Closing Out 2022 with a Bang - Spring 2023

CLOSING OUT 2022 WITH A BANG

By Shelagh Clancy

Aburst of closings in the last month of 2022 added 588 acres to the Coastal Land Trust’s roster of land preserved forever. Ecologically significant properties, preservationist donors, and a unique collaboration among neighbors made for a hectic and surprising month.

“We’re trying to protect the diversity of natural areas along the coast,” said Coastal Land Trust Director of Land Protection Janice Allen. These important properties reflect that diversity. Here’s a peek behind the scenes of these acquisitions.

ROCKY POINT

FOREST

TheRocky Point Marl Forest, a wet marl forest natural community, is limited to a small region of Pender County and is not known in any other site in the world! Here wet loamy soil has a high pH due to the proximity of limestone, uncommon in the coastal plain. The site hosts a high diversity of oaks and hickories and combines Gulf Coast species with those of the North Carolina mountains and Piedmont.

“Two of the state’s rarest animals – the eastern woodrat and canebrake rattlesnake – thrive in this dense wet habitat,” said Dr. David Webster, senior associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC Wilmington. “For many years, I took my ecology students to this site so we could study the soil, flora, and fauna. Permanently protecting this site insures that this unique habitat, and its assemblage of rare plants and animals, will continue to survive.”

The sale was made possible thanks to landowners Diane Toothman, Sheryl Shelby, and Elizabeth Hunley, as well as funding secured from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s North American Wetlands Conservation Act.

“Our thanks go to Diane Toothman and her son Byron in particular for working with us to conserve this little wetland gem. This wet marl forest property was near the top of our Top 40 list due to its biological uniqueness,” Janice Allen said.

“We are incredibly thankful that the Coastal Land Trust was willing to take on the conservation of this precious habitat,” said Byron Toothman. “Rapid changes to the landscape, invasive species, logging, and mining have steadily chipped away at the already limited range of this unique community. It is difficult to overstate the importance of its preservation.”

2022 CLOSINGS continued on page 4

Coastal Land Trust board member Linda Pearsall and Misty Buchanan, Director of the N.C. Natural Heritage Program, explore the Rocky Point Marl Forest looking for rare plants and trees, like the nutmeg hickory tree.

Photo Credit: Scott Pohlman

IN REMEMBRANCE

MAIN OFFICE

3 Pine Valley Drive Wilmington, NC 28412

(910) 790-4524

HARRISON MARKS

Interim Executive Director ext. 2060 harrison@CoastalLandTrust.org

JESICA C. BLAKE

Associate Director and Director of Stewardship and Community Conservation ext. 2030 jesica@CoastalLandTrust.org

STEPHANIE BORRETT

Director of Donor Relations ext. 2090 stephanie@CoastalLandTrust.org

SARAH BRAZIL Stewardship Assistant sarah@CoastalLandTrust.org

MARLO BROOKS

Director of Finance and Administration ext. 2040 marlo@CoastalLandTrust.org

MELLISSA DIONESOTES Land and Stewardship Manager ext. 2300 mellissa@CoastalLandTrust.org

SYDNEY GARDNER Office Manager ext. 2080 sydney@CoastalLandTrust.org

KENNETH J. LINGERFELT

GIS Specialist/Stewardship Associate ext. 2070 kenneth@CoastalLandTrust.org

BETH W. STEELMAN Development Officer Coastlines Editor ext. 2000 bsteelman@CoastalLandTrust.org

ERIC VREELAND

Director of Strategic Advancement ext. 2100 eric@CoastalLandTrust.org

LAURA WILSON Development Officer ext. 2010 laura@CoastalLandTrust.org

BRYCE THOLEN Resilience Corps NC Member Environmental Educator and Volunteer Coordinator ext. 2020 resiliencecorps@CoastalLandTrust.org

MADDIE WOODARD Resilience Corps NC Member Stewardship and Community Conservation Coordinator ext. 2020 maddie@CoastalLandTrust.org

MIDCOAST OFFICE

JANICE L. ALLEN Director of Land Protection 3301-G Trent Road New Bern, NC 28562 (252) 634-1927 janice@CoastalLandTrust.org

NORTHEAST OFFICE

LEE L. LEIDY

Northeast Regional Director Attorney at Law 410 E. Main St., Ste. 204 Elizabeth City, NC 27909 (252) 335-9495 lee@CoastalLandTrust.org

ADDITIONAL CONTACT

LENA AUSTIN O’NEAL Springer’s Point Preserve Steward Lena.ONeal@nccat.org

Robert Eugene Dillow Jr.

Oct. 27, 1951 – Dec. 22, 2022

Rob became a member of the Coastal Land Trust when he first participated in the Holt Golf Tournament in 2007. Rob and his wife Mary Margaret McEachern loved playing golf and enjoyed playing in charity tournaments with their friends. Sharing an intense passion for the water, Rob and Mary Margaret enjoyed cruising the Intracoastal Waterway, water skiing, and kayaking together. Rob was Mary Margaret’s support system and biggest fan for her running and paddling races.

