Today we travel to North Carolina’s smallest state park, Carolina Beach.Carolina Beach State Park may be the smallest in the system (420 acres), but it packs a big punch with amazing biodiversity and outdoor recreational opportunities. One of the most outstanding natural features of the park is its diverse plant communities - thirteen different plant communities are present within this small area. The park features eleven species of carnivorous plants, including Venus fly traps. In addition, it features lime sink ponds and Sugarloaf, a 60-foot high sand dune overlooking the Cape Fear River. The park is home to Carolina Beach Registered Natural Heritage Area. The presence of dunes, swales, savannas and pocosin vegetation mixed with limesink ponds makes this site significant.
The park also offers an exhibit hall, classroom, auditorium, six hiking and nature trails, picnic area, campground and group camping area. A variety of environmental education programs are offered to groups. The park's Environmental Education Learning Experience (EELE) "Plants That Bite Back" centers around the carnivorous plants in the park.
All of the N.C. State Parks and more than 100 other facilities are listed in the online Guide to Environmental Education Centers in North Carolina !
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments to this site are subject to the N.C. Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. Please identify yourself in posts. Off-topic posts, "spam" or posts with offensive or inappropriate language will be removed.