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Golder attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington for graduate school, where he earned a Master of Science degree in marine biology. He immediately began a long and successful career at the National Audubon Society. He held many roles at Audubon, notably as the deputy state director of Audubon’s North Carolina state office and most recently as the program director of the Atlantic Flyway Coast Strategy. Golder is the recipient of several awards and recognitions, most notably the National Audubon Society’s 2013 Charles H. Callison Professional Award. A talented nature photographer...

This announcement comes on Earth Day as a result of a partnership between Audubon North Carolina, NC Coastal Land Trust, and the Hutaff/McEachern family, funded by conservation philanthropist Tim Sweeney. Hutaff is a 2-mile long ribbon of pristine beach and saltmarsh located between Lea Island and Topsail Beach to the north and Figure 8 Island to the south. “Hutaff Island is a rare gem on the North Carolina coast. It’s one of the last, best examples of a natural barrier island with dynamic dunes and productive saltmarsh,” said Walker Golder, Executive Director of the North Carolina Coas...

Conservation groups have announced the purchase of the 2-mile Hutaff Island, one of the state’s last privately owned barrier islands. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Coastal Land Trust) PENDER COUNTY — Hutaff Island will be preserved in perpituity, thanks to Audubon N. C., the N. C. Coastal Land Trust, the Hutaff and McEachern family, and philanthropist Tim Sweeney. Coastal Land Trust made the Earth Day announcement, sharing an agreement to protect all 1,300 acres of the island was signed by the conservation partnership this week. Once connected to Lea Island, the 2-mile Hutaff Island i...

Groups reach agreement to conserve Hutaff Island Hutaff Island, one of North Carolina’s last privately owned undeveloped barrier islands, will be conserved, Coastal Land Trust announced Thursday. (Source: Walker Golder) By WECT Staff | April 22, 2021 at 6:11 AM EDT - Updated April 22 at 6:11 AM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Hutaff Island, one of North Carolina’s last privately owned undeveloped barrier islands, will be conserved, Coastal Land Trust announced Thursday. This effort is due to a partnership between Audubon North Carolina, NC Coastal Land Trust, and the Hutaff/McEache...

Conservation groups and landowners have worked together to conserve Hutaff Island off the North Carolina coast, according to a news release from Audubon North Carolina.  The two-mile long stretch of beach and saltmarsh located near Topsail Beach was one of the last privately owned undeveloped barrier islands in North Carolina. Now, a partnership between the state Audubon organization, N.C. Coastal Land Trust, the Hutaff/McEachern family, and conservation philanthropist Tim Sweeney means that the area will remain undeveloped. It sits in between Topsail Island to the north and F...