Rob’s family wrote that his “fun-loving personality and spirit for adventure brought out the best in everyone he met.”

Margaret Lippitt Rorison

Feb. 6, 1925 – Jan. 10, 2023

Peg not only saw the good in everyone, but also brought out their best selves. Her family said that “she was interested in absolutely everything and was always a sparkling source of light who showed the best of herself every day and passionately believed in everyone she knew.”

She had a very active childhood, and in a 2020 article in Coastlines, she shared stories of her early years growing up at Clarendon Plantation,

NATURE TRIVIA

which was purchased by her grandfather in the early 1900s.

“Clarendon was a mysterious thing to see and enjoy” she said. She delighted in walking alone and remembers being happiest when outside.

Peg was a member of the Coastal Land Trust for more than 15 years. Her family requested that the Coastal Land Trust be included among charitable donations made in Peg’s name.

Note: Clarendon is under private ownership and is protected by a Conservation Easement with the Coastal Land Trust.

Suzanne Nash Ruffin

June 3, 1939 – Dec. 28, 2022

Suzanne grew up in Wilmington where her family had deep roots, and she loved her home on Forest Hills Drive and the family summer house at Wrightsville Beach. Her family said, “She never lost her love for feeling sand between her toes and watching the waves crash.”

She was a loyal supporter of the Coastal Land Trust for 16 years. Her visits to the office were always lively and memorable.

In her obituary, Suzanne’s family suggested that her friends remember her “by raising a toast with Suzanne’s favorite drink of rum and tonic with a splash of lime to a life well-lived.”

Answer on page 13

What rare hickory species can be found in the Rocky Point Marl Forest?

A. Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata

B. Nutmeg hickory, Carya myristiciformis

C. Pignut hickory, Carya glabra

D. Mockernut hickory, Carya tomentosa

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Hal Kitchin Wilmington, NC

Merrie Jo Alcoke New Bern, NC

Bernest Hewett Bolivia, NC

Yoshi Newman Greenville, NC

Vice President

Laurie McComas King Wilmington, NC

Linda Pearsall Raleigh, NC

Chad Pearson Wilmington, NC

Dr. Stan Riggs Greenville, NC

Vice President and Secretary

Bob Emory New Bern, NC

Ann Cary Simpson Chapel Hill, NC

Cheryl Bradley Smith Pine Knoll Shores, NC

Mary Tillery Chapel Hill, NC

Treasurer

Nick Parker Wilmington, NC

Robert Wells

Kitty Hawk, NC

George Wood Kill Devil Hills, NC

NATURE CONNECT OUTDOOR SCHOOL

Submitted By Kathryn Waple Nature Connect North Carolina

Nature Connect Outdoor School held their first homeschool class at the Coastal Land Trust’s Everett Creek Preserve last fall! Students, who range in age from 5 – 11 years old, tracked animals, learned about acorns, made friends, and discovered a wonderful new place, right in our own backyard! Between October and December of 2022, they met once a week to explore the beautiful longleaf pine and mixed hardwood forest along Everett Creek Preserve near Sneads Ferry.

Developing a connection to a place is one of the best ways to learn about it. With the abundant plant and animal life at this beautiful preserve, there was no lack of inspiration!

The class discovered wild carnivorous plants and learned how the smallest differences in habitat can mean the difference between lush abundance and withering.

Our students fell in love with every stage of the fire adapted longleaf pine. They even made up their own longleaf song as they hiked through restored longleaf stands.

We discovered that while tasty and edible, a lot of work goes into processing acorns for human consumption. From this study, students also learned just how much biodiversity one single mature oak tree supports.

Nature Connect is grateful for the partnership with the Coastal Land Trust to provide the opportunity for our students to connect with nature. It is amazing the perspective, wonder, joy, and learning that can happen spending just five hours outdoors. If you haven’t experienced this for yourself, we highly recommend it! Learn more about Nature Connect at www.NatureConnectnc.org.

NEW FACES AT THE LAND TRUST

Sarah Brazil

Stewardship Assistant

Sarah is originally from Suffolk, Virginia, where she grew up exploring the woods and marshes along the Nansemond River. She graduated from UNC Wilmington with a BS in Environmental Science, concentrating in Conservation, with a minor in Economics.

After graduation, Sarah moved to Pensacola, Florida, to serve on the Ecosystem Support Team with The Longleaf Alliance. During her time in Florida, she worked with rare and endangered Red Cockaded Woodpeckers

and Reticulated Flatwood Salamanders, mechanically restore fire suppressed ephemeral wetlands, and treat for invasive species. She is also a Wildland Fire Fighter and has conducted prescribed burns on 15,000 acres of land throughout the Gulf Coastal Plains region.

