2021 Wetland Treasures

Carolina Beach State Park

• Location:  New Hanover County, NC 
• Wetland Type:  Pocosin Swamp; Limesink Pond; Brackish Marsh
• Site Owner: North Carolina State Parks
• Unique Feature: Home to carnivorous plant populations including the Carolina Venus Fly Trap, Yellow and Purple Pitcher Plants, and Butterwort. 
• Wetland Treasure Factsheet
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• NC State Parks
• NC DWR Video

Little Pee Dee Heritage Preserve 

• Location: Horry and Marion Counties, SC 
• Wetland Types: Floodplain Forest and Oxbow Lakes 
• Site Owner: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Public Lands
• Unique Feature: 80 to 100 years old and provide excellent nesting sites for songbirds but bring a boat – this site is best accessed by kayak or canoe. 
• Wetland Treasure Factsheet
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• SCDNR Public Lands

Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge

• Location:  Beaufort County, SC 
• Wetland Type: Salt Marsh
• Site Owner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Unique Feature: Freshwater ponds provide a safe place for wading birds to nest, as well as excellent wildlife viewing opportunities for visitors. 
• Wetland Treasure Factsheet
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• US Fish and Wildlife Service

Richardson-Taylor Preserve

• Location: Guilford County, NC 
• Wetland Type: Beaver Marsh
• Site Owner: Guildford County Parks
• Unique Feature: Influenced by beaver activity, resulting in shallow open water habitat with scattered dead trees, small shrubs, and clumps of herbaceous wetland plants. 
• Wetland Treasure Factsheet
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• Guildford County Parks

Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve 

• Location:  Moore County, NC 
• Wetland Type: Seep
• Site Owner: North Carolina State Parks
• Unique Feature: Nestled within longleaf pine savanna, rainwater percolates through the sand soil to form the seep providing refuges for plants and animals. 
• Wetland Treasure Factsheet
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• NC State Parks