Project Summary
The CDDL is currently collaborating with the Eagles Island Central Park Task Force to develop a unified vision and strategic plan for conserving and programming Eagles Island, a 3100-acre island situated between two of the most rapidly urbanizing counties in North Carolina. Eagles Island resides at the confluence of the Cape Fear and Brunswick Rivers adjacent to the historic Wilmington waterfront (New Hanover County) and flanked by the Towns of Belville, Leland and Navassa (Brunswick County), which together comprise a regional population of nearly 400,000 residents. The goal of the project is to document and celebrate the island’s natural and culturally significant resources using education and recreation as methods of encouraging, activating, and financing preservation and restoration activities.