SJC Receives Grants
As part of our commitment to area conservation, we were very fortunate to have received a generous grant from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. This grant is intended to enhance wildlife habitat in the coastal regions of the state. St. James provided ideal conditions towards three important programs. As these grant projects unfold and develop with help from our partners, this page will be updated with our progress.
Turtle Basking Platforms
The first project from the NCWF Grant was to begin the enhancement of several of the 250 ponds located throughout St. James with the addition of permanent turtle basking platforms.
Pollinator & Wildflower Garden
St. James is participating in the "Butterfly Highway" program through the NCWF Grant by creating a coastal garden to attract pollinators using native plants and flowers. We are partnering with the Garden Club of St. James and Brunswick County Extension Office. Once completed, it will be registered, joining more than three thousand sites across the state. (more to come)
Osprey Nest Platform
With continued development taking place along our coast, we are losing valuable wildlife habitat, including suitable nesting sites for the Osprey. With the NCWF Grant, we are installing an Osprey nesting platform overlooking one of our larger ponds, in a quiet area next to Jump and Run creek, Beaver Creek, not far from the Intra Coastal Waterway. Our partner in this project is the St. James Woodworkers Club. Special thanks to Brunswick Electric for donating the utility pole. Read about the Osprey on our Birds of Brunswick County resource folder. (Progress report soon)
St. James Service Club Grant
The SJC Recycling Committee grant will enable us to establish a garden composting site within the St. James community. In addition, the funds will also be used to provide
educational tools to promote recycling here and in the local elementary Brunswick County schools.
