The complex of buildings at the end of Federal Road is collectively known as "Turtle Central" and it is the headquarters of the  Bald Head Island Conservancy. Turtle Central contains a gift shop, schoolhouse (for educational programs) dormitory/office building, brick generator building (presently an information center), and the foundation of the Cape Fear Lighthouse. Property owners wishing to conserve the natural resources of Bald Head Island founded the Conservancy in 1983. The Conservancy has grown from a grassroots program run by volunteers to a structured non-profit organization with several staff members. The main program of the Bald Head Island Conservancy is the Sea Turtle Protection Program. From mid-May to Mid August, undergraduate interns patrol the beaches of Bald Head Island for nesting loggerhead turtles nightly from 9pm- 6am. Since 1991, all nesting turtles have been tagged for an on-going research program. Bald Head Island Conservancy