Beachgoers to Hyde or Dare counties during the busy season can sign up for ocean and beach condition text alerts from Outer Banks lifeguards, ocean rescue agencies and the National Weather Service.
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Bodie Island Lighthouse to open for climbing this month
Beginning April 18, tickets will on sale to visitors who want to climb the Bodie Island Lighthouse’s 214-step spiral staircase.
Survey open on proposed Dismal Swamp heritage area
The National Park Service is asking the public to provide input for a study to determine the feasibility and suitability of designating a future national heritage area that includes the Great Dismal Swamp and other areas in North Carolina and Virginia.
Freedom Trail tells of Roanoke’s formerly enslaved people
Kip Tabb, an Outer Banks resident who reports for Coastal Review and other area publications, documents his walk along the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site’s Freedom Trail, which is lined with interpretive signs that illustrate the history of the Freedmen’s Colony of Roanoke Island.
Ghost forest education focal point of public science project
A public science project at Cape Lookout National Seashore is part of a bigger communication effort to have a conversation about what ghost forests represent.
Park Service OKs Oregon Inlet Dredge Plan
The National Park Service has approved a plan to issue Dare County a special use permit to use a privately owned hopper dredge for maintenance dredging in Oregon Inlet.
NPS Seeks Input on Oregon Inlet Dredging
The draft of the Finding of No Significant Impact, or FONSI, for dredging of Oregon Inlet with a Dare County dredge is available for public review for a 15-day period, Cape Hatteras National Seashore announced Monday.
Hatteras Seeks Sediment Management Input
The National Park Service is looking for public input on developing an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, for sediment management activities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
NPS Enters Into Oregon Inlet Marina Lease
The National Park Service has entered into a lease with Oregon Inlet Marinas, LLC, to provide for the maintenance and continued operation of Oregon Inlet Marina for use as a charter boat marina.
NPS Seeks Lessee for Oregon Inlet Marina
The National Park Service is accepting proposals through Sept. 5 from parties interested in a long-term lease of Oregon Inlet Marina at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Nags Head.
