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  • National Seashore partners with Dare County Library Speaker Series ...

    January 26, 2023 | Seashore News

    Outer Banks Forever announces 2023 projects; Invites public to tak ...

    January 22, 2023 | Seashore News

    Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Cape Point and Frisco Camp ...

    January 12, 2023 | Seashore News

    National Park Service announces opportunities to bid on several fe ...

    January 10, 2023 | Seashore News

    Lookout Lighthouse ferry dock closed due to storm damage

    January 4, 2023 | Seashore News | From The: Coastal Review
  • National Seashore partners with Dare County Library Speaker Series ...

    January 26, 2023 | Seashore News

    Outer Banks Forever announces 2023 projects; Invites public to tak ...

    January 22, 2023 | Seashore News

    Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Cape Point and Frisco Camp ...

    January 12, 2023 | Seashore News

    National Park Service announces opportunities to bid on several fe ...

    January 10, 2023 | Seashore News

    Lookout Lighthouse ferry dock closed due to storm damage

    January 4, 2023 | Seashore News | From The: Coastal Review
  • National Seashore partners with Dare County Library Speaker Series ...

    January 26, 2023 | Seashore News

    Outer Banks Forever announces 2023 projects; Invites public to tak ...

    January 22, 2023 | Seashore News

    Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Cape Point and Frisco Camp ...

    January 12, 2023 | Seashore News

    National Park Service announces opportunities to bid on several fe ...

    January 10, 2023 | Seashore News

    Lookout Lighthouse ferry dock closed due to storm damage

    January 4, 2023 | Seashore News | From The: Coastal Review
  • National Seashore partners with Dare County Library Speaker Series ...

    January 26, 2023 | Seashore News

    Outer Banks Forever announces 2023 projects; Invites public to tak ...

    January 22, 2023 | Seashore News

    Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Cape Point and Frisco Camp ...

    January 12, 2023 | Seashore News

    National Park Service announces opportunities to bid on several fe ...

    January 10, 2023 | Seashore News

    Lookout Lighthouse ferry dock closed due to storm damage

    January 4, 2023 | Seashore News | From The: Coastal Review
  • National Seashore partners with Dare County Library Speaker Series ...

    January 26, 2023 | Seashore News

    Outer Banks Forever announces 2023 projects; Invites public to tak ...

    January 22, 2023 | Seashore News

    Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Cape Point and Frisco Camp ...

    January 12, 2023 | Seashore News

    National Park Service announces opportunities to bid on several fe ...

    January 10, 2023 | Seashore News

    Lookout Lighthouse ferry dock closed due to storm damage

    January 4, 2023 | Seashore News | From The: Coastal Review

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Beachgoers advised to be on the lookout for cold-stunned sea turtles

December 22, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 1

As the temperatures on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands drop in the winter months, cold-stunned sea turtles begin to make an appearance along the soundside beaches. The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island recently reported that five cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles and 22 green sea turtles were found on December 20 on Hatteras Island, bringing the [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Wright Brothers National Memorial announces seven fee-free days in ...

December 19, 2022 | Seashore News

Wright Brothers National Memorial will waive its entrance fee on seven days in 2023, per a recent announcement from the National Park Service. The seven fee-free days will be: Monday, Jan. 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Saturday, April 22 – First Day of National Park Week Thursday, Aug. 4 – Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

NCBBA shares 2022 contributions, including a recent $5,000 donatio ...

December 15, 2022 | Seashore News

The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) outlined their 2022 contributions in an update sent to members, which included a recent donation of $5,000 to the Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men. “CHUMM does such great work for needy folks in the community [and] we are proud to support them,” stated Al Adam, NCBBA President, in [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Outer Banks Forever raises $24,500 for ‘Pathways to Your Nat ...

December 2, 2022 | Seashore News

Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial, in partnership with REAL Watersports and Carolina Brewery, is thrilled to announce that $24,500 was raised for “Pathways to Your National Parks” on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 29! In just 24 hours, Outer Banks [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Parking area improvement project begins next week on Bodie Island

November 30, 2022 | Seashore News

A project to improve a parking area at the former site of the Bodie Island Coast Guard Station is scheduled to begin on Monday, December 2, per a recent announcement from the National Park Service. Through February of 2023, visitors to the area should use the Coquina Beach Access, located approximately three-tenths of a mile [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

National Park Service approves plan to repair Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

November 29, 2022 | Seashore News

On Monday, Nov. 28, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Repair and Landscape Improvement Project environmental assessment (EA) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The purpose of the project includes the following: (1) rehabilitate the interior and restore the [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Outer Banks Forever partners with REAL Watersports, Carolina Brewe ...

