Early on Wednesday morning, Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff caught video footage of a loggerhead sea turtle returning to the ocean after nesting on the shoreline, per a recent social media update. The loggerhead sea turtle is the primary nester on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, although the isolated beaches also attract a few green turtles [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) announced the opportunity for interested parties to submit proposals to lease Avon Fishing Pier on Monday, June 8. Avon Fishing Pier is located on Seashore beach property adjacent to 41001 NC-12, Avon, NC 27915. The Pier was constructed and first operated in 1964, and the lease premises consist of [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities, closures or cancellations, and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of May 29 include the following: Seashore Updates On Memorial Day at 5:30 a.m., staff [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras National Seashore is still requesting that anyone with information that may help determine the circumstances and events that led to the recent death of a nesting loggerhead sea turtle contact the Dare County Community Crime Line or the National Park Service’s Investigative Services Branch (ISB). At 5:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, staff [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

  An elevated risk of rip currents continues on Tuesday for beaches north of Cape Hatteras, while a low threat of rip currents is forecasted for Frisco, Hatteras and Ocracoke beaches, per a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. An elevated risk of rip currents means that [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

At 5:30 a.m. this morning, staff at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) found a dead loggerhead sea turtle on the beach approximately 0.10 miles south of Ramp 49 in Frisco, NC. It is likely that the sea turtle died from a vehicle collision. Loggerheads are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Early [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Point in Buxton closed on Saturday morning, May 23, to protect two American oystercatcher chicks. A protection buffer for the nest was installed on April 5, and the hatching of the eggs on May 23 resulted in an expanded protection area that includes the Bypass Road. ORV Ramp 44, the off-road vehicle ramp leading [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities, closures or cancellations, and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of May 22include the following: Seashore Updates Lifeguards will be available daily at four Seashore [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the 2020 season was found north of Ramp 44 in Buxton on Sunday morning, per a recent social media update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS.) The Outer Banks serves as seasonal breeding grounds for endangered sea turtles, and the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has had several [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

For the purpose of staying healthy while following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and Dare and Hyde County public health authorities, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial are increasing recreational opportunities on May 22. Park lands remain accessible, [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is announcing the availability of a draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the dredging of Oregon Inlet with a Dare County dredge. The draft FONSI is available for public review for a 15 day period. Dare County is seeking a Special Use Permit from the Seashore to utilize [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent David Hallac on Thursday said the park service hopes to have seashore campgrounds and restrooms open by Memorial Day weekend. The news came as U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt stopped by Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Hatteras on Thursday in a tour of national parks and [...] Seashore News |  Full Article