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	Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina
		Known for the numerous species of wildlife and plant life, Hunting Island is one of the highlights of the South Carolina Low Country.
		The shoreline of Hunting Island is threatened by beach erosion.
		Since the 1930s when the park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the state has done its best to keep the beach in its natural state and preserve it from further erosion.
	www.geocities.com /aprince27/huntingisle (359 words)

	Hunting Island State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hunting Island is a 5,000 acre (20 km²) secluded barrier island of semitropical beauty located near historic Beaufort, SC.
		It is the most-visited state park in South Carolina and is a part of the larger, federally protected ACE Basin.
		Since 1980, Hunting Island has suffered major beach erosion as a result of heavy tides fromt the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and Saint Helena Sound, and is expected to shrink in size by ten per cent over the next forty years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hunting_Island_State_Park (266 words)

	Nicholas School -- News & Events - current duke news releases
		In this case, Hunting Island’s value as a park, a historic site and a nature preserve are fueling arguments to renourish the beach.
		The forest at Hunting Island, a magnet for tourists, is a verdant thicket of pines, live oaks and palmettos — the latter of which give the landscape a tropical look.
		Hunting Island, in contrast to many state beaches, is plagued by currents and waves that draw sand away from the main portion of the shoreline.
	www.env.duke.edu /news/nc7.5.04huntingisland.html (1380 words)

	OurCoast.com :: Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		On a recent early morning in May, a park ranger and Friends of Hunting Island volunteers discovered the tracks of a loggerhead turtle that had emerged from the ocean and crossed the beach in the night.
		But in 1889, due to the erosion that is common on barrier islands, it was necessary to disassemble the lighthouse and move the pieces to the present location, where it was then reconstructed.
		Hunting Island is a great place for a relaxing, outdoor vacation - or even a day trip, since it's right in our own back yard.
	www.ourcoast.com /attractions/hunting (995 words)

	Hunting Island Lighthouse, South Carolina at Lighthousefriends.com
		Obviously, the original Hunting Island Lighthouse is no longer standing, but its demise was not due to the advancing ocean but rather to a retreating army.
		Hunting Island received its name because it was once used for hunting deer, raccoon and waterfowl.
		The island was acquired from Beaufort County by the state in 1938 and converted into a state park.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=332 (1172 words)

	Janes Island State Park
		The park's Chesapeake Bay location provides water activity opportunities and the miles of isolated shorelines and marsh areas delight visitors who enjoy the peaceful solitude of natural areas.
		Janes Island State Park is nearly surrounded by the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its inlets.
		Janes Island State Park is a Chesapeake Bay Gateway, one of over 100 special places to experience the Chesapeake.
	www.dnr.state.md.us /publiclands/eastern/janesisland.html (683 words)

	TPWD: Mustang Island State Park
		History: Mustang Island State Park is 3954 acres with about 5 miles of beach on the Gulf of Mexico in Nueces County, south of Port Aransas.
		Padre Island was part of a Spanish land grant to Padre Nicholas Balli about 1800, and the Balli family established a ranching tradition that continued for several decades.
		The island animal community is dominated by rodents such as pocket gophers, spotted ground squirrels, grasshopper mice, rice rats and cotton rats.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /park/mustang (910 words)

	Shuyak Island State Park
		Shuyak Island is a popular sportfishing destination in August and September when silver salmon return to the island's freshwater systems to spawn.
		Shuyak Island is at the tip of the Kodiak Archipelago and is subject to severe and unpredictable weather.
		Weapons are allowed in the park for hunting or for personal protection from wildlife.
	www.dnr.state.ak.us /parks/units/kodiak/shuyak.htm (978 words)

	Marsh Islands Donated to the State
		Nine environmentally-sensitive marsh islands located in Beaufort County’s Harbor River and Johnson Creek have been donated to the state for continued protection and preservation.
		In accordance with agreements between TPL, the county and the conservation bank, the islands will be donated to the state park system and will be managed by Hunting Island State Park.
		Hunting Island State Park Superintendent Jeff Adkins said, in conjunction with the many programs offered at Hunting Island, the ability of the public to enjoy bird watching and primitive camping will be enhanced.
	www.co.beaufort.sc.us /News/MarshIslandsDonatedtotheState.php (326 words)

	South Carolina's Treasured Coast - Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, and Bluffton
		Hunting Island, South Carolina is also an appealing birding destination, as it is frequented by numerous species of resident and migratory birds, such as painted buntings, pelicans, oystercatchers, herons and egrets.
		Hunting Island State Park is also home to an eight-mile hiking and mountain biking trail as well as three nature trails, ranging from a third of a mile to one mile in length (one-way).
		One of the Hunting Island paths leads to a historic 19th-century lighthouse, which reopened to the public in the winter of 2005 after closing for repairs and renovations.
	www.treasuredcoast.com /sctc_hunting_island_state_park.asp (529 words)

