The National Park Service has expanded the resource closures for least terns in front of oceanfront houses in north Avon. The newest closure includes two 75-meter buffers for least terns that are making “scrapes” in the sand, which is considered breeding activity. There are no new nests yet. The park also established two “corridors” to […]
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After listening to the public and consulting the experts, the superintendent of Cape Lookout National Seashore decided to back away from his controversial request that dredged sand be considered to shore up the eroding end of Shackleford Banks, a wild, uninhabited island that is part of the park. “We heard from a lot of people and we […]
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July 4 celebrations and events scheduled for Hatteras and Ocracoke Fireworks are again scheduled on Hatteras Island for July 4 at Avon Pier, and both Hatteras village and Ocracoke have events and activities scheduled all day long on Friday, including the traditional and very popular Old Time Parade in Ocracoke and the newer but popular […]
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We are just barely into the official start of summer and the heat has already found us, along with plenty of visitors. The highway has seen a mighty large influx of traffic as of late, accompanied by a mighty large influx of heat. We have already seen heat indexes that have hit 100 degrees. 2014 […]
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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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After conducting test runs in the traditional Hatteras Inlet ferry channel on Monday, NCDOT’s Ferry Division announced today that the channel is still unsafe for ferry operations. As a result, Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry service will continue to run the “alternate” route until more dredging can be completed and conditions in the channel improve. “We have tested […]
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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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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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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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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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