2020 Wetland Treasures
Panthertown Valley Bog
- Location: Jackson County, NC
- Wetland Type: Southern Appalachian Bog
- Site Owner: U.S. Forest Service
- Unique Feature: One of the rarest wetland types in the SE in an unmatched setting of granitic domes.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- US Forest Service
- Friends of Panthertown
- NC DWR video
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
- Location: Greenville County, SC
- Wetland Types: Piedmont Seepage Forest and Bottomland Hardwood Forest
- Site Owner: SC Department of Natural Resources
- Unique Feature: The preserve supports a disappearing piedmont wetland type and federally endangered herb.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- SCDNR
Brogden Bottomlands
- Location: Johnston County, NC
- Wetland Type: Cypress Gum Swamp and Bottomland Hardwood Forest/Slough
- Site Owner: Triangle Land Conservancy
- Unique Feature: Large, intact floodplain area along the Neuse River just east of Raleigh with a variety of habitats.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- Triangle Land Conservancy
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Hyde and Washington Counties, NC
- Wetland Types: Pocosin, Bay Forest, Mixed Pine Flatwoods, Hardwood Swamps
- Site Owner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unique Feature: Distinct peat dominated wetlands and substantial birding opportunities.
- Fact Sheet (updated 9/20/2023)
- More Information
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- NC Wildlife Resources Commission
The Pocosin National Wildlife Refuge supports 200 bird species, 40 mammal species, 40 reptile species and 36 amphibian species.
Botany Bay Heritage Preserve
- Location: Charleston County, SC
- Wetland Types: Tidal Marsh, Maritime Forest, Coastal Scrub/Shrub
- Site Owner: SC Department of Natural Resources
- Unique Feature: Large intact coastal wetland with varying types of habitat.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- NOAA Report
- SCDNR Webpage (includes directions to the site)
- The ACE Basin by Discover South Carolina (You Tube Video)
The tidal marshes and managed wetlands of Botany Bay Preserve support a variety of fish and shellfish resources and provide foraging habitat for numerous wildlife species.
Panthertown Valley Bog
- Location: Jackson County, NC
- Wetland Type: Southern Appalachian Bog
- Site Owner: U.S. Forest Service
- Unique Feature: One of the rarest wetland types in the SE in an unmatched setting of granitic domes.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- US Forest Service
- Friends of Panthertown
- NC DWR video
Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve
- Location: Greenville County, SC
- Wetland Types: Piedmont Seepage Forest and Bottomland Hardwood Forest
- Site Owner: SC Department of Natural Resources
- Unique Feature: The preserve supports a disappearing piedmont wetland type and federally endangered herb.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- SCDNR
Brogden Bottomlands
- Location: Johnston County, NC
- Wetland Type: Cypress Gum Swamp and Bottomland Hardwood Forest/Slough
- Site Owner: Triangle Land Conservancy
- Unique Feature: Large, intact floodplain area along the Neuse River just east of Raleigh with a variety of habitats.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- Triangle Land Conservancy
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Hyde and Washington Counties, NC
- Wetland Types: Pocosin, Bay Forest, Mixed Pine Flatwoods, Hardwood Swamps
- Site Owner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Unique Feature: Distinct peat dominated wetlands and substantial birding opportunities.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- NC Wildlife Resources Commission
The Pocosin National Wildlife Refuge supports 200 bird species, 40 mammal species, 40 reptile species and 36 amphibian species.
Botany Bay Heritage Preserve
- Location: Charleston County, SC
- Wetland Types: Tidal Marsh, Maritime Forest, Coastal Scrub/Shrub
- Site Owner: SC Department of Natural Resources
- Unique Feature: Large intact coastal wetland with varying types of habitat.
- Fact Sheet
- More Information
- NOAA Report
- SCDNR Webpage (includes directions to the site)
- The ACE Basin by Discover South Carolina (You Tube Video)
The tidal marshes and managed wetlands of Botany Bay Preserve support a variety of fish and shellfish resources and provide foraging habitat for numerous wildlife species.