The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve will hold fall local advisory committee meetings Nov. 9 through Dec. 3 for the following reserve sites. All meetings are open to the public.
Bald Head Woods Reserve
Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.
Bald Head Island Conservancy, 700 Federal Road, Bald Head Island, NC 28461
Rachel Carson Reserve
Nov. 10 at 3 p.m.
NOAA Administration Building, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, 28516
Buxton Woods Reserve
Nov. 12 at 1 p.m.
Fessenden Center, 46830 Highway 12, Buxton, NC 27920
Bird Island Reserve
Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.
Virtual, Webex Link: https://ncgov.webex.com/ncgov/j.php?MTID=m278511cf5490b22c14675b0ae4d23472
Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve
Nov. 13 at 1 p.m.
Kitty Hawk Town Hall, 101 Veterans Memorial Drive, Kitty Hawk, 27949
Zeke’s Island Reserve
Nov. 16 at 11 a.m.
UNCW Center for Marine Science, 5600 Marvin K Moss Lane Wilmington, NC 28409
Permuda Island Reserve
Nov. 18 at 1 p.m.
Onslow Co Library, Sneads Ferry Branch, 1330 NC-210, Sneads Ferry, NC 28460
Masonboro Island Reserve
Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m.
UNCW Center for Marine Science, 5600 Marvin K Moss Lane Wilmington, NC 28409
Currituck Banks Reserve
Nov. 20 at 1 p.m.
Emily & Richardson Preyer Buckridge Reserve
Dec. 3 at 10 a.m.
Pocosin Lakes NWR main office, 205 S. Ludington Drive, Columbia, 27925
Local advisory committees consist of residents and representatives from community organizations, government agencies, and non-governmental partner organizations who provide the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s 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 North Carolina Division of Coastal Management, a division of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, works to protect, conserve and manage North Carolina's coastal resources in the 20 coastal counties. The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve Program protects natural areas for education, research, and compatible traditional uses. Since its creation in 1989, the program has preserved more than 44,000 acres of unique coastal environments at 10 sites along the coast.