation is available or you can meet us out there! All materials will be provided. 

Posting removal will be conducted for 3 days: 

August 20 from 11 am - 1 pm

August 21 from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm 

August 22 from 12 - 2 pm

Please email colhoune@uncw.edu to sign up and for more information. 

Bald Head Woods Reserve, located on Bald Head Island just east of the Cape Fear River, is now completely open to visitors after a nearly 10-month closure due to Hurricane Florence. The department thanks the North Carolina Forest Service for clearing large trees and storm debris in order to fully open the hiking trails for public use.

All ten reserve sites are now open following Hurricane Florence. Visitors should exercise caution when visiting the reserve sites and be aware of the risk of potentially hazardous conditions associated with storm damage.

The N.C. Division of Coastal Management and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are urging the public to act responsibly during the upcoming July Fourth holiday at the Masonboro Island Reserve, a research reserve and dedicated state nature preserve.