The National Park Service (NPS) seeks public review and comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Sediment Management Framework at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore). The 45-day comment period begins today, September 18, 2020 with the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register and ends on November 2, 2020. […]
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The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) will host a free interactive webinar on the new N.C. Resilient Coastal Communities Program, September 23, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. The intended audience includes consultants, regional governments, colleges/universities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have an interest in receiving and submitting a response to the program’s 2020 […]
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At 5 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2020, the state of North Carolina moved into Safer At Home Phase 2.5 of easing COVID-19 restrictions. In a video message, Dare County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bob Woodard reported a recent reduction of COVID-19 cases within Dare County compared to the number of cases reported throughout July and […]
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Coastal flooding and ocean overwash due to heavy rainfall, high astronomical tides, increasing swell from Hurricane Teddy, and a prolonged northeast wind will remain a concern through the weekend, per a Thursday evening update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. The imminent severe weather is expected to be a long-duration […]
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The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s Restaurant to Reef Oyster Shell Recycling program, which uses oyster shells collected from dining establishments to create new habitats for fish and shellfish, is up and running. The federation recently built its first oyster reef using only recycled oyster shells from Outer Banks restaurants, oyster roasts and volunteers, kicking off […]
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tentatively scheduled to begin a dredging effort in the Bigfoot Slough area of Pamlico Sound next week, after inclement weather caused by the remnants of Hurricane Sally clears the region. Once the dredging effort is complete, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will be able to resume […]
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After several weeks of stable COVID-19 trends and continued low virus spread in school settings, Governor Roy Cooper today announced that beginning on October 5, North Carolina public school districts and charter schools can choose to implement Plan A for elementary schools (grades K-5). Plan A continues to include important safety measures like face coverings […]
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Initial steps are being taken to give the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse a well-deserved restoration from the inside out, and the first portion of the project – the design phase – is already underway, per an update from the National Park Service. Built in 1868-70, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse has understandably suffered some wear and tear […]
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The Dare County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) has received confirmation of four positive cases of COVID-19 linked to residents and staff members at Peak Resources, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Nags Head, N.C. The Dare County website has already been updated to reflect these cases. The state of North Carolina defines […]
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This week, Governor Roy Cooper wrote to urge President Donald Trump and his administration to include North Carolina in the recently announced moratorium on oil drilling for the next ten years. Last week, the President extended the moratorium in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, but omitted North Carolina’s Atlantic coast. “I am deeply concerned and disappointed that you did […]
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