CURRITUCK BANKS R eserve s
Currituck Banks is the northernmost site and is part of a barrier
spit just north of Corolla in the Outer Banks. Its 965 acres are
composed of grasslands, sand dunes, beach, forest and marshes.
Due to natural shoaling, many inlets to Currituck Sound have
closed. The resulting low-salinity marshes are characterized as
oligohaline, allowing freshwater species of plants and animals not
common in other coastal marshes. The mixing of water tempera-tures
— the warm Gulf Stream and the cool Labrador Current —
allows many species to be found near the limits of their range. Feral
hogs, wild horses and bobcats are among the animals that live in
the reserve. There is a .3-mile handicap accessible boardwalk from
the CBR to the sound. Hunting is allowed.
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BUCKRIDGE R eserve s
Part of the East Dismal Swamp, the 29,334-acre Buckridge Reserve
is the largest Coastal Reserve property and the only inland site. It
is located in Tyrrell County, between the Pamlico and Albermarle
sounds.
The site contains mostly non-riverine swamp forest, peatland
Atlantic white cedar forest, and pond pine woodlands. Living
within this swampy wonderland are bear, deer, fox, red wolves,
alligators, endangered birds and four identified types of venomous
snakes. Migratory warblers and other birds depend on forested
wetlands of the coastal plain for breeding.
Tree spotters will see a remnant of bald cypress, Atlantic white
cedar, loblolly pine, tupelo and sweet gum. Seasonal hunting is
allowed.
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28 june 2022
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