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Vandalism of Resource Protection Closure Signs
Vandalism of symbolic fencing marking a shorebird closure in the South Beach area of Cape Hatteras National Seashore was discovered early Saturday morning. Approximately 1.7 miles east of Ramp 49, a park ranger patrolling the area discovered and documented twelve posts with “Area Closed” signs broken off at the sand line and several carsonite closure markers pulled out at the shoreline. During the investigation, two sets of footprints were found along the edge of the fence line that extended from the dunes to the waters edge. No footprints or tire tracks were observed entering the closed area which was established to protect a least tern colony; no birds appeared to have been disturbed during the act of vandalism. As prescribed in the court ordered Consent Decree, this closure violation resulted in a mandatory expansion of the closure area by 50 meters to the west.
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NPS Announces First Major Closures under the Consent Decree
The following temporary closures of popular areas are being installed today in accordance with the requirements of the consent decree signed by U.S.
District Court Judge Terrence W. Boyle. More...
Settlement in ORV Lawsuit
The suit filed by the Defenders of Wildlife and the National Audubon Society against the National Park Service over its Interim Protected Species Management Plan to regulate ORV use and species management until a long-term rule is developed through the negotiated rulemaking process and an Environmental Impact Statement has finally been settled. A consent decree was signed recently by U.S. District Court Judge Terrence W. Boyle. More...
The Opening of the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station
Once again the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station invites you to come and experience some of Hatteras Island's unique and exciting maritime history. The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station in on the National Register of Historic places and was one of the stations of the United States Life-Saving Service, predecessor of the U.S. Coast Guard. It is one of the most complete U.S.L.S.S complexes in the nation. It contains seven acres of eight original historic buildings and includes two complete lifesaving stations, two complete cook houses, a boat house, a tractor shed, a horse stable/workshop, three barrel cisterns, one rare “beehive” cistern, and a 1907 island two-story, 10 room home fully furnished. More...
Upcoming Election for the Dare County Board of Education
Only one seat on the Dare County Board of Education is contested in the upcoming election, making it a smooth sail to a seat on the board for two newcomers. Anthony Fletcher, a Buxton newcomer, is challenging two-term incumbent Joseph G. Farrow Jr. for a seat in District 4. Fletcher said his 20 years of experience with budgets and budget constraints and with personnel management gives him the insight and skill to make him a valuable member of the School Board. More...
Possible Reduction in Catch Limits
Commercial and recreational fishermen could see lower catch limits for some South Atlantic species under a proposal to reserve a percentage of the total allowable catch as a conservation buffer. The proposal, narrowly approved by the Allocation Committee of the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC), was one of several major changes made to a draft “comprehensive allocation amendment” when the committee met in North Charleston, S.C., earlier this month. More...
Recycling on Hatteras Island
The island is 'GOING GREEN'! At least that's Todd Phillips's goal. Phillips began Hatteras Recycle in 2007 with a grant from the North Carolina Department of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA). His goal was to develop a small business to collect recyclable products through a curbside service to local rental houses. More...
Travel Channel Presents Segment on Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
National Park Service News Release
Travel Channel Presents Segment on Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
The Outer Banks Group announced today the Travel Channel will premier an
episode on the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. More...
From the Ashes
The Board of Directors of the Roanoke Island Historical Association requests the pleasure of your company at the "Irene Smart Rains Costume Shop Open House" More...
Annual Inter-tribal Powwow
Journey Home: April 26 & 27, 2008 Join us for a special gathering on ancient ancestral grounds, where the cry of sea gulls blend with drums and beautiful songs to create a place where ALL can "journey home" in their hearts! More...
Outer Banks Bike Week
In it's sixth year, the Outer Banks Bike Week begins April 24th and lasts until Sunday April 27th. Last year the celebration drew the largest group of riders the area had ever seen. The Outer Banks Bike Week is sponsored by the three dealerships in the area, Kitty Hawk Harley-Davidson, Nags Head Harley-Davidson and Outer Banks Harley-Davidson.
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Judge in ORV lawsuit orders more information from Park Service
U.S. District Court Judge Terrence W. Boyle has ordered the National Park Service to provide more information before he approves the settlement of the legal action over off-road vehicle use on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. More...
