VOLUME 25 // ISSUE 1 // Spring 2025
COASTLINES
COASTAL LAND TRUST
2024 CONSERVATION RECAP TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES PROTECTED: 4,063 TOTAL ACREAGE PROTECTED SINCE 1992: 91,101 1. Spencer Bay: Purchased 2,921 acres in Hyde County in April
and transferred to the State of North Carolina to be managed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as part of the Gull Rock Game Land. This coastal property is recognized by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program as one of the state’s premier areas for biodiversity and wildlife habitat. 2. Morgan Swamp Phase IV: 235 acres in Craven County were
placed under conservation easement in October. This property buffers and connects existing conservation lands along the Neuse River Basin. 3. Newport River Phase II: Purchased 593 acres
in Carteret County in December and transferred to the North Carolina Coastal Federation for long-term management and restoration. The property hosts estuarine marsh, managed loblolly pine forest, and bottomland hardwoods along 4+ miles of the Newport River and its tributaries. 4. Hoggard’s Millpond: A 313-acre historic
and ecological treasure in Bertie County that was purchased in December and transferred to the Town of Windsor which plans to create and manage a public nature and historic park on the property.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: 4,886 TOTAL PEOPLE REACHED 2,367 TOTAL STUDENTS 236
PALOOZA PARTICIPANTS
714
FLYTRAP FROLIC ATTENDEES
20
SCHOOLS VISITED ACROSS 9 COUNTIES
14
FIELD TRIPS
STEWARDSHIP: 202 PROPERTIES
MONITORED
3 RED-COCKADED
WOODPECKER CAVITIES INSTALLED
INFINITE NUMBER OF
MOSQUITOS SEEN
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VOLUNTEER: 141 TOTAL VOLUNTEERS 970 HOURS 11 EVENTS 4 COUNTIES $32,485 = THE VALUE OF OUR
VOLUNTEERS’ HARD WORK
EVENT ATTENDEES: ANNUAL CELEBRATION
180
OYSTER ROAST
143
4 STAR GENERAL TALK
136
ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
107
MID-COAST MEMBER GATHERING
70
PARTY FOR THE POINT
58
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