	Lake Erie Islands State Park (Catawba, Kelleys, South Bass)
		This day-use park also serves as the main headquarters for Kelleys Island, South Bass and Oak Point and Middle Bass Island state parks.
		Despite the extreme northern location, the islands have the longest frost-free period of any area in Ohio due to the stabilizing effect of the lake.
		Crane Creek State Park, west of Port Clinton, is one of the state's foremost birding areas and is notable for its spring and fall bird migrations.
	www.dnr.state.oh.us /parks/parks/lakeerie.htm (1128 words)

	RV.Net Open Roads Forum: Info on Hunting Island State Park and Edisto Beach State Park, SC.
		Hunting Island is nice, long way to grocery stores, hope you got reservations in the 1-100 sites, the 100's and up are on the side of the campground bordering the marsh, very buggy, the 1-100's are on the ocean side and with the ocean breeze bugs are not as bad.
		We were planning to go to Hunting Island for the first time in March, but an illness in the family has made any long trips away from home impractical this year.
		Hunting island has a fishing pier but it is past the public area of the park, which is several miles down the main highway past the camping entrance.
	www.rv.net /forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/15144537.cfm (820 words)

	TPWD: Goose Island State Park
		History: Goose Island State Park, 321.4 acres, surrounded by the St. Charles and Aransas Bays, is located north of Rockport in Aransas County.
		The park was acquired in 1931-1935 by deeds from private owners and Legislative Act setting aside the state-owned Goose Island as a state park.
		The earliest park facilities were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /park/goose/goose.htm (497 words)

	GORP - Hunting Island State Park - The Low Country
		Hunting Island State Park is one of South Carolina's most popular state parks.
		The Park naturalist conducts organized educational activities such as "The Beach at Night," birding, tide pool exploration, lessons in crabbing and shrimping basics and much more.
		The Hunting Island lighthouse is the only South Carolina lighthouse open to the public.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/ga/hun_lowc.htm (389 words)

	Hunting Island Light - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United States, two were ever constructed: the Hunting Island Lighthouse and subsequently Florida's Cape Canaveral Light House.
		The Lighthouse was first located on the northern portion of Hunting Island, South Carolina, but severe beach erosion threatened the light station and its structures.
		In May 2003 Hunting Island Lighthouse was closed after rust had comprised the structural integrity of several of its cast-iron stairs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hunting_Island_Light (580 words)

	Discover Nature at Hunting Island State Park
		This popular state park, located near historic Beaufort, is a 5,000-acre secluded barrier island of semitropical beauty.
		As a state park, the island serves as a preserve for its abundant wildlife.
		An historic 19th-century lighthouse is Hunting Island’s most popular landmark, where guests can climb to the top for a spectacular view of the coastline.
	www.discovercarolina.com /html/s05nature104.html (174 words)

	Pennsylvania State Parks - Allegheny Islands - PA DCNR
		Established in 1980, the park is composed of three alluvial islands in the middle of the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh.
		The islands have a total area of 43 acres (0.17 kmÂ²), with one island upstream of Lock and Dam No. 3, and the other two downstream.
		Allegheny Islands State Park is administered from the Park Region 2 Office in Prospect, Pennsylvania.
	www.dcnr.state.pa.us /stateparks/parks/alleghenyislands.aspx (277 words)

	Lowcountry NOW: Local News - New exhibit opens at Hunting Island State Park 12/02/02 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hunting Island State Park is located 18 miles east of Beaufort on U.S. There is a $2 admission fee and the visitors center is open every day except Christmas Day.
		The project was headed up by the Friends of Hunting Island, a group dedicated to promoting and preserving one of South Carolina's busiest state parks.
		In addition to building state parks, the men built 125,000 miles of road and planted between 2 billion and 3 billion trees across the country.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/120202/LOCwork.shtml (493 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search: Hunting Island State Park
		This popular park near historic Beaufort is a large, secluded barrier island with semitropical beauty and an abundance of wildlife.
		While on the 5,000-acre park, enjoy beaches, forests, campgrounds and cabins and climb the 140-foot historic Hunting Island Lighthouse.
		The lighthouse on Hunting Island was built in 1875.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/6411gd.html (149 words)

