Series of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge beach cleanups scheduled for this summer

June 7, 2024 | Community News Brief
Photo by Mark Buckler

The Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge will host a series of beach cleanups along the beaches of the refuge throughout the summer, and volunteers from the community are invited to attend.

Exterior of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge’s Visitor Center Today

Those who would like to participate are asked to meet at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center—which is located at 14500 N.C. Highway 12 in Rodanthe, N.C.—at 10 a.m. on the following cleanup dates:

  • Thursday, June 20, 2024
  • Thursday, July 18, 2024
  • Thursday, August 1, 2024

These beach cleanups will be held as scheduled weather permitting, and participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing, sturdy shoes and work gloves.

For more information, please contact the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center at 252-987-2394.

Leave a Reply

Leave a Reply

More Community News

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA Pet of the Week, Ava

November 25, 2024 | Community News Brief

Meet the Outer Banks SPCA pet of the week, courtesy of their latest video produced by Dare County’s CURRENT TV. For more information on this pet, and the many other Outer Banks pets currently up for adoption, visit the Outer Banks SPCA website at https://www.obxspca.org/, or their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/obxspca/  

Dare County launches DropCountr app to help customers monitor and ...

November 24, 2024 | Community News Brief

The Dare County Water Department has announced the launch of DropCountr, a free digital platform and innovative mobile app designed to help Dare County water customers monitor and manage their water usage more easily and effectively. To introduce this exciting new tool, Dare County, in collaboration with Current TV, has released a video featuring Professor Faucet, a popular fictional character who [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Marine Fisheries Commission selects preferred spotted seatrout man ...

November 24, 2024 | Fishing

The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission this week chose preferred management measures for the N.C. Spotted Seatrout Fishery Management Plan Amendment 1 that merged recommendations from its advisory committees, as well as public comment, with proposals from the Division of Marine Fisheries. Most notably, the Commission’s preferred management options do not include a proposed seasonal closure. [...] Fishing |  Full Article

State taking applications for $10M in match grants for counties an ...

November 24, 2024 | Community News Brief

The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is accepting project applications for matching grant funding to help coastal cities and towns recover from hurricane damage. The deadline to submit an application is 5 p.m. on Jan. 24. The funding comes from Session Law 2023-134, which allocated $10 million to the DEQ Division of Water Resources’ Coastal Storm [...] Community News Brief |  Full Article

Community News Archive

Load More

x
Top