In her free time, Sarah enjoys hiking, camping, reading, yoga, art, and going to the beach. She has enjoyed playing in marsh mud since she was a kid and hopes to make a career out of it. Sarah joined the Coastal Land Trust in 2023 and is looking forward to serving as a Stewardship Assistant.

ACRES PROTECTED

With Your Help, the Coastal Land Trust has saved 85,289.3 acres of land. CoastalLandTrust.org/donate

Students crouch in the “Sit Spot” position to practice pretending to be different animals and exploring the world from the points of view of deer, squirrels, anoles and other creatures.

Photo and narrative courtesy of Nature Connect

Contributed photo

2022 CLOSINGS, continued from page 1

SEA GATE WOODS CARTERET

COUNTY

CLOSED: DECEMBER 9, 2022

ACRES: 78.37

The wish to protect a family property led to the donation of an addition to the Coastal Land Trust’s Sea Gate Woods Preserve.

“Samuel Willson Morgan (1880-1965) purchased the land that includes Sea Gate Woods in the 1920s, co-owner Dan Eudy said. “The property was quite isolated and it was here I first saw deer, bear, and turkeys in the wild. I was impressed while still hunting back in the woods at the number of palms and ferns and general wetness of the area, different than just a few miles inland.”

The site hosts a rare wetland community type known as non-riverine wet hardwood forest, home to the same plants and animals found in bottomland hardwood swamp forests along coastal plain

JENKINS FARM BERTIE

COUNTY

Date Closed: December 20, 2022

Acres: 55.75

Thisproperty has been in the Jenkins Family for more than 100 years and has great sentimental value to brothers Wayland L. Jenkins, Jr. (of Ahoskie) and Joe Henry Jenkins (of Nags Head). Many years ago, their mother asked them never to sell the farm. These gentlemen wanted to follow their mother’s wishes as closely as possible, so they donated the property to the Coastal Land Trust to be protected – forever.

Coastal Land Trust Board Member Dr. Stan Riggs is excited about Jenkins Farm because it’s part of the area known as the Beaverdam Pocosin, which is subject to flooding. Riggs is hopeful that the Coastal Land Trust will be able to undergo restoration (hydrologic and natural forest)

CHOWAN RIVER FRONTAGE BERTIE

COUNTY

Date closed: December 28, 2022

Acres: 421.38

work on the property. For now, the site will remain in farm use.

The Jenkins brothers not only generously donated this property to the Coastal Land

rivers. Once fairly common in our area, this natural community is dwindling because of logging, conversion to agriculture, and development.

“The Coastal Land Trust is thankful to the Eudy family [Radio Island Investments, LLC] for this generous donation, the Captain Sam Morgan Preserve, named after Dan and David Eudy’s grandmother’s brother,” Janice Allen said. “This land meant a lot to the Eudys. Now they can be assured the property will be forever protected from development, and the forest will grow on.”

This property adjoins the Coastal Land Trust’s existing 123-acre Gate Woods Preserve, expanding the preserve to over 201 acres.

Trust, but they also paid all transaction expenses (the costs for the survey, title examination, title insurance, and recording fees) and the stewardship endowment.

Thiscomplicated closing involved five adjoining parcels along the Chowan River with six sets of owners. The transaction was negotiated in 2019, contracts with each set of owners were entered into in 2020, and now this transaction has closed.

“It took a couple of years to pull this sale together,” said Coastal Land Trust Attorney and Northeast Regional Director Lee Leidy.

“This type of collaboration with multiple landowners to put pieces of land together for a single sale has never happened before in our 30-year history of land conservation,” Janice Allen said.

The Chowan/Perry et al. tracts have more than 1.7 miles of frontage along the Chowan River, primarily mature cypress gum swamp. The site adjoins a 451-acre parcel owned by the State of North Carolina as

part of the 32,570-acre Chowan Swamp Game Lands. It lies within the Colerain/ Cow Island Swamp and Slopes Significant Natural Heritage Area and is classified as having high ecological significance. The purchase was funded by a North Carolina Land and Water Fund grant, a U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service North American Wetlands Conservation Act grant, and an Enviva Forest Conservation Fund grant.

The Coastal Land Trust transferred the 421.38-acre Chowan/Perry et al. Tract, together with the 766.48-acre Chowan River/FIA Tract which the Coastal Land Trust purchased in December 2021, to the State of North Carolina. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will manage the land as part of the Chowan Swamp Game Lands; that’s almost 1,200 acres added to the state game lands.

COASTAL LAND TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2022

2022 SNAPSHOTS

Above: Currituck Lighthouse, Corolla, Outer Banks.

