NAGS HEAD - N.C. Department of Transportation contractors
will begin a herbicide-spraying operation on Bodie Island Pond beginning
Wednesday, May 16.
The herbicide operation is part of a long-term wetland mitigation plan to
manage an invasive aquatic plant species at the Bodie Island Lighthouse and to
offset unavoidable impacts of the Bonner Bridge Replacement Project. The
spraying operation is expected to last about a week.
The effort will
entail intermittent herbicide spraying along the Bodie Island Lighthouse
boardwalk which may be closed during certain times of the day while spraying is
underway. This project will not impact visitation to the Bodie Island Visitor
Center or the Bodie Island Lighthouse.
The Bodie Island Lighthouse Pond has been identified by the State of North
Carolina as a Significant Natural Area. In addition, the National Park Service
has identified the site as a high priority for wetland restoration within the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
For more information on the herbicide operation or the long-term wetland
mitigation plan, please contact NCDOT’s National Park Service project liaison,
Steve Thompson, at (252) 216-6455.