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Background
Information:
River Basin Lesson
EPA
Office of Water - Watershed education materials from the
Environmental Protection Agency
American Bald Eagle
Information - More about the American Bald
Eagle
Remote Sensing Tutorial - An extensive introduction to
remote sensing from NASA
Carolina Bays Lesson
Longleaf Pine/Wiregrass Ecosystem - A good overview of
the rare longleaf pine savannah ecosystem from the Carolina
Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina.
Forests and Fires: The Longleaf Pine Savannah - A
discussion of the role of wildfire in maintaining longleaf
pine ecosystems in NC.
Carnivorous Plants in the Southeast Coastal Plain - An
information-rich slideshow from the Nature Conservancy's
Green Swamp Preserve
Wetlands of the Coastal Plains - In-depth lesson
discusses the formation of different types of wetlands in
the NC Coastal Plain. Includes information about all
wetland types discussed in the Lower Cape Fear River Basin
module.
Swamp Forest Lesson
Wetlands of the Coastal Plains - In-depth lesson
discusses the formation of different types of wetlands in
the NC Coastal Plain. Includes information about all
wetland types discussed in the Lower Cape Fear River Basin
module.
A Blackwater River from Sea to Source - A detailed
lesson on blackwater rivers focusing on the White Oak River
in NC.
Estuary Lesson
Cape Fear Estuaries: From River to Sea - A detailed
lesson about estuaries focusing on the Lower Cape Fear
river.
A Blackwater River from Sea to Source - A detailed
lesson on blackwater rivers focusing on the White Oak River
in NC.
Estuaries.gov - Background on estuaries from the people
who run EstuaryLive.
Estuary Discovery Kit - More background material from
the National Ocean Service.
Wetlands of the Coastal Plains - In-depth lesson
discusses the formation of different types of wetlands in
the NC Coastal Plain. Includes information about all
wetland types discussed in the Lower Cape Fear River Basin
module.
Bald Head Island Lesson
Light House Friends - Information about the history
of the Bald Head Island and its lighthouses.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey
- The place to
go to find historical navigation maps
Bald Head Island History
- Information
about the Bald Head Island Life Saving Station
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State Standards:
Click
here to
see a chart displaying correlations between the Lower Cape
Fear River module lessons and the NC state education
standards.
Lesson Plans:
Click
here for a
list of recommended lesson plans with classroom and outdoor activities
related to the materials presented in the Lower Cape Fear
River module.
Field Trip Resources:
Bald
Head Island Conservancy - This non-profit land conservancy
runs educational programs on Bald Head Island, including
programs for school groups. Teachers can work with the
education coordinator to set up programs focused on barrier
island geology, barrier island ecosystems, beachcombing
biology, sea turtle biology and conservation, and coastal
birds.
Bald Head Woods National
Estuarine Research Reserve
- This Coastal Reserve site contains some of the most mature
examples of coastal island maritime forest in the state,
including extremely old live oak and laurel oak trees.
A well-marked interpretive trail allows for easy access to
the different habitats within the Reserve.
Carolina Beach State Park
- This State preserve located along the shores of the Cape
Fear River is home to the endangered Venus Flytrap
Fort Fisher State
Historic Site - Tour the remains of the fort and learn
more about southeastern North Carolina's role in the Civil
War.
Jones Lake State Park
- A small Carolina Bay lake with typical pocosin vegetation
Jordan Lake State Recreation
Area - Look for
nesting Bald Eagles from the observation deck at the north
end of the lake
Lake Waccamaw State Park
- This lake is the largest Carolina Bay in North Carolina
and home to many unique species. While much of the
shoreline is developed, the state park has two educational
boardwalks that showcase the transition between the sand
ridge, pocosin, and marsh communities characteristic of
Carolina Bay lakes.
North Carolina Aquarium at
Fort Fisher - Includes exhibits
related to sea turtles and Carolina Bays. School group
visits need to be arranged at least two weeks in advance,
and can include special live animal presentations and field
trip experiences.
Singletary Lake State Park
- Another Carolina Bay lake with characteristic pocosin and
sand rim communities, including a variety of carnivorous
plants.
Zeke's Island National
Estuarine Research Reserve
- A lagoon-like complex of islands north of Bald Head
Island, which provides extensive marsh and tidal flat
habitat in addition of shrub thicket, maritime forest, sand
dune, ocean beach, and rock surface habitats. The
tidal flats in the vicinity of Zeke's island are the single
most important shorebird habitat in southeastern NC.
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