Staff Photo

Left: Fiddler Crabs, Masonboro Island

Photo Credit: Stuart Borrett

COASTAL LAND TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2022

LAND STEWARDSHIP and ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

4 NEW TRAIL SEGMENTS AT SPRINGER’S POINT PRESERVE

195 PROPERTIES MONITORED

3,120 PEOPLE ENGAGED IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

SOCAL MEDIA

INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS

1,927

FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS

5,608 INSTAGRAM PEOPLE REACHED

25,863 FACEBOOK PEOPLE REACHED

57,666

NEW FOLLOWERS ON BOTH 360

E-NEWS SUBSCRIBERS

3,926 NEWSLETTER RECIPIENTS

1,253

VOLUNTEER COORDINATION

68 VOLUNTEERS

7 VOLUNTEER EVENTS

148 SERVICE HOURS

3 COUNTIES

2 MILES OF TRAIL MAINTENANCE

SPECIAL EVENTS

GOLF

32 teams, 128 golfers, 20 sponsors, 14 raffle prizes, 0 holes-in-one, $96,062.42 raised!

POLLINATOR PALOOZA

280 participants (virtual and in person attendance)

FLYTRAP FROLIC

131 participants (all in person)

CELEBRATIONS:

SPRINGER’S POINT 15 +1 BIRTHDAY

MID-COAST LAWN PARTY

ANNUAL CELEBRATION

30th ANNIVERSARY

325 attendees inspired by conservation stories, 4 jolly hayrides, 10 games of giant jenga, dozens of bean bag tosses, 1 lost shuttlecock, 6 hours of live music enjoyed, 1 bear sighting (and tons of deer and turkeys!), 1 Director of Donor Relations elated to see people in person again!

MEMBERSHIP 95

NEW MEMBERS 800

TOTAL MEMBERS 173

TIDEWATER MEMBERS

(DONORS WITH A YEARLY CONTRIBUTION OF $1,000 OR MORE)

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

We are celebrating our 30th year in 2023, having grown from a dream into a formidable organization that continues to seek out and protect coastal lands from the outer banks to the southern coast of Brunswick County. The Board and Staff are grateful to all of you who have helped the Coastal Land Trust protect more than 85,289 acres and become a trusted partner to all those interested in preserving and protecting lands throughout the North Carolina coastal plain. Thanks to your generosity, the Coastal Land Trust experienced a good year in 2022, enabling us to continue our core mission to save the lands you love at the coast. This issue of Coastlines provides a report on activities of the past year, highlighting some of the most exciting land protection projects and showing you how the funds we received were spent in our 2022 fiscal year. In addition, our educational outreach efforts that help connect students and others to the extraordinary natural world of eastern North Carolina reached more individuals as the challenges of the pandemic have largely abated.

Please consider participating in a volunteer day activity to see and experience the beauty of our eastern lands, or attend an event during 2023 where we can toast the coast together, and celebrate saving the lands we all love!

Hal Kitchin President, Coastal Land Trust Board of Directors

FINANCIAL SUMMARY FISCAL YEAR 2022

OCTOBER 1, 2021 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The financial committe of the Coastal Land Trust meets bi-monthly to thoroughly review the financial health of the organization. Together with the staff and the board of directors, they ensure the vast majority of funds raised are directed to our core missions of land protection, land stewardship, and environmental education. Details for the most recent fiscal year are below (figures unaudited).

10% FUNDRAISING/COMMUNICATIONS

14% LAND STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

80% of expenses on land protection, stewardship, and education

20% of expenses on fundraising, communication, and administration

FUNDING PARTNERS

$25,000 – $100,000 +

$10,000 – $24,999

THE SAXER FAMILY FOUNDATION

‘SUPPORT FROM THE RICHARD CHAPMAN CLEVE FUND A component of the North Carolina Community Foundation

$2,500 – $9,999

$1,000 – $2,499

CLARK PROPERTIES OF OCRACOKE, LLC

$500 – $999

• Ace Fueling, LLC

• Altria Group Distribution Company

• Brooks Pierce

• Carol Sue Blueberry Farm

• Carolina Colours

POINT CLAN, LLC

• Cheerwine

• Cothran Harris Architecture

• Dunn, Pittman, Skinner & Cushman, PLLC

• Ebenconcepts, Inc.

• First Benefits Insurance Mutual

• Kennedy Office Supplies

• Lance Snacks

• Liberty Petroleum

• Monster Energy Company

AIR-CALL COMMUNICATIONS

• The Oleander Company, Inc.

• Orton Longleaf

• Republic Brands

• Thomas, Judy & Tucker PA

• Wrightsville Beach Brewing

EDDIE AND JO ALLISON SMITH FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC.

CAPE FEAR SECURITIES

CEDAR HILL WEST BANK HERITAGE FOUNDATION

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

OCTOBER 1, 2021 – DECEMBER 31, 2022

We at the Coastal Land Trust express our gratitude to the families, foundations, and corporations who have made gifts since October 1, 2021. Gifts of all sizes are appreciated. Because of space, contributions of $500 and above are listed below.

