Hurricane Dorian Aftermath Thankfully, Hurricane Dorian, was kinder to Bald Head Island than Hurricane Florence in 2018. We had minimal damage to our campus (see photos below) and the island seemed to survive the storm pretty well. As for our sea turtles, we are not digging up the eggs, but we are re-marking nest locations and uncovering those that had been washed over or covered in sand in the king tide prior... Read More
Please look at our facebook page for the most up to date information: www.facebook.com/BHIConservancy LINKS TO MONITOR/WATCH HURRICANE DORIAN: Bald Head Island Weather Station on our campus: https://bit.ly/2OiYEya Frying Pan Tower Camera: (34 miles off our shores) http://bit.ly/2lEL7HM Other Wilmington-area cameras: https://bit.ly/2NDiOGm Everyone please be safe and send positive thoughts... Read More
The Bald Head Island Conservancy celebrated Simply Southern Day on August 8th, 2019. It was a day of celebrating over $50,000 that Simply Southern Collection has donated to the Conservancy’s Sea Turtle Protection Program. As part of Simply Southern’s Save the Turtles program, they donate 10% of their proceeds to a sea turtle program in North Carolina. This is the second year in a row that they have chosen... Read More
