2023 Wetland Treasures
Goose Creek State Park
- Location: Beaufort County, NC
- Site Owner: North Carolina State Parks
- Wetland Types: Saltwater and tidal freshwater marshes, swamp forest
- Unique Feature: Goose Creek State Park contains several distinct ecological communities providing important habitat and food sources for a diverse group of animals and providing important wintering areas for several species of waterfowl.
- Wetland Treasure Factsheet
- More Information:
- NC State Parks
- NC Department of Environmental Quality YouTube Video
Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
- Location: Wake County, NC
- Site Owner: City of Raleigh
- Wetland Types: Floodplain Forest consisting of bottomland hardwoods and a system of natural river levees
- Unique Feature: The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program has designated the floodplain forest that surrounds the meadow as a Significant Natural Heritage Natural Area providing habitats for diverse numbers of plants and animals.
- Wetland Treasure Factsheet
- More Information:
- City of Raleigh
Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Georgetown, Horry, and Marion Counties, SC
- Site Owner: US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Wetland Types: Alluvial and black water floodplain forested wetlands, tidal forested and emergent wetlands, and historic rice fields.
- Unique Feature: More than 400 species of animals are supported by the variety of habitats within the refuge, including several endangered species. Wetlands play a critical role in the filtration and storm water retentions of the primary drinking water resource for the greater Grand Strand region.
- Wetland Treasure Factsheet
- More Information:
- US Fish and Wildlife Services