Petrels ‘little superheroes’ to researcher Kate Sutherland

Researcher and island resident Kate Sutherland’s work studying the chemical isotopes of the feathers from black-capped petrels may lead to better understanding of the foraging habits — if not the varied physical appearance — of this difficult-to-study, endangered Gulf Stream bird species. Sutherland is set to present her findings in October at a joint Waterbird […]

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An emotional day as Ocracoke School reopens, four years after Hurricane Dorian

From OuterBanksVoice.com In an emotional day celebrating the reopening of the Ocracoke School four years after Hurricane Dorian, speakers, sometimes through tears, recalled the spirit of resilience and love of community that defined how residents worked with teachers and students to get to this day. On Sept. 6, 2019, Hurricane Dorian pushed a seven-foot storm […]

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Dare County is first in state to ask lawmakers to raise tobacco age to 21

At the Feb. 6 county commissioners’ meeting, by a vote of 5-1, Dare County became the first county in the state to adopt a resolution formally asking the North Carolina General Assembly to raise the age of tobacco sales to 21. Entitled a “Resolution Requesting North Carolina General Assembly to Pass Legislation to Protect Our […]

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BOEM identifies 6 new areas for Mid-Atlantic wind energy; two are in NC waters

With its newly released report, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has dramatically increased the potential for wind energy from Delaware to Cape Hatteras. The six new areas to be considered are included in a Nov. 14 draft report titled Development of the Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas. The draft concludes that in those areas, […]

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Lighthouse builder Dexter Stetson laid sturdy foundations

The three lighthouses north of Ocracoke on the Outer Banks, Cape Hatteras, Bodie Island and Currituck Beach, built between 1869 and 1875, have withstood hurricanes, nor’easters and the harsh coastal environment, although the Hatteras light was moved landward in 1999 to spare it from the encroaching Atlantic. The trio all share design features that were […]

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From the sand to the sea: Four loggerheads leave their nest on Hatteras

About 100 people or so gathered around Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) Resource officers Ash Keiper-Kintz and Mike Puckett as they carefully reached down into the loggerhead turtle nest and brought eggs to the surface. The focus of their attention was the Aug. 26 sea turtle next excavation at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse beach. Physically, the […]

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German U-Boat is centerpiece of WWII Exhibit at Graveyard of the Atlantic

Museum also announces $4.2M in funds for expansion The cutaway model of German U-Boat 522 was the centerpiece of the expanded WWII exhibit at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum that was unveiled on the evening of Wednesday, June 29. But the most noteworthy development may have been the announcement by Director for the North […]

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