Dare County officials were expecting a record of decision ? the final step before contracts are put out for bid ? on the $300 million Bonner Bridge replacement by the end of October. That did not happen. And, according to Jim Trogdon, chief operating officer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the earliest that […]
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Protecting sea turtle nests, Florida styleâ¦WITH SLIDE SHOW
Last month, Larry Hardham brought me some photos that his son took at three Florida beaches at the height of the sea turtle nesting season. Larry is president of the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club and a board member of the Outer Banks Preservation Association. He was also a member of the negotiated rulemaking committee that […]
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NPS director names first-ever science advisor… great idea but will it help Cape Hatteras?
The National Park Service?s new leader, Jon Jarvis, has appointed Dr. Gary Machlis as the first-ever science advisor to the director. The science advisor, according to a media release, will play a key role in advancing science within the Park Service and advising the NPS director on science policy and programs. ?Applying the very best science […]
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More on the misleading media campaign to declare the consent decree a success
I have now written two blogs on the misleading misinformation ? the most polite way to say it ? that has come from the environmental groups that sued the National Park Service over its lack of ORV rules on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches. The result of that lawsuit, of course, was the consent […]
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Another misinformed and misleading SELC media release
The Southern Environmental Law Center fired another volley in its misinformation campaign about beach access in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore with yet another media release on Monday, Oct. 5. This release closely follows the spin that environmental groups have put on this issue thus far. The topic of both was the alleged success […]
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