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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Getting down to the wire on ORV rulemaking
In a meeting with reporters this week, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent Mike Murray gave an update on the off-road vehicle rulemaking process. ?We?re reasonably on schedule, but we can?t dilly-dally around,? Murray said. That is a bit of an understatement. The National Park Service is under the gun to have a final ORV rule […]
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Playing favorites – Why I love the boat parade and blessing of the fleet
It?s really hard to choose a favorite event among all of those occasions that are so special on Hatteras Island. It?s like choosing a favorite child or grandchild. However, after the weekend, I am ready to go on the record. My favorite event on Hatteras Island is the annual boat parade and blessing of […]
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Seasonal closures for village beaches end today â for some but not all villages
Today some Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches in the villages re-opened to ORVs. Beaches in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon close each season from May 15 through Sept. 15 for the safety of the large number of visitors on the village beaches. Today, they are open again until next May 15. But the beaches in […]
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Dare County postpones property revaluation â good for some but not for others
The good news for some of us is that the Dare County Board of Commissioners decided this week to postpone property revaluation for a year. The bad news for some of us is that the Dare County Board of Commissioners decided this week to postpone property valuation for a year. If you own property on […]
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It was a no-name storm, but it got our attention
The coastal low pressure that formed off the southeast coast over the Labor Day weekend took its own sweet time moving north and was not a tropical system. Thus, it was not a named storm. However the rainfall totals ranked right up there with a tropical system, and the wind wasn?t that far from […]
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Celebrating two years of Island Free Press â the islandâs only online newspaper with real news
Tomorrow, Sept. 5, is the second anniversary of the debut of The Island Free Press. The Island Free Press was the first online newspaper to cover the news on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. And it is still the only publication with up-to-date news, coverage of issues that affect our lives, and wonderful photos and slide […]
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