North Island Survey 2008

This year about 14 seedling were found during the North Island survey.	Close-up of a flowering plant found behind the primary dune.
DuBose holds a 'bouquet' vitex seedlings dug up on North Island.	Plants that were too large to dig up were flagged for future treatment.
2008 North Island survey crew.	2008 North Island survey crew.

North Island Survey 2007

Palm tree "bone yard" on North Island	Hog depredated seat turtle nest
Silver leaf croton can be mistaken for Beach vitex, but croton does not have the eucalyptus scent like B.V.	An ATV was used to shuttle volunteers to the south end of the island
Mystery object found on the beach	The native vegetation on undisturbed dunes can have a garden-like appearance.
Mark loads the ATV back onto the boat	The B.V. survey crew at the end of a long hot day

Southport Meeting

City of Southport	Dale Suiter, US FWS
Rick Iverson, NCDA	David Nash
Bald Head Island Ferry	Bald head Island
Golf Cart Tour	Examining large BV site
Maureen DeWire	BV T-shirt
Test site with BV dead	BV runner
Long BV runner	Flowering BV
Examining the return of native plants	BV site on Bald Head Island
Examining BV	Goal for the Carolinas coast

Beach Vitex Problems

These seedlings will grow into...	... a "sea" of plants that can take over dunes, excluding native dune plants.
David Nash holds the runner of a beach vitex plant	Digging out the long root of a beach vitex seedling
Sea turtle nest laid at the edge of beach vitex	Sea turtle nest covered with beach vitex 24 days later
Seascape condos, Isle of Palms, in 2004	Seascape condos in 2006 after erosion takes primary and secondary dunes and beach vitex
BV seeds	BV seedlings

Task Force Activities

Betsy Brabson accepts NFWF check	2007 planning meeting
Pawleys Island press conference	BV eradication day volunteers
Students learning about sea turtles vs. BV	McDonald Elem. 5th grade learns about sea turtles and BV
Lunch time at the 4th annual Beach Vitex Symposium, held at the Kimbel Center.

Beach Vitex Eradication

Eradication on Sullivans Island	Eradication on Bald Head Island
The herbicide is painted on the wounded stem	Wounded stem treated with herbicide
The BV is chipped and landfilled	Treated vs. non-treated BV sites
Hughes eradication	Native plants returned to the dunes after BV was removed on Bald Head Island
Sea oats were replanted at BV removal sites	Clemson students replanting after BV removal