NPS chooses new deputy superintendent for Outer Banks Group  

Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced today that Mark Dowdle will be joining the park’s management team as the new Deputy Superintendent for the National Park Service  Outer Banks Group.  The Outer Banks Group includes Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. Dowdle is currently the chief ranger at Boston […]

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UPDATE: Dare Commissioners reach out to President for assistance at Oregon Inlet

It was only last week that water depths at Oregon Inlet, a Federal channel authorized at 14 feet, declined to fewer than 4 feet in some areas, prohibiting recreational and commercial vessels from accessing the Atlantic Ocean.   Favorable winds have improved conditions this week and emergency dredging operations have begun (weather permitting), allowing passage for […]

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