Friends of the Reserve
Friends of the Reserve is a non-profit citizen organization established in 1988 to support program funding, education, stewardship of natural and cultural resources, and research of the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and Estuarine Research Reserve.
The mission of the Friends of the Reserve (FOR) is to support the work of the NC Coastal Reserve and the National Estuarine Research Reserve programs, promote public awareness of the Reserve and its work, to receive money and distribute it as requested by the Coastal Reserve for the foregoing purposes, to solicit grants and contributions; and to support or perform any other activity incidental to or connected with the foregoing purposes. FOR advocates on behalf of the Reserve to ensure sufficient funding for the maintenance and programs of the Reserve.
Project Highlights
Rescuing the Rookery
The Rachel Carson Reserve used funding gifted by Inlet Inn to build nesting platforms near a rookery for the Great Egret. The Reserve hopes the platforms will help revitalize the nesting habitat. Coins For Conservation is already helping our local eco-partners....
A Rare Outer Banks Foal Gets a Second Chance
August 22, 2024 | Written by Emily Daily on Garden & Gun The saga began on August 4 when the site manager, Paula Gillikin, received a report that a foal was born the previous weekend. The next morning, Gillikin visited the island and found the female foal with her...
Mission and Service Area
The Friends of the Reserve (FOR) is a nonprofit organization, dedicated to supporting the work of the North Carolina’s Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve and ten sites they protect.
Friends of the Reserve (FOR)
Founded: 1988 | EIN: 56-2085569
JoAnne Powell, Board of Directors
P. O. Box 103, Beaufort, NC 28516
Northeast Region
- Currituck Banks
- Kitty Hawk Woods
- Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge
- Buxton Woods
Central Region
- Rachel Carson Reserve
- Bird Shoal
- Permuda Island
Southeast Region
- Masonboro Island
- Zeke’s Island
- Bald Head Woods
- Bird Island
Partner with Friends of the Reserve
Here's where your partnership can make a difference:
Monitor and Protect Sea Turtles
Help Estuaries Flourish
Treat Injured Wildlife
Support Clean Coastal Waters
Reduce Marine Debris
Educate and Engage
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