Members of the community are cordially invited to a very special celebration.  On Friday, September 12th at 5PM, the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust and members of the Foy family dedicate Abbey Nature Preserve to the citizens and visitors of Pender County.
Located adjacent to historic Poplar Grove Plantation, the Abbey Nature Preserve is a […]

If you enjoy seafood at all, chances are you’ve probably come across an activity calling “shucking”, or “cleaning” some of our popular shellfish. It’s fun to go out with family or friends and try your hand at it, especially if you’ve never done it before.

But have you ever wondered just what exactly that ’stuff’ is? Or what are you eating for that matter?

Here’s some answers we’ve all wondered about!

Lisa Rodriguez, a Vernon, CT native has returned for a second year to mentor this year’s crop of summer interns. As this year’s leader she’s taken on additional responsibilities for the care of the turtles and declares: “we had it easy last year!” Also, the turtle flyer being distributed by many of our local realtors is making an impact.

Topsail Island Sea Turtle Hospital intern Carolyn Odenwelder of Haverhill, MA sings a sea turtle lullaby to little green Carter. The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Topsail Beach, NC is OPEN until the end of August.

Lilmar is wrapping up her “Turtle Talks” at the Surf City Community Center.

Bailey Brame, a Durham native, returns this fall to Wellesley College in Massachusetts as a junior majoring in Economics, knowing now that sea turtles are priceless. Turtle Talks continue every Wednesday through August and we’re gearing up for our Labor Day Weekend Yard Sale.

Topsail Island fishing is HOT HOT HOT! Spanish mackerel are everywhere off the beach and flounder in the sound and surf. Capt David Baxley has the latest report.

Alyson Boswell from Wilson, NC, returns a 2nd year to intern at the sea turtle hospital.

The sound is full of hungry Redfish and flounder and less than 2 months till Deer season opens on the 13th of Sept.

Photo above: Intern Carolyn Collier with "Lockwood."
There’s a real scholar in our midst, or more accurately, in the perpetual “mist” of humidity that surrounds the hospital. Carolyn Collier hails from Richmond, Virginia, and attends the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. Over the years, family and friends have related tales of their time at […]

She came to us “from the middle of nowhere.” At least that’s what summer intern, Annie Johnson, told me when I asked her where she was from. 'Nowhere' turns out to be, “somewhere near Benson.” Wherever she’s from, we’re really happy that she’s here with us, despite the fact that she calls us all “ma’am” […]