EENC's 16th Annual Conference:

Endangered Species at Fort Bragg

Quoting a Nature Conservancy article, "The buffering concept had its genesis at Fort Bragg, in the Sandhills Region of North Carolina.... The forest at Fort Bragg is like an ark, crowded with the biological remnants of that lost fire-dependent system." The most famous of the endangered species protected at Fort Bragg is the RCW (Red-Cockaded Woodpecker). Others include American Chaffseed, Rough-leaved Loosestrife, Michaux Sumac, and the little Saint Francis’ Satyr (the only known population is at Fort Bragg.)

Visit Fort Bragg's Endangered Species web site http://www.bragg.army.mil/esb/
Download the July, 2006 U.S. Fish and Wildlife bulletin for the latest information about endangered species.

Baby woodpeckers from our banding trip -- "Dr. D and Mr. Green"
These two little guys fledged in mid-June and are being fed in the tree tops by their parents and two older brothers.  Perhaps we'll meet them again at the conference!

According to the October/November 2005 issue of National Wildlife Magazine, "Nationwide, more than 300 federally listed threatened or endangered species inhabit military lands and waters--more than are found throughout the entire national park system, which has nearly three times more land." and "In the southeast, more than a third of all remaining pairs of the critically endangered red-cockaded woodpecker are found on four military installations: ...Fort Bragg in NC...," Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, and Fort Stewart and Fort Benning in GA.

Plan to attend the 2006 EENC Annual Conference for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in a unique habitat! This November 2-5 Conference promises an outstanding professional development weekend celebrating excellence in environmental education and the richness of biodiversity in the NC Sandhills.