In 1876 to help prevent lighthouse keepers from becoming bored, the United States Lighthouse Establishment created rotating libraries to move between different light stations. By rotating the books roughly every 6 months, lighthouse keepers and their families had ample opportunity to not only read lots of books but had a constant supply of new reading [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The National Park Service has several open government contracts for businesses to bid on at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Businesses that are interested in bidding on federal government contracts must do so through the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. Contract Opportunities at Fort [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

On July 23, the first sea turtle nest of the 2022 nesting season hatched along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS). Since then, several more nests have hatched, and park biologists have started nest excavations. During a recent excavation on July 27, a live, leucistic loggerhead sea turtle was found at the bottom of the [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s priority ORV ramps will open at 6:30 a.m. starting on August 1, per an update from the National Seashore. All other designated oceanside ORV ramps open at 7 a.m. Priority ORV ramps within the National Seashore are ramps 2 and 4 on Bodie Island, ramps 25, 27, 43, 44, 48, and [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Wright Brothers National Memorial is proud to welcome Dr. J. “Bob” Balaram, of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to help celebrate National Aviation Day on Aug. 19 and 20, 2022. Dr. Balaram is the originator of the concept that became NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, and served as its chief engineer during its development, test, and operations. [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) recently announced a new summertime program, Kayak with a Ranger, which explores the salt marshes and surrounding waters of the Pamlico Sound Starting on Monday, July 25, and running through Labor Day, September 5, CHNS will be offering this program on Mondays and Fridays at 8:30 a.m. Pre-registration is [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

Dare County’s Current TV, in partnership with the Town of Kill Devil Hills, has released a video designed to educate and inform the public about the dangers of digging deep holes on the beach and the risks they pose to public safety. Earlier this year, a joint press conference was held at the Ocean Bay [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

After experiencing the highest number of visitors on record, a new study found Cape Hatteras National Seashore was responsible for generating $226 million in visitor-related spending in 2021. When combined with Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on Roanoke Island, visitor spending adjacent to the three Outer [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of June 30 include the following: An expanded schedule of educational programs begins Tuesday, July 5 at Cape [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

While 2019 was a record-breaking year for sea turtle nesting activity within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS), 2022 is shaping up to be another strong year for sea turtles as well, with a total of 117 nests recorded so far along the National Seashore beaches, as of June 23. Also this year, for the [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

A 66-year-old man from Buxton, N.C. died on Wednesday afternoon after being helped to the beach near the Sandy Bay beach access in between Frisco and Hatteras Village. Per a report from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the man collapsed on the beach after being rescued from the ocean by bystanders. The bystanders immediately began [...] Seashore News |  Full Article

A project is underway to replace the existing wooden boardwalk and viewing platform that is located across N.C. Highway 12 from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Ocracoke Pony Pens on Ocracoke Island. Heritage Contracting of Chesapeake, Virginia, (in a partnership with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore), is constructing the new boardwalk and viewing platform using [...] Seashore News |  Full Article