All contributions are recognized on our website at CoastalLandTrust.org/contributors

If you have questions or would like to change the listing of your name, online or in our publications, please contact Eric Vreeland at (910) 790-4524 ext. 2100.

$1,000,000+

US Fish and Wildlife Service

$100,000+

Fred and Alice Stanback

Nancy and John Bray

$50,000-$99,999

Mr. David C. Bryan*

Conservation Trust for North Carolina

International Paper

National Wild Turkey FederationN.C. Chapter

N.C. Dept. of Justice Environmental Enhancement Program

Orton Foundation, LLC

Brad and Shelli Stanback

Mr. Jim Wallace

$10,000-$49,999

Anonymous

Randy and Betty Ann Beardsworth

Coastal Vacation Resorts

The Cannon Foundation

Coca Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

Dr. I. Alan Craig

Ms. Emily Cronin

Ms. Cheryl Grandfield

Mr. Robert Hackney and Ms. Shauna Holiman

The Harold H. Bate Foundation

Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Holt Oil Company

Joseph Henry Jenkins

Wayland L. Jenkins Jr.

Linda and Reid Murchison

Support from the Richard Chapman Cleve Fund, a component of the North Carolina Community Foundation

The True North Foundation

Pepsi Bottling Ventures, LLC

Sam C. Rankin

The Longleaf Alliance

The Saxer Family Foundation

Wells Fargo

Robert E. Wells

PKW Donor Advised Fund at The Dallas Foundation

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous

Agnes R. Beane

Dr. and Mrs. Brian Boehlecke

Ms. Noel Fox and Ms. Frances Goodman

Mr. Robert L. Foy III

Great Outdoor Provision Company

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hines

Mrs. Theresa B. Hurd

Mr. and Mrs. David Johnston

Dr. Brigitte V. Kohlmeyer

The Longleaf Foundation

M.R. Williams, Inc.

Mr. Michael Murchison and Ms. Barbara Sullivan

Mr. and Mrs. Chad Pearson

Ms. Suzanne Nash Ruffin*

The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation Inc.

Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund

$2,500-$4,999

Anonymous

Ducks Unlimited

Air-Call Communications, Inc

Mr. Avery Bates

Boulineaus Inc.

BP America

Mr. Michael C. Brown Jr. and Ms. Jane Haskell Fox

Diana G. Corbett

Bob and Lindy Emory

Empire Graphics

Farm Bureau - New Hanover County

First Citizens Bank

Flan-Brands “Relax2go”

Mr. James E. Foscue Jr.

Paul and Liz Hosier

David Huffine and Susan Stern

Hurley Insurance Group

Dr. and Mrs. Aaron King

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Leonard

Dr. and Mrs. Harry MacDonald Jr.

Mr. W. Daniel Martin III

Mr. Ronny Mizell

Mr. and Mrs. Skip Morgan

Murchison, Taylor, & Gibson, PLLC

NC Subway Group, Inc

John C. Nicholls Jr.

Mr. Stuart Paynter

Melissa and Youli Petkov

Red Bull

Mr. G. Stanley Rehder Jr.

The Rich Company of Ocracoke

Mr. L. Richardson Preyer Jr. and Mrs. Marilyn Jacobs Preyer

The Raymond E. and Ellen F. Crane

Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Tabak

TowneBank/TowneInsurance

Mr. John R. Weaver

$1,000-$2,499

Anonymous

Adams Beverages

Janice and Dave Allen

Dr. John Anagnost and Ms. Kathleen Jewell

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Andrews Jr.

Ms. Sally Anger

Mr. Frederick Annand and Ms. Joy Lewis

Big Sky Design Inc.

Blackbeard’s Lodge

Blue Heron Asset Management

Blue Heron Realty

The Boeckman Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. David Brownlow

Bug-N-A-Rug Exterminators

Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Butzin

Cape Fear Commercial

Cape Fear Securities

CarolinaEast Health System

Carolina Beach Bar Club

Ms. Elizabeth Carpenter

Mr. and Mrs. Rich Carpenter

Cheerwine

Clark Properties of Ocracoke, LLC

Judge (Ret) Dougald N. Clark Jr. and Mrs. Dougald N. Clark

Coastal Beverage Company, Inc

Coastal Carolina Health Care, PA

Berry Collier

Dr. and Mrs. David Collins

Mr. John Corey

Mr. and Mrs. Miles Coxe

Crypto Adoption Fund with The Giving Block

Mr. Charles Darsie and Ms. Sandra Cook

Mr. Jay DeChesere and Mrs. Heather Smith

Drs. Dimock, Weinberg, and Cherry DDS, PLLC

EarthShare N.C.

