Chowan River

This 954-acre property was transferred to the state of North Carolina and is managed by the Wildlife Resources Commission to benefit its diverse wildlife from black bear and bobcats to barred owl and bobwhite quail. This project exemplifies the ABC’s of the Coastal Land Trust’s land conservation strategy which is to assist, buffer, and/or connect existing conservation lands along our coast.

• Protects 430 acres of wetlands and more than 7 miles of forested land along the Chowan River and Somerton Creek.
• Includes a significant natural heritage area, the Wyanoke Sandhills, a longleaf pine-scrub oak forest along an ancient dune ridge.
• Links conservation lands between North Carolina and Virginia creating a vast green corridor along the Chowan River.

Learn more about the protection of this property and donate to help the Coastal Land Trust continue this work!