Though it appears this is a national effort, the National Estuarine Research Reserve System oversees several "components" on both Carolina shores. These are:
In NC:
- Currituck (which we visited this past winter)
- Masonboro Island - the "largest undisturbed barrier island" in the southern NC coast
- Rachel Carson Estuarine Research Reserve Islands, off Beaufort
- Zeke's Island
The Currituck component is accessible by land. Masonboro (between Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach), Rachel Carson, and Zeke's Island, by private ferry or boat. At these locations, you may find include uninhabited lands, hiking trails, waterfowls, and during nesting season, endangered sea turtles.
In SC:
- North Inlet-Winyah Bay - near Georgetown
- The ACE Basin near Beaufort and Edisto, which we attempted to visit once.
For more information on NERRS in NC, go to http://nerrs.noaa.gov/
2 comments:
Rachel Carson is near and dear to my heart, but they're all beautiful places. I'm glad to see that Masonboro is still intact. Thanks for the link, Kimberli. I'll go check it out right now.
You've been there? I'd love to pick your brain about these places. We somehow managed to miss several of them completely--had no idea they existed!--and I'm itching to check them out.
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