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The North Carolina Coastal Land Trust conserves lands with scenic, recreational, historic and/or ecological value. Our mission is to enrich our state through conservation of natural areas and working landscapes, education, and the promotion of good land stewardship in our coastal communities.
Land At-a-Glance
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Gales Creek Preserve at Camp Sam Hatcher
Gales Creek Preserve at Camp Sam Hatcher Coastal Land Trust's Gales Creek Preserve at Camp Sam Hatcher is a stunning 360-acre nature preserve along Gales Creek, a tributary of the Bogue Sound, in Carteret County, NC. The preserve features a unique pine ecosystem including pond pine pocosin, loblolly pine drainages, and upland longleaf pine sandhills home to several rare flora and fauna. The preserve also serves as a critical habitat corridor [...]
