Over the years, Friends of Hunting Island has supported the park in innumerable ways—from small projects like fire extinguishers to large ones like the renovation of the Visitor Center.

 

• Nature Center renovation of retail and classroom exhibit space

• Playground at Lighthouse complex

• Primitive tent sites - 25 ocean view pads with picnic table and firepit

• Campground check-in station

• Mobi mats

• Nature Center gardens and avian garden maintenance

• Webcam

• Beach wheelchairs

• Barrier vegetation for primitive tent site privacy

• Campground laundromat

• Virtual Lighthouse - Visitor Center

• Nature Center classroom extension and other improvements

• Water garden at the Nature Center

• ADA equipment including Mobi-mats, beach-accessible wheel chairs, and concrete pads to extend ADA campsites

• Lighthouse compound restoration and maintenance

• Civilian Conservation Corps at Hunting Island displays

• Trail development, improvement, and maintenance

• Litter control including doggie poop bags and mobile ashtrays

• Campground play area construction

• Ecological signage about turtles, nesting birds, etc.

• Marsh boardwalk improvements

• Landscaping, sand-fencing, and dune restoration

• Beach shower towers and changing stations

• Beach access improvements

• Educational program support such as Discover Carolina, Women’s Coastal Skills Training, and the People’s Park Project which brings underserved families to the park. 

• Visitor Center renovation

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We appreciate your membership and welcome your donations, which  support Hunting Island in all of these endeavors.