	Park and play areas in Beaufort
		Parks are a place where one can go to get away from it all, a mini vacation...
		The Beaufort Waterfront Park, (Henry C. Chambers Park), built in 1979, is one of Beaufort's most popular and relaxing parks.
		Hunting Island State Park is a 5,000 acre State Park with over 3 miles of Atlantic beach, 200 site campground, cabins, lagoon, marshwalk, fishing pier, lighthouse, Nature trails and water/showers.
	beaufortusa.com /parks.htm (328 words)

	Hunting Island Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Erosion has always been a problem on Hunting Island and was beginning to threaten the lighthouse, so in 1889 the lighthouse was disassembled and transported about 1.25 miles to a new location.
		The lighthouse is currently within the Hunting Island State Park and is located in a very beautiful wooded section of the park fairly close to the beach.
		Directions: The lighthouse is located in Hunting Island State Park approximately 16 miles south of Beaufort, South Carolina.
	www.rickslighthouses.com /hunting_island.htm (345 words)

	Delaware State Parks -- Hunting Rules, Fenwick Island State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rules and regulations found in the “Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide: 2005-2006” are applicable on State Park lands.
		Hunters may register at the Delaware Seashore State Park Office or at the front desk of the DNREC Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover.
		Eastern cottontail rabbit hunting is permitted, in season in the designated areas on the map from November 21, 2005 through February 4, 2006.
	www.dnrec.state.de.us /parks/Activities/hunting/rules/fenwickrules.htm (179 words)

	About This Park - Hunting Island State Park - South Carolina Parks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The CCC was instrumental in the development of many of South Carolina’s state parks.
		The park’s upland areas contain one of the state’s best examples of semi-tropical maritime forest, ancient sand dunes now dominated by such vegetation as slash pines, cabbage palmetto (the state tree) and live oak.
		Hundreds of species of birds also are resident on or visit Hunting Island, including painted buntings, tanagers and orioles, along with pelicans, oystercatchers, skimmers and terns, herons, egrets and wood storks.
	www.southcarolinaparks.com /park-finder/state-park/1019.aspx (512 words)

	Lowcountry NOW: Local News - Berm planned for state park 11/16/02
		HUNTING ISLAND: 2,500-foot protective structure to be constructed starting in January along Cabin Road.
		The parks department has been collecting funds to finance a major renourishment and preservation of Hunting Island's beachfront for the past several years.
		The renourishment project was delayed after state courts ruled the construction of groins illegal, but the General Assembly during its last session passed legislation allowing groin construction in connection with ongoing coastal renourishment projects.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/111602/LOChuntingisland.shtml (353 words)

	Camping in Beaufort - Hunting Island State Park: Beaufort, SC
		Hunting Island's widespread campground set along the Atlantic shoreline attracts tent campers with its natural beauty.
		Other park visitors will be surf fishing or angling from the 1,120-foot pier extending into Fripp Island Inlet, in hopes of catching whiting, speckle trout, drum, or flounder.
		The most appealing aspect of the park is its pristine natural state and lack of nearby commercialism and high-rise condos.
	away.com /tripideas/hunting-island-state-park-camping-300960.html (830 words)

	South Carolina State Parks (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At scenic State Parks, you’ll find the best boating, mountain biking, horseback riding, fishing, kayaking, canoeing and hiking in South Carolina.
		One of the original 13 Colonies, South Carolina’s significant contributions to American history are brought to life in historic parks throughout the state.
		A popular family, sporting and group vacation destination, South Carolina State Parks feature cabins and villas, campgrounds, picnic areas, meeting rooms and even equestrian stables.
	www.southcarolinaparks.com.cob-web.org:8888 (427 words)

	Hunting Island Lighthouse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Hunting Island Lighthouse was completed in 1875.
		It was originally located on the north end of the island but in 1889 it was moved 1.3 miles from the old site because of beach erosion.
		We walked on the beach where we could see how the sea is eroding the island and claiming the forest.
	members.tripod.com /~lighthouse1998/hunting.htm (175 words)

	beaufort south carolina Hunting Island State Park
		Beaufort SC > Activities > Hunting Island State Park
		Hunting Island State Park is open from 6:00 a.m.
		If you enjoy hiking on your own, hike the one-mile trail to the Hunting Island Lighthouse, built in 1873.
	www.beauforttraveler.com /activities/hunt_island.shtml (107 words)

	Angel Island State Park (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Angel Island is a hilly, grass and forest-covered island, the largest in San Francisco Bay.
		The park covers 740 acres and is 788 feet high at the top of Mt.
		For almost 100 years - stretching from the Civil War to the Cold War - the island housed a variety of military installations, including supporting troops on their way to and from the Pacific Theaters in WWI and WWII.
	www.angelisland.org.cob-web.org:8888 (820 words)

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