Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of the Outer Banks national parks, has opened its annual Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program for the sea turtle nesting season at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, which occurs from May to October each year. The Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program launched in 2020 to support projects and programs that protect […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation has launched a new text and email notification system to alert ferry passengers when weather or mechanical issues cause schedule interruptions on state ferry routes. Under the new Ferry Information Notification System, or FINS, people will be able to select the routes they want to receive alerts from, and choose […]
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From Wobx.com After setting record-breaking totals during 2020 and 2021, Dare County could see a second straight year of slight declines in the number of summer vacations being booked this year. But the Dare beaches are still way ahead of other East Coast beach destinations through mid-April for bookings between June 1 and August 31, […]
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Early season educational program schedules are now listed on Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial website calendars. The calendars currently list programs available from May 1-May 26. Additional programs will begin Memorial Day weekend and run through much of the summer. There is no cost to attend any of the ranger-led […]
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Sky Charts can be Misleading! If you look at the Big Dipper constellation (Ursa Major) using a computerized star chart, it appears to be at the center of a large collection of galaxies! But looks can be deceiving–consider these three galaxies: The is M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. It can be found just above the first […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries is looking for commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists, and other interested parties to sit on the Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee. The committee will assist the division in developing Amendment 2 to the N.C. Striped Mullet Fishery Management Plan. The division will hold an in-person workshop-style meeting that […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Town of Nags Head have observed plastic, metal, paper, and textile fabric debris washing up in low densities along approximately 25 miles of beaches, from Nags Head to the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo. Observations of debris began on April 27 and were reported to the U.S. […]
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A Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory are in effect for the Outer Banks from 11:00 a.m. Sunday through early Monday morning, per an update from the National Weather Service. Large breaking waves of 6-9 feet, dangerous rip currents, and strong longshore currents are expected in the surf zone through Sunday. For the Coastal […]
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A strong area of low pressure is expected to cross eastern North Carolina on Sunday bringing a range of hazards to the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Severe thunderstorms are possible across all of eastern North Carolina, with the highest threat of storms occurring early Sunday morning […]
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The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries recently certified a new state record Bigscale Pomfret (Taractichthys longipinnis), which is also a potential world record. Jeremiah Elliott of Greenville caught the 26-pound, 11.4-ounce fish 50 miles due east of Morehead City on Apr. 21, 2023. There is no previous state record for this species, but Elliott’s fish […]
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