Beach Driving to Stay with Limits
An agreement filed Wednesday maintains off-road vehicle access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore while providing protection for vulnerable shorebirds and turtles, apparently sidestepping beach drivers' worst fears of closing beaches. More...
The Lost Colony's Annual Golf Classic on April 18
Red Sox impossible Dream Team player Gary Bell will be playing in The Lost Colony's 8th Annual Invitational Golf Classic. More...
Negotiations for Beach Driving Stall
Dare County, the National Park Service, Defenders of Wildlife, and the National Audubon Society were unable to reach an agreement this week on parameters for beach driving in the Cape Hatteras National Recreational Seashore. More...
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse opens for climbing on April 18
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will open to the public for climbing on Friday, April 18, and will be open through Columbus Day, Oct. 13. Climbing fees for the lighthouse will be $7 per adult, and $3.50 for children under 12 and senior citizens. The opening day of the lighthouse will continue to be a fee-free day, as it has been in the past, for local community members to climb the lighthouse. More...
Beach Driving Hearing to be Held April 4
It was just two weeks ago that Rob Alderman of the Hatteras Island Fishing Militia Web site (aka the General) announced his plan to bring together all groups advocating free and open beaches for a public meeting. His plan came to fruition on March 31, 2008 at the Fessenden Center in Buxton. The stated purpose of the meeting was to provide “accurate information” and to advise the public about what could happen on Friday, April 4. More...
Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation Sock Hop held March 22
Islanders raised money for Hatteras Island cancer patients at a 1950s-style sock hop on Saturday, March 22. The dance was the eighth spring dance sponsored by the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation at the Hatteras Village Civic Center.
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Annual Kite Festival at Jockey's Ridge State Park
Kitty Hawk Kites will hold its annual kite festival, Fly Into Spring on April 4 and 5 at Jockey's Ridge State Park. This festival kicks off national kite month and also welcomes Spring. This years' festival is part of The Land of Beginnings Festival, a week-long community festival in Dare County, celebrating the cultural history of The Outer Banks. More...
Beach Driving News
Many on Outer Banks fear possibility of a ban on off-road vehicles - WHEN IT'S QUITTING TIME on many Friday afternoons at Chris Wilson's job, he dashes to his Virginia Beach home, fetches his wife, jumps in his truck and high-tails it down to the Outer Banks to surf-fish at Cape Point. More...
NPS Campgrounds News
Cape Hatteras National Seashore 2008 Campgrounds Season Opening Date Changed to the First Friday in April - Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that Oregon Inlet, Frisco, and Ocracoke Campgrounds will open to the public on Friday, April 4, 2008. Oregon Inlet and Frisco Campgrounds will remain open through Columbus Day, October 13, 2008. The Ocracoke Island Campground is on a reservation system and will remain open through October 27, 2008. Cape Point Campground in Buxton on Hatteras Island will open Friday, May 23, 2008 for Memorial weekend through September 1, 2008 - Labor Day Weekend. More...
Beach Driving Update - Part 3
Final section in a three part series, continued from yesterday's "Beach Driving Update - Part 2" - That one should be interesting and the first item on the agenda will probably be whether the negotiated rulemaking process can survive this latest court action by the environmental groups. “It's interesting that groups committed to negotiated rulemaking have filed a suit to circumvent that process,” says Dare County attorney Bobby Outten. More...
Beach Driving Update - Part 2
Continuation of yesterday's "Beach Driving Update - Part 1" - Few business people on the island have any confidence in the Industrial Economics report. Even the casual observer should be skeptical given the popularity of the areas to be closed to fishermen and other beachgoers. Also, opponents of additional restrictions on ORV use on the beach note challenge the claim that only 12 percent of the shoreline would be closed with new restrictions is misleading. More...
Beach Driving Update - Part 1
We will wait until next month at least to find out if popular beaches will be closed year-round - Off-road vehicle use on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore is again threatened by the latest salvo in a round of attacks on the tradition of beach driving by environmental groups. It will be at least several weeks before residents, visitors, and business owners find out if a federal judge will agree with environmental groups and shut down the most popular recreational areas of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore to off-road vehicles year-round. More...
Endangered Species Reports
NPS Annual Threatened and Endangered Species Reports Available to Public - Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA) 2007 Annual Reports for Threatened and Endangered Species have been released and are available to the public. More...
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