Ella Ann L. & Frank B. Holding Foundation

Empire Distributors

Ms. Jen Esham

Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Eudy Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Evans

Exxon Mobil

Trish Farnham and Charlie Hines

Mr. David B. Finch

Foscue Plantation

Mr. and Mrs. Skip Fry

Dorie and Webb Fuller

John Fussell

Hannah and William Gage

Ms. Kathryn T. Gallagher

Valerie Gardner

Mr. and Mrs. Mark George

Ms. Margaret Gordon

Grady White Boats

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Griffin

Mr. Jonathan Gross

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Hamilton

Harrell & Associates

Mr. and Mrs. Brad Heath

Royster and Kathryn Hedgepeth

Jane and Paul Heill

Ms. Emily Henson

Mr. Thomas M. Higgins Jr.

Ms. Olivia B. Holding

Mr. Tom Hollinshed and Ms. Katherine Lange

Hannah and Stephanie Holt

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Huntsman

International Paper Foundation

Ms. Carol V. James

The Joanna Foundation

Ms. Melinda Jones

Mr. Ken Karn and Ms. Sally Buchanan

Kelly Family Fund and Outer Banks

Community Foundation

Mr. Thomas S. Kenan III

Mr. Charles R. Kernan and Mrs. Janette K. Hopper

Ms. Lee Kimball and Mr. R. Tucker Scully

Mr. and Mrs. Bill King

Kitty Hawk Kites

Mr. Taylor Koch

Landmark Commercial

Ms. Patricia Levi

Ms. Jan M. Lewis

Dr. Lanneau D. Lide Jr.

MGySgt (Ret) and Mrs. George S. Liner Jr.

Lunsford Richardson Preyer

Charitable Lead Unitrust

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Malfatti

Dr. Nina Marable and Dr. Noelle Kehrberg

Harrison and Suzie Marks

Ms. Anne Marshall

Bob and Carol Mattocks

John Robert and Alison Mattocks

Duncan and Laura McCabe

Mr. John D. McCartney

Mr. and Mrs. Gray McCaskill

The Honorable and Mrs. Charles K. McCotter Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris McCrudden

Mr. Hervey McIver

Cyndi and Ronnie McNeill

MCO Transport, Inc.

Meco Inc. of Florence

Mr. and Mrs. John Merriner

Ms. Mandy Misner and Mr. Martin Willard

Stephanie and John Mitchell

Donna and Tom Moffitt

Rob and Nancy Moul

Mr. John R. Murchison II

The Murchison Group

Mr. Kelly Nester and Ms. Nicole Guite

Edward and Susan Norvell

Nancy and John Nunn

Ocracoke Island Realty

Ocracoke’s Lightship Realty

Ms. Laura Padgett

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parsley

Linda and Sam Pearsall

Ms. Martha Pitcairn

Ms. Marguerite O. Pitts

Point Clan, LLC

Pony Island Inn

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Raney Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Walker H. Rayburn Jr.

RC Land Design and Maintenance

The Joanna Foundation

Julie Rehder

Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Remington

Ride the Wind

RJ Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogalski

Ms. Patricia A. Rowe

Mrs. Pat Rowlett

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Sherman

Ann and Bland Simpson

Dr. Mark Stanback and Ms. Nancy J. Popkin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stout

Sunshine Children’s Dentistry

Dr. Carol Swarts

Swisher International

Claudia Taylor Limited Partnership

The Rich Company of Ocracoke

Mr. Odell Thompson and Ms. Gay Whitehurst Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Thomson Jr.

Ms. Mary Tillery

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Heide Trask Jr.

Unifirst

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wakild

Mr. and Mrs. John Ward

Waste Management

Mrs. Pam Watkins

Mr. and Mrs. William R. Watson

Mr. Dean Weber

Mr. and Mrs. Ken Weil

Mr. Dewey Wells

Mr. and Mrs. John Wessell

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Wilkins Jr.

Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

Zillies Island Pantry

$500-$999

Mrs. Carolyn Whitehurst

Ace Transport LLC

Dr. David A. Adams

Merrie Jo Alcoke and Tom Wilson

Ms. Barbara V. Alexander

Altria Group Distribution Company

Dr. Katherine L. Bick

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Boardman

Dr. and Mrs. Mathijs Brentjens

Dr. and Mrs. Brian Brodish

Brooks Pierce Law Firm

Mr. and Mrs. Josiah B. Brown II

Mrs. Catherine Brunjes

Mr. and Ms. John Busbice

Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell

Capitol Coffee

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Capps

Ms. Angie Carl

Carol Sue Blueberry Farm

Carolina Beach Bar Club

Carolina Colours

Nita Coleman and Karl Brandspigel

Albert and Paula Corbett

Corning Incorporated Foundation

Cothran Harris Architecture

Country Club of Landfall

Peter and Cay Davis

Ms. Susan M. Dodd

Duke Energy Corporation PAC

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Duncan

Dr. and Mrs. Noel Dunivant

Dunn, Pittman, Skinner & Cushman, PLLC

Ebenconcepts Inc

Donalt and Patricia Eglinton

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Evans

Ms. Ruth S. Fazzari

Mr. Michael Ferguson and Mrs. Rebecca Ferguson

First Benefits Insurance Mutual

Mr. Jere D. Freeman III

Mr. and Mrs. Buck Fugate

Mr. Brant Godfrey and Mrs. Beverly Godfrey

Dr. and Mrs. John H. Haley III

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Harris

Mr. Stephen C. Hassenfelt

Dr. and Mrs. John Haverkamp

Camilla Herlevich and Jim Brier

Don and Carolyn Hoss

Joe and Gloria Hughes

Vernon and Katherine Joyner

Kennedy Office Supplies

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Kitchin

Dr. Kenneth Klein and Ms. Bobbi Harmon

Lance Snacks

Liberty Petroleum

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lorenz

Mr. Lee Lowrimore and Ms. Dorothy H. Rankin

Mr. and Mrs. Chip Mahan

Mr. Kyle McIntyre

Dr. and Mrs. John F. McQuade III

Ms. Dana L. McQueen

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan McWey

Mr. and Mrs. Barton Meeks

Merchants Fixture

Mr. Chuck Millsaps

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Misner

Monster Energy Company

The Oleander Company, Inc.

Network for Good

Nick Parker

Mr. A. Thomas Paulson

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Perry Jr.

Robert Perry and Katherine Crawford

Mrs. Helen R. Pinckney

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pizer

William Purvis

Quible & Associates, PC

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Ralston

Republic Brands

Dr. and Mrs. Stan Riggs

Mr. Clint D. Routson

Jacqueline and Bill Sasser

Mr. Bill Schiffli and Ms. Karen Kummer

Mr. Willis Slane and Dr. Caroline Chiles

Mr. Andrew Slepoy

Bryan, Cheryl and Peyton Smith

David and Wesie Sprunt

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Staley

Ben and Beth White Steelman

Ms. Patrice Sullivan

Mr. Paul K. Sun Jr.

Mr. Scott Taylor

Mr. Benton Teague

Thomas, Judy, & Tucker PA

Dr. and Mrs. Reed Underhill

Ross Vaughan MD

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Warren

Mrs. Carolyn Whitehurst

Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Wilkinson

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Williams

Ms. Sara E. Winslow

Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wright

Wrightsville Beach Brewery

Mr. and Mrs. G. Smedes York

*Deceased

2022 TRIBUTES LIST

Gifts in Honor of

Billy Armfield

Mary Ann Cooper Broughton and Robert Harris Daniel II

Coastal Land Trust Staff

Elizabeth Coleman

Emma Mae Cotton

Ella Deaver

Renee and James Di Gangi

Mr. and Mrs. Murdoch Dunn

Robert David Gallagher

Sydney Gardner

Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Gibson Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gore

Thomas Edward Harvey’s Family

Dr. and Mrs. Henry C. Hawthorne Jr.

David E. Huffine

All those affected by Hurricane Florence

Jimmy Hunter

Jim and Linda Keyzer

Barbara Johnson

Melinda and Bruce Jones

Steve Leonard

Lochner Z. Malfatti

Nina Marable and Noelle Kehrberg

Timothy Martin

Justin Metzger

Skip and Linda Morgan

The Neubert Family

Robert Perry and Katherine Crawford

Daniel B. Phillips

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Raney Jr.

Reb and Priscilla Rebillard

James Rives and John Johnston

The Schramel Family

Margaret Spallek

Beth Steelman

Jim Stephenson

Heidi and Cason Trask

Ginny and Robin Vincent

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wakild’s 50th wedding anniversary

Andy Walker

Max and Peggy Walser

Susie Ward’s birthday

Robert E. Wells

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wessell

Katie Nash White

Mr. and Mrs. James Williams

Rosalie Woodward

Gifts in Memory of

Cameron Brendle

Maxine Britt

Janet L. Dancy

Juanita D. David

Sambo Drake

Richard Dodd

Elizabeth and Roosevelt

Theodore R. Everett

Mark Goodrich and Claire Staniforth

Willie and Joanne Honeycutt

Janice Marshall

Steve McWilliams

Capt. (Ret.) Arthur G. Milbrath USN

John Napiecek

Susan H. Rappaport

Dave Rice

Phillip C. Smith

Jim Stephenson

Sidney Swarts

Carol Swift

2022 SUSTAINERS

Ms. Jesica Blake

Ms. Lara Cely

Mr. and Mrs. David Chaika

Mr. and Mrs. Murdoch Dunn

Valerie Gardner

Brant and Beverly Godfrey

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Hammers

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hardy

Royster and Kathryn Hedgepeth

Ms. Emily Henson

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Humenik

Mr. and Mrs. Auden Kaehler

Dr. and Mrs. Aaron King

Mr. Thomas Lee

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lord

Dr. Nina Marable and Dr. Noelle Kehrberg

Harrison and Suzie Marks

Mr. Benjamin McIlwaine

Ms. Emilee Morrison

Rob and Nancy Moul

Dr. and Mrs. Allyn Powell

Ms. Shelley Ray

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Singleton

Mr. W. Bruce Smithson and Mrs. Patricia D. Smithson

Ben and Beth White Steelman

Dr. Alina M. Szmant and Dr. Daniel G. Baden

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Thomson Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Warren

Ms. Sarah Waters

Aubrey Wiggins III

Dr. Susan Zarutskie

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Environmental Education | Bradley Creek Elementary 5th Grade | Wilmington | December 15,

2022

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Students in Ms. Nisbet’s 4th grade class learn about carnivorous plants and adaptaions in nature. By taking a closer look at native carnivorous plants they can better understand how species adapt to their habitat.

