2020 Wetland Treasures

Panthertown Valley Bog 

• Location: Jackson County, NC 
• Wetland Type: Southern Appalachian Bog 
• Site Owner: U.S. Forest Service
• Unique Feature: One of the rarest wetland types in the SE in an unmatched setting of granitic domes. 
• Fact Sheet
• More Information
• US Forest Service
• Friends of Panthertown
• NC DWR video
  

Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve 

• Location: Greenville County, SC
• Wetland Types: Piedmont Seepage Forest and Bottomland Hardwood Forest 
• Site Owner: SC Department of Natural Resources
• Unique Feature: The preserve supports a disappearing piedmont wetland type and federally endangered herb. 
• Fact Sheet
• More Information
• SCDNR

Brogden Bottomlands 

• Location: Johnston County, NC 
• Wetland Type: Cypress Gum Swamp and Bottomland Hardwood Forest/Slough 
• Site Owner: Triangle Land Conservancy
• Unique Feature: Large, intact floodplain area along the Neuse River just east of Raleigh with a variety of habitats. 
• Fact Sheet
• More Information
• Triangle Land Conservancy
  

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge   

• Location: Hyde and Washington Counties, NC 
• Wetland Types: Pocosin, Bay Forest, Mixed Pine Flatwoods, Hardwood Swamps 
• Site Owner: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Unique Feature: Distinct peat dominated wetlands and substantial birding opportunities. 
• Fact Sheet (updated 9/20/2023)
  
• More Information
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• NC Wildlife Resources Commission

The Pocosin National Wildlife Refuge supports 200 bird species, 40 mammal species, 40 reptile species and 36 amphibian species.

Botany Bay Heritage Preserve 

• Location: Charleston County, SC 
• Wetland Types: Tidal Marsh, Maritime Forest, Coastal Scrub/Shrub 
• Site Owner: SC Department of Natural Resources
• Unique Feature: Large intact coastal wetland with varying types of habitat. 
• Fact Sheet
• More Information
• NOAA Report
• SCDNR Webpage (includes directions to the site)
• The ACE Basin by Discover South Carolina (You Tube Video)

The tidal marshes and managed wetlands of Botany Bay Preserve support a variety of fish and shellfish resources and provide foraging habitat for numerous wildlife species.