Outer Banks surfers are eagerly awaiting the southeast swell from Hurricane Bill, which is forecast to pass several hundred miles east of the area tomorrow, perhaps bringing some of the best surf of the summer on Hatteras and Ocracoke. However, the big waves that the surfers are hoping for will cause some inconveniences for other […]
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An interesting idea for piping plover recovery
August 17, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan | 6
According to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service press release, three piping plover chicks in Illinois have made history. They were in the first nest that has been found in Illinois, where the birds are listed as endangered, in 30 years. And, after the adults abandoned the nest, the four eggs were placed in incubators […]
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The continuing adventures of Defenders, Audubon, and SELC in Wonderland
August 12, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan | 34
The Defenders of Wildlife, the National Audubon Society, and the Southern Environmental Law Center weighed in yesterday on legislation that has been re-introduced in the Senate to overturn the consent decree and reinstate the National Park Service?s Interim Protected Species Management Plan. I guess having North Carolina?s Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan sign on as a […]
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The obstacles to turtle nesting in areas closed to ORVsâ¦WITH SLIDE SHOW
August 10, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan | 16
As it turns out, ORVs with their headlights on the beach at night are not the only problem for threatened and endangered sea turtles that want to nest on the beaches of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. So are the people who stay in oceanfront houses in the Hatteras Island villages ? in areas that […]
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Burr introduces bill in the Senate to overturn consent decree, and Hagan will co-sponsor
August 5, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan | 6
North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr introduced legislation in the Senate on Monday to overturn the consent decree that has managed Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches since April of 2008. The bill, S 1557, would return management of the park to the Interim Protected Species Management Plan until the Park Service devises a long-term plan […]
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Jones’ bill to overturn consent decree gets first Democratic co-sponsor
August 3, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan | 2
In my blog last Friday, I wrote about beach access issues, including Dare County?s efforts to get Democratic co-sponsors for HR 718 to overturn the consent decree under which the National Park Service has managed seashore beaches since April of 2008. Walter Jones, R-N.C., introduced the legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives last January. […]
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There’s lots of activity of beach access issues
July 31, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan
As we head into August, beach access issues are on our minds even more than usual. The bird nesting season is winding down and favorite beaches that have been closed for three months or more are re-opening to off-road vehicles and pedestrians. Cape Point re-opened for vehicles on Wednesday, July 29. The turtles are still […]
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Jonathan Jarvis’ confirmation hearing was only slightly interesting
July 28, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan | 6
President Barack Obama?s nominee to become director of the National Park Service appeared before the U.S. Senate?s Committee on Energy and Natural Resources this morning for a confirmation hearing. Jonathan Jarvis, who is currently director of the park?s Pacific West Region, is a biologist with 33 years of service with the Park Service. He?s a […]
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Confirmation hearing will be July 28 for Obamaâs nominee for NPS director
July 23, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan | 5
The U.S. Senate?s Energy and Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a confirmation hearing for several of President Barack Obama?s nominees for positions in the administration, including Jonathan Jarvis as director of the National Park Service. The hearing before the full committee is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, and will be […]
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10 years after the “Move of the Century”
July 21, 2009 | Editor's Blog | By: Irene Nolan | 1
Ten years ago this month, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse ended its historic journey. That journey took the lighthouse about a half mile to the southwest of its original location, where it stood guard over the treacherous Diamond Shoals for almost 130 years, to move it away from the encroaching Atlantic Ocean. The move was opposed […]
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