Contact: Michele Walker, 919-733-2293, ext. 229 MEDIA ADVISORY: Three northern reserve sites to hold local advisory committee meetings in November RALEIGH – Local Advisory Committees for the Currituck Banks component of the N. C. National Estuarine Research Reserve, Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Reserve and Buxton Woods Coastal Reserve will meet Nov. 3 and 4. The meetings are open to the public. The schedule is as follows: The Buxton Woods Local Advisory Committee will meet from 3-5 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Buxton Fire Department, Highway 12, west of the Lighthouse Road intersection, Buxton. The Currituck Banks Local Advisory Committee will meet from 9-11 a.m. Nov. 4 at the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, Currituck Heritage Park, 1160 Village Lane, Corolla. The Kitty Hawk Woods Local Advisory Committee will meet from 3-5 p.m. Nov. 4 at the Town of Kitty Hawk Fire Department, 859 West Kitty Hawk Road, Kitty Hawk.
The committees consist of local residents, partners and leaders who provide the Division of Coastal Management’s Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve staff with guidance and feedback regarding management of the reserve sites. The N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve Program protects natural areas for education, research and compatible recreation. Since its creation in 1989, the program has preserved more than 41,000 acres of unique coastal environments at 10 sites along the coast. ### |