Wildlife Diversity Program Quarterly Report for July–September 2025
Table of Contents Wildlife Diversity Program Staff ..........................................................................................................4 Earlier Nesting Peak Observed in 2025 Sea Turtle Nesting Season .......................................................6 Surveys for the Eastern Hellbender in the Nolichucky Sub-basin During the First Breeding Season Post-Hurricane Helene ....................................................................................................... 7 Counts of Gray Bats Down Following Hurricane Helene ........................................................................8 Wood Stork Trapping and Tagging to Study Their Movement Ecology ......................................................... 9 Autonomous Recording Units … Working All Night Long … ................................................................ 10 Working to Restore Bogs in Western North Carolina ...........................................................................11 Motus Installations and Maintenance with the American Bird Conservancy ........................................... 12 American Oystercatcher Banding ...................................................................................................... 13 Surveys for Gray Treefrogs and Wetland Habitat Enhancement Through Prescribed Fire ......................... 14 NC Wildlife Action Plan ....................................................................................................................15 Wildlife Passage ..............................................................................................................................16 Green Growth Toolbox ......................................................................................................................16 Partners for Green Growth ................................................................................................................16 Cooperative Land Conservation ........................................................................................................17 Conservation Partnerships ...............................................................................................................18 Barrier Removal and Assessment ....................................................................................................... 19 Fish Populations in the Nolichucky River Basin Showing Signs of Resilience in First Year Since Hurricane Helene ................................................................................................................ 20 Updating the Distribution of Brook Floater Following Hurricane Helene ..............................................21 Aquatic Species Surveys to Inform Habitat Suitability For Rare Aquatic Species ..................................... 22 Lake Waccamaw Fish and Mussel Monitoring Surveys ......................................................................... 23 Rare Coastal Fishes Surveys .............................................................................................................. 24 North Carolina Bird Atlas Completes Final Breeding Season ................................................................. 25
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