Twenty-five years after the first captive-bred red wolves were released into the swamps and pine forest of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, the success of the Red Wolf Recovery Program is intertwined in an uneasy relationship with the wolf’s close cousin, the coyote. The wolves were declared extinct in 1980, but now 100 to 120 of […]
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The Southern Environmental Law Center and Defenders of Wildlife today issued a news release again attacking the North Carolina Department of Transportation for its current plan to replace the Bonner Bridge and address Highway 12 “hotspots” in a phased approach. Defenders of Wildlife and the National Parks Conservation Association, represented by SELC, have already sued […]
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Over the weekend, North Carolina Department of Transportation crews continued working on the temporary solution to reconnect all traffic on Hatteras Island to points north of Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe. Between Friday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 9, crews filled and placed approximately 160 sandbags along a 0.4-mile section of Highway 12 at the […]
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Mistletoe: A native plant steeped in lore Mistletoe: A native plant steeped in lore Once the winds of fall have stripped away the leaves of our deciduous trees, clusters of green foliage can still be seen clinging to their bare branches. These clusters are not in all of the trees, but here and there you […]
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The damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy and back-to-back northeasters has closed down Highway 12 to all but four-wheel-drive vehicles in a stretch at the S-curves in northern Rodanthe. The only other access to Hatteras Island is by emergency ferry which takes more than two hours each way. This has caused a world of trouble for […]
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Museum opens its doors for annual Holiday Open House …WITH SLIDE SHOW Museum opens its doors for annual Holiday Open House …WITH SLIDE SHOW The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras village opened its doors to residents and visitors for its second annual Holiday Open House on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8. It was a […]
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Sometime around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, the participants in this year’s annual Hatteras Village Christmas Parade donned their gay apparel and began their roughly one-mile tour of the village, spreading candy and Christmas cheer to the hundreds of islanders and visitors who came out to see the show. It’s one of the most […]
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BUXTON — Robin Powell, 59, died Dec. 10, 2012. Heis survived by his wife, Carol; sister, Kathryn “Kappy” Prosch, and herhusband, Col. Geoff Prosch of Arlington, Va.; niece, Kathryn Cooper (Jon) of San Francisco, Calif.; nephew, C.W. “Bo” Prosch(Caroline) of Washington, D.C.; two stepchildren, fourstep-grandchildren, and many loving relatives and friends. Alongtime resident of Hatteras Island, […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation posted some questions and answers today on its website and Facebook page about Highway 12 repairs. “We’ve gotten a variety of questions about our recovery plans along N.C. 12 in Dare County,” DOT said. “We want to answer those questions, so you can better understand why we’re doing what […]
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The Geminid Meteor Shower: A holiday celestial light show The Geminid Meteor Shower: A holiday celestial light show Take a break from the hectic holiday hubbub to look up at the sky. You may be rewarded with the best meteor show of the year. The Geminid meteor shower, the final major meteor shower of every year […]
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