A trail through Nags Head Woods
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- Date created
- February 11, 2007
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- Dare County, North Carolina
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This is a trail through Nags Head Woods. One of the best examples of a mid-Atlantic maritime forest with deciduous hardwoods, Nags Head Woods has trees that are up to five hundred years old. There are dunes, interdune ponds, and wetlands. The preserve has more than fifty species of birds. Other wildlife includes otters, muskrats, turtles and salamanders. Nags Head Woods is a National Natural Landmark and the Nature Conservancy along with the city of Nags Head and the Friends of Nags Head Woods protects this fragile ecosystem. The Nature Conservancy has established a visitors’ center and oversees many research and monitoring programs.
