They?re back again. For the third time since 2009, the Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina plans to seek ?gamefish? status for three species of fish ? striped bass, red drum, and speckled trout. CCA, a non-profit group that promotes sport fishing interests, lobbied to have bills introduced in the General Assembly in 2009 and […]
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The truth about the highway and the refuge
Earlier this week, Jason Rylander, attorney for Defenders of Wildlife, sent an urgent message to the group?s members. He urged them to comment on the North Carolina Department of Transportation?s plan to replace a temporary bridge at Pea Island Inlet with a longer, higher permanent bridge. The permanent bridge is part of DOT?s plan to […]
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Local group puts out emergency appeal for help on Bonner Bridge project
Beth Midgett, chairwoman of the Dare County Citizen’s Action Committee to Replace the Bonner Bridge, has issued an emergency appeal for help to Hatteras residents, off-island property owners, and friends of the island. Midgett says the committee needs immediate action – within 24 hours – to stop an e-mail campaign from Defenders of Wildlife to […]
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CHEC begins condemnation proceedings to get power lines moved
The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative’s board of directors voted at its meeting last week to begin condemnation proceedings against some Mirlo Beach property owners in order to obtain easements to move the 115 kV transmission line to the west. Hurricane Sandy last October and two northeasters in November have severely eroded the beach and the […]
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Cat lovers take out Audubon’s Ted Williams
Cat lovers nationwide have managed to accomplish what advocates for more reasonable beach access could not ? take out Audubon Magazine contributor Ted Williams. Williams has written numerous articles and opinion pieces in the magazine and other publications about off-road vehicles destroying public lands, especially at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. He has claimed that ?motorheads,? […]
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UPDATE: Seashore will hire seasonal workers after all
Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials got good news last week. Darrell Echols, the seashore’s deputy superintendent, said Friday that the Outer Banks Group learned that the freeze on hiring seasonal workers was being lifted for parks that managed to meet their forced cuts under sequestration by other means. Park officials, he said, are pushing ahead […]
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A message to our visitors: We’re open for business
It?s been a tough fall and winter for those of you who love to visit Hatteras and Ocracoke islands. First, Hurricane Sandy damaged Highway 12 on northern Hatteras. Sandy was followed by several northeasters and the result was that the road was closed for almost two months. A coastal storm earlier this month brought soundside […]
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House subcommittee hears testimony on Jones bill
The U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation today heard testimony on a bill introduced last month by Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., to overturn both the National Park Service’s final rule for off-road vehicles on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and a court-approved consent decree that settled a lawsuit filed against […]
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First phase of Hatteras Island Ocean Center set to open this spring
After years of planning and preparation, construction has begun on the ambitious Hatteras Island Ocean Center project in Hatteras village. And according to Eric Kaplan, the driving force behind the Ocean Center, the first phase of development—which will include an information center and a series of wetland trails that lead to a soundfront launching area—will […]
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Ocean continues to pound northern Hatteras Island…WITH SLIDE SHOW
The coastal storm that brought high winds and soundside flooding to Hatteras last Wednesday, March 6, is long gone, but heavy surf has continued to pound the island, closing Highway 12 for hours at high tide for the past five days. And the heavy seas could continue to close the road at high tide – […]
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