Superintendent Barclay Trimble today allowed the modification of a buffer around a least tern nest in north Avon that had closed the ocean beach in front of about nine houses on Pamlico Court. Trimble said today that the required 100-meter buffer was reduced to 50 meters. Park Service public affairs specialist Cyndy Holda said that […]
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Visitor from Virginia dies in collapse of hole dug in sand By IRENE NOLAN
A 49-year-old man from Fredericksburg, Va., died yesterday of apparent suffocation when a hole and tunnel in the sand that he was digging on the beach collapsed on top of him. NPS park ranger Jon Anglin identified the victim as David Frasier who was on the beach just north of Ramp 27 near Salvo with […]
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Ramp 44 reopens to ORV access
The National Park Service this morning reopened the popular off-road vehicle Ramp 44 in the Buxton area of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. There is ORV access from Ramp 44 south for approximately five-tenths of a mile. The tip of Cape Point and the Bypass Road remain closed to all access. Rap 43 is open […]
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Least tern nest closes oceanfront in north Avon
The National Park Service discovered a least tern nest on Sunday that has closed the ocean beach in front of nine houses on Pamlico Court on the very north end of Avon. The Park Service established a colonial waterbird pre-nesting area north of Avon in the spring, but this pair of birds nested just south […]
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UPDATE: Community reaches out to family that lost home
The Hatteras Island Community has spent the weekend reaching out to support a Buxton family that lost its home in a fire on Thursday, June 19. Courtney and Melissa Whitehead and their three children lost just about everything in the blaze that destroyed their three-story house. All escaped without injury but all of their possessions […]
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UPDATE: Ferry Division Will Test Hatteras Inlet Channel Again This Week
UPDATE: Ferry Division Will Test Hatteras Inlet Channel Again This Week The North Carolina’s Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division said Sunday that it will once again be testing the waters of its original “short route” in Hatteras Inlet this week, after an Army Corps of Engineers dredge departs the area Monday. The M/V Merritt, an […]
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Unmanned aircraft to be prohibited in America’s national parks
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis on Friday, June 20, signed a policy memorandum that directs superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service. “We embrace many activities in national parks because they enhance visitor experiences with the iconic natural, historic and […]
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Bids received for beach nourishment work on Highway 12 near Rodanthe
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers On Friday, June 20, opened bids from contractors for an N.C. Department of Transportation project to nourish the beach north of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island and provide protection for a vulnerable stretch of Highway 12. Multiple bids were received. The Army Corps will now review each bid to ensure […]
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Coast Guard medevacs boater near Oregon Inlet…WITH VIDEO
Coast Guard medevacs boater near Oregon Inlet…WITH VIDEO The Coast Guard medevaced a recreational boater Saturday who suffered a laceration near Oregon Inlet. Dare County Emergency Services contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders at approximately 3:08 p.m. to report the owner of a 22-foot power boat suffered a laceration on his leg near the Bonner […]
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Coastal Review Online
Local economies are getting bang for the bucks that fund coastal restoration projects, according to recent federal report. Coastal restoration projects completed throughout the U.S. in 2011 created more than 470 jobs and contributed $35.6 million in local economic stimulus, according to a Fish and Wildlife Service study. “Restoration Returns: The Contribution of Partners for […]
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