November 28, 2022 | Seashore News

Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial, has partnered with REAL Watersports and Carolina Brewery for a $10,000 Giving Tuesday matching challenge on November 29th. Giving Tuesday began in 2012 and has expanded to become a global day of giving [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Point, Frisco campgrounds close on Monday; Ocracoke and Orego ...

November 27, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

Two of Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s (CHNS) campgrounds – Cape Point Campground and Frisco Campground – will close for the season on Monday, November 28, however, the National Seashore’s other two campgrounds at Oregon Inlet and Ocracoke will continue to stay open year-round. The Ocracoke Campground, which has 136 sites, used to also close after [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras National Seashore reports more than 2.6 million visi ...

November 19, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

With 230,135 visitors recorded in October, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) is on track to have another busy year in 2022, with total visitation close to record-breaking 2021. Per statistics from the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, CHNS recorded 2,633,001 visitors for the first ten months of the year, or from January 1 through October [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Reminder: NCBBA’s last Adopt-A-Highway event of 2022 will be hel ...

November 18, 2022 | Seashore News

The North Carolina Beach Buggy Association (NCBBA) will have its fourth and season-ending Adopt-A-Highway clean-up for 2022 on Saturday, November 19. For the Adopt-a-Highway clean-up, volunteers will meet at the ORV Ramp 4 parking lot at 7:30 a.m., where NCBBA members will hand out grabbers, reflection vests, gloves, and garbage bags, and provide a route [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Outer Banks community celebrates a milestone at Bodie Island L ...

November 15, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

A celebration of the Bodie Island Lighthouse’s 150th anniversary drew a huge crowd on Saturday, November 12, with an estimated 200 attendees heading to the Outer Banks landmark to mark the occasion. Though the original event, (scheduled for October), was postponed due to inclement weather, the delay did not dwindle the enthusiasm, as evidenced by [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Bodie Island Lighthouse 150th anniversary event will be held Nov. 12

November 11, 2022 | Seashore News

Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in partnership with Outer Banks Forever and the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the lighting of the Bodie Island Lighthouse at 4 p.m. Nov. 12, 2022. First lit on Oct. 1, 1872, the current Bodie Island Lighthouse replaced the previous lighthouse which was destroyed during the Civil [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Seashore News Archive

Soundside ORV ramp 59 to close for short duration starting Nov. 10

November 11, 2022 | Seashore News

Cape Hatteras National Seashore expects impacts from two weather systems this week

November 7, 2022 | Seashore News

Kite Point parking area to close Sunday night and Monday

November 5, 2022 | Seashore News

Prong Road on Ocracoke Island to close for a few weeks starting Nov. 7

November 4, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

Outer Banks Forever shares detailed plans for Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pathway

October 26, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

Cape Hatteras National Seashore reports more than 2.4 million visitors as of September 30, 2022

October 21, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist | 1

Outer Banks Forever releases “Sea Turtle Scoop” with 2022 turtle statistics

October 21, 2022 | Seashore News

With 378 nests reported, 2022 is the second-busiest sea turtle nesting season ever for the Cape Hatteras National Seashore

October 19, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

ORV Routes in front of villages reopen as of October 15

October 17, 2022 | Seashore News

A “swarm” of Cannonball Jellyfish wash ashore on Ocracoke Island

October 12, 2022 | Seashore News | By: Joy Crist

Water quality swimming advisory lifted for Sandy Bay soundside access

October 12, 2022 | Seashore News

Outer Banks Forever, National Park Service partner for ‘Pathways to Your National Parks’ project

October 11, 2022 | Seashore News

Pending swimming advisory in effect for three sites on Hatteras Island

October 6, 2022 | Seashore News

Sailing vessel grounds near north end of Oregon Inlet

September 30, 2022 | Seashore News

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