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Cedar Island in Carteret County is situated on the end of a peninsula marking the southern tip of Pamlico Sound near the community of Atlantic.
The 14,480-acre refuge consists of marsh, pocosin and woodland habitat.
Dominant marsh plants include black needlerush, salt marsh cordgrass, salt meadow hay and salt grass. Woodland plants include loblolly pine, longleaf and pond pine. Live oak is abundant on some upland sites.
The marsh and surrounding waters provide wintering habitat for thousands of ducks and nesting habitat for colonial waterbirds.
The upland and marsh areas are home to many songbirds, raptors and mammals.
Visitor facilities are limited. However, visitors can hike, bike, or (with a permit) ride horses through the undeveloped refuge trails during daylight hours. Wildlife observation and photography are popular.
Visitors also enjoy crabbing and fishing for spotted sea trout, Atlantic flounder, spot and Atlantic croaker. Because opportunities for bank or surf fishing are limited, fishing by boat is preferable. Public boat landings are located at the end of Lola Road beyond the refuge field office and next to the Thorofare Bridge on Hwy. 12.
Waterfowl hunting is allowed, but restricted to an area of 400 acres of marsh. Hunters must use only non-toxic shot.
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