Buckridge Coastal Reserve Site Closed to Visitors
Incident: Evans Road Wildfire
Released: 6/9/2008
BUCKRIDGE COASTAL RESERVE SITE CLOSED TO VISITORS DUE TO FIRE DANGER
COLUMBIA - The Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve site will be closed to the public until further notice due to the threat from a wildfire in the area. The fire, which began a week ago in the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, is rapidly approaching the Reserve's boundaries.
Because the site is remote and has no public facilities, it does not usually have a large number of visitors during the summer months. The site will be reopened to visitors once the fire danger has passed. For more information, contact Reserve site manager Woody Webster at (252) 796-3709.
The Buckridge Coastal Reserve is one of 10 components in the N.C. Coastal Reserve, which protects coastal lands and marshes for research, education and compatible traditional uses.
From:
Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Release: Immediate Contact: Michele Walker
Date: June 9, 2008 Phone: (919) 733-2293, ext. 229
