Selected demolition has begun at the Ocracoke Light Station’s Double Keeper’s Quarter as a preliminary step in eventually raising the building to protect it from future soundside flooding. “Stoops to porches and other entrances have started to be removed,” stated the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) in a recent update. “Interesting finds during the removal [...] Seashore News | Full Article
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Scaffolding assembly begins at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
March 1, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Scaffolding has started to be added around the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in preparation for the extensive interior and exterior restoration work to come. In the next several months, the full tower of scaffolding will be constructed, (similar to the scaffolding built during the Bodie Island Lighthouse Project in the early 2010s), which will be visible [...] Seashore News | Full Article
CHNS launches new web page on Buxton Beach’s history and cur ...
February 25, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) has added a new web page to its site that covers the past and present of Buxton Beach, and the approximately 400-yard stretch of shoreline that has remained closed to the public since September 2023 due to ongoing environmental concerns. The Buxton web page covers the deep-rooted military history [...] Seashore News | Full Article
New beach access parking area being built north of Buxton
February 2, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 2
A new 16-car parking area is in the process of being constructed along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) just north of Buxton, close to a stretch of oceanside shoreline that is popular with surfers and beachgoers. The clay and shell-based parking area, (which is adjacent to soundside ORV Ramp #60), is being constructed by [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Wright Brothers Monument to receive condition assessment from Feb. 5-8
February 1, 2024 | Seashore News
Contractors from Quinn Evans and Terracon will conduct investigative work from Feb. 5-8 on the Wright Brothers Monument to assess the monument’s condition. The assessment will inform the development of a Wright Brothers National Memorial project to address water intrusion and general maintenance needs for the 91-year-old structure. The Wright Brothers Monument is a 60-foot-tall granite monument that sits atop Big Kill Devil [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Construction work begins at Ocracoke Light Station; limited visito ...
January 29, 2024 | Seashore News
Construction work is proceeding for a $3.6 million project to raise and make repairs to the Double Keepers’ Quarters (DKQ) and other structures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Light Station. Terra Site Constructors LLC has been contracted to complete the project. During the 12-month project, access to the boardwalk and lighthouse will mainly remain open, though there will be temporary [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Work begins in earnest for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse restoration pr ...
January 29, 2024 | Seashore News
On Monday, January 22, workers from Thorpe Landscapes of Wilmington, North Carolina, began to erect fencing and prepare the grounds surrounding the Cape Hatteras Light Station as an initial first step for the imminent $19.2 million restoration of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Stone and Lime Historic Restoration Services of North Brookfield, Massachusetts, was chosen to [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore has fourth busiest year on record ...
January 25, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
While 2021 was a record-breaking year for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 2023 was a popular year on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands as well, with one of the highest numbers of visitors in recent history. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) received a total of 2,826,169 visitors [...] Seashore News | Full Article
More than 100 cold-stunned sea turtles rescued during recent cold ...
January 23, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 2
More than 100 cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from Bodie Island to Ocracoke during a recent cold spell that lingered from January 18 through January 22, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Most of the turtles were collected and transported to the Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation (STAR) Center at the North Carolina [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Construction work begins at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse; limited visi ...
January 22, 2024 | Seashore News
The first phase of the $19.2 million project to restore and rehabilitate the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will begin later this month. Once the project begins, varying closures of the grounds surrounding the lighthouse are anticipated. The park store and restrooms are expected to remain open during the project. The project, a collaboration between the National [...] Seashore News | Full Article
With temperatures dropping this weekend, beachgoers should be on t ...
January 17, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
As the temperatures on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands drop in the winter months, cold-stunned sea turtles begin to make an appearance along the soundside beaches. As cold-blooded reptiles, a sea turtle’s body temperature closely matches that of their environment. When water temperatures dip under 50 degrees Fahrenheit for multiple days, these turtles become lethargic, float [...] Seashore News | Full Article
Cape Hatteras National Seashore personnel collected 1,786 balloons ...
January 11, 2024 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) personnel who patrol the Bodie Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island beaches collected a total of 1,786 balloons along the shoreline in 2023. CHNS biological technicians and other staff regularly pick up trash while working on the beaches, but collecting and tallying balloons specifically is a somewhat new endeavor that [...] Seashore News | Full Article
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