Volunteer Day | Gales Creek Preserve at Camp Sam Hatcher Carteret County | December 3, 2022

GALES CREEK CLEANUP

Volunteers visited the Gales Creek Preserve in December, for trail maintenance. Six volunteers dedicated approximately two hours to improving the quality of the trails at Gales Creek Preserve.

Photo Credit: Maddie Woodard

Above: Coastal Land Trust Board Member Merrie Jo Alcoke and her daughters working together in the forest.

Right: Interim Executive Director Harrison Marks rakes leaf litter and debris covering the trails.

Photo Credit: Bryce Tholen

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Volunteer Day | Abbey Nature Preserve | Pender County | January 7, 2023

TRAIL MAINTENANCE

In January, volunteers picked up trash at Abbey Nature Preserve and performed upkeep on the existing trails to improve their accessibility.

Hike at Everett Creek | Onslow County | November 11, 2022

SAVE THE DATE

March 17

Cheers for 30 Years! Fundraiser

Edenton

April 1

Volunteer Trail Day Location TBD

April 3

21st Annual PMG/Holt CStore Golf Tournament Country Club of Landfall, Wilmington

April 22

Work on Wilmington

April 22

Pollinator Palooza!

Wilmington

April 29

Mid-Coast 30th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser Tryon Palace North Lawn, New Bern

May 6

Volunteer Trail Day Location TBD

May 13

WALKING THE PINE FOREST AT EVERETT CREEK

Bryce Tholen and 15 fellow hikers talked about long leaf pine forests and carnivorous plants as they explored the trails at Everett Creek.

Member Paddle at Town Creek

Brunswick Nature Park

May 26

Party for the Point Ocracoke

June 3

Flytrap Frolic

National Trails Day Land Trust Day (% proceeds from Great Outdoor Provision Co.)

Check CoastalLandTrust.org/events for the most up-to-date details and events!

Photo Credit: Bryce Tholen

Photo Credit: Bryce Tholen

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Stained Glass Windows Unveiled | Reaves Chapel

Navassa, Brunswick County | January 7, 2023

REAVES RESTORATION

Reaves Chapel’s original stained glass windows were removed for storage in 2021, while the Chapel was being restored. When they were reinstalled in the 2022, they were boarded up for protection. In January, Steven Cox with Statesville Stained Glass Restoration and Preservation installed plexiglass covers on all three windows. These windows are the focal point of Reaves Chapel.

Reaves Chapel Workday | Navassa, Brunswick County | December 10, 2022

UNMARKED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Unmarked graves at Reaves Chapel historic cemetery can now be more easily identified after volunteers cleared the cemetery of debris.

NATURE TRIVIA ANSWER

from page 3

Answer: B. Nutmeg hickory (Carya myristiciformis) is the rarest species in the genus, Carya, and occurs only in a few areas scattered in southeastern North Carolina, eastern South Carolina, central Alabama and Mississippi, northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas, eastern Texas, and northeastern Mexico. Nutmeg hickory is typically found in river bottomlands with calcareous soils or marl ridges.

Leaf from the nutmeg hickory tree

Photo credit: Scott Pohlman

Staff photo

Photo Credit: Bryce Tholen

or two.

Photos and narrative: Camilla Herlevich

bluebirds, and a warbler

a kingfisher, a finch,

to hearing woodpeckers,

And that was in addition

deer tracks along the way.

near the old roadbed, and

a snake or two sunning

spring’s breeding season,

perfect birdnest from last

rewarded by seeing a

Preserve in January, I was

At Ev-Henwood Nature

hiking through the woods.

more that way than just

One can observe so much

and using all one’s senses.

means slowing one’s pace

Going birding in the forest

WOOODS

A WALK IN THE

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Hike with a Veteran Brunswick Nature Park November 5, 2022

VETERAN VOLUNTEERS

Last fall, the Coastal Land Trust held a trail maintenance volunteer day at Brunswick Nature Park. In honor of Veterans Day, two U.S. Veterans joined the group to share the experience. Veterans Allen Parham and Jeff Duncan worked alongside Coastal Land Trust volunteers on the Dogwood and Longleaf trails at the park. What a gift to park patrons! Photo credit: Bryce Tholen