Leave the crowds on the beaches this summer to visit some of the wildest wildlife refuges in the country or to watch artists in a town along the Scuppernong River work their traditional crafts. The North Carolina Coastal Federation’s annual State of the Coast Report makes it easy for tourists who are visiting the state’s […]
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The Outer Banks Preservation Association, a group that advocates reasonable access for everyone on the beaches of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, will have its third annual Stand in the Sand fundraiser on Friday, June 25, from noon until 8 p.m. at the Fessenden Center in Buxton. Stand in the Sand is one of the […]
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By JORDAN TOMBERLIN By JORDAN TOMBERLIN The Hatteras Island Food Pantry, a non-profit, completely volunteer-staffed organization that serves numerous Islanders and their families, is having its first annual summer food drive. The food pantry, which was started when the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge was knocked out in 1990, is very active in the winter, when […]
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Public comment period is open on proposed public boating access at Hatteras The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), is seeking public scoping comment on the proposed construction of a new public boating access area within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, adjacent to the U.S. Coast Guard Station […]
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The Outer Banks has always been a place where the people’s livelihoods depended on the bounty of our land and our waters. Even as our community has grown and changed over the centuries, our reliance on our natural resources remains the same. Our commercial watermen, who bring in fresh seafood every day, need a healthy […]
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(Editor’s Note. This commentary was written by the Association of Community Pharmacists Congressional Network about HR 4119, which was introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., last year. It is co-sponsored by 31 other congressmen, including Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., who represents Dare and Hyde counties.) The Association of Community Pharmacists […]
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Summer on the Outer Banks brings many opportunities for visitors and local residents to explore the natural world. Toss in the word “free,” and the adventures sound even more inviting! Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is located on northern Hatteras Island. Regular weekly programs on the refuge […]
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The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center will be offering a number of special programs for children and families this summer. In addition to the self-guided tours, visitors will also have the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops that are included in the price of admission. The programs include: Explorer’s Fossil Pile. […]
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National Park Service summer programs at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore will start on Friday, May 28. A wide variety of programs will be offered daily through Labor Day. Also, on May 28, the visitor centers at those three parks will begin summer hours of 9 […]
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After the 2008 sea turtle nesting season, Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), the National Audubon Society, and Defenders of Wildlife (DOW) first started claiming that the consent decree had improved sea turtle nesting at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area (CHNSRA). I got upset because I had naively expected the whole truth and nothing but […]
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