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Green Swamp (North Carolina)

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Governing body
  
Nature Conservancy

Address
  
Supply, NC 28462, USA

Phone
  
+1 703-841-5300

Designated
  
1974

Area
  
70.51 km²

Established
  
1977

Green Swamp (North Carolina)

Location
  
Brunswick and Columbus counties, North Carolina

Similar
  
Ev‑Henw Nature Preserve, Brunswick Beacon, Brunswick Nature Park, Carolina National Golf Club, Lake Waccamaw State Park

The Green Swamp is a swamp that lies in Brunswick and Columbus counties in North Carolina. The 15,907-acre swamp was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1974. The carnivorous plant known as the Venus Flytrap is found within this swamp, and it is important for other unique and endangered species. North Carolina laws prohibit the removal of these plants from their habitat. The wetlands support a rich ecology and are important as habitat along the Atlantic Flyway of migrating birds and other species.

The Nature Conservancy manages 17,424 acres (7,051 ha) of the swamp as the Green Swamp Preserve.

Green Swamp, North Carolina is the current tribal homeland of the state-recognized Waccamaw Siouan tribe of Native Americans; one of eight in the state.

References

Green Swamp (North Carolina) Wikipedia