For the NC Lighthouse Challenge, participants must visit 10 historic lighthouse sites and submit their photos with the lighthouse visible by the Dec. 31 deadline.
Ocracoke
Four ferry routes expand schedules for spring season
NCDOT increased Tuesday departures for the ferries traveling between Hatteras-Ocracoke, Swan Quarter-Ocracoke, Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Southport-Fort Fisher.
Study of past erosion-control lessons key to ongoing review
Analyzing lessons learned over decades of fighting back the ocean is critical as the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel wraps up its ongoing study of the effects of permanent beach erosion control structures such as seawalls and jetties.
NCDOT to expand Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry schedule
With daylight saving time little more than a week away and spring temperatures on the horizon, state transportation officials are adding more departures to the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route.
Researchers need Ocracoke residents’ perspective for study
A team of researchers want to hear from Ocracoke residents their perspective on managing challenges associated with the island’s changing environment.
Climate change compounds challenge to stabilize beaches
Stabilizing Outer Banks beaches is becoming more challenging with the quickly evolving and often unpredictable consequences of a changing climate: Sea levels are increasing faster than projected, storms are intensifying, rainfall is heavier.
Three NC ferry routes to follow adjusted schedule Dec. 25
Hatteras-Ocracoke, Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach, and Southport-Fort Fisher ferry routes are to follow an adjusted schedule during Christmas.
Volunteer for Ocracoke, Portsmouth Christmas bird counts
The count dates this year will be Dec. 30 on Ocracoke Island and Dec. 31 on
Portsmouth Island.
Opinion: For whose benefit are barrier island horses?
Guest commentary: Invasive species pose a serious challenge for ecosystems that have not evolved alongside them, and such is the case with North Carolina’s crystal skipper and the nonnative horses allowed to roam the barrier islands that are the butterfly’s only habitat.
Vessel operators urged to slow down for endangered whales
Aerial surveyors spotted four critically endangered North Atlantic right whales off Ocracoke Island, and operators of vessels of all sizes are asked to travel no faster than 10 knots through the area.
Outer Banks senator pushes for state of emergency on NC 12
Sen. Bobby Hanig, R-Dare, has implored the governor’s office to declare a state of emergency for parts of N.C. 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke after several weeks of what he calls “catastrophic shoreline collapse.”
NCDOT to offer ferry service to Ocracoke for Pirate Jamboree
The village of Ocracoke, which is hosting the Ocracoke Pirate Jamboree this weekend, remains accessible by passenger ferry from Hatteras as state transportation crews continue to work to get one lane of N.C. 12 reopen.
Tickets on sale for Nov. 28 Ocracoke Historic Homes Tour
Ocracoke Preservation Society is hosting the homes tour, that will include a first look at the ongoing renovations of Island Inn, which was built in 1901 and has been an Odd Fellow’s Lodge, a school, Navy officer’s club, a coffee shop and more.
North Carolina’s national park sites in 2024 bring in $2.3B
Around 4.7 million visitors spent $732.2 million in the communities surrounding the North Carolina coast’s five National Park Service sites, a recent report finds.
Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Festival to honor tradition
Decoy carving and duck hunting, crabbing, fishing and harvesting shellfish — the skills and trades islanders have passed down through the generations — are set to be celebrated Oct. 11.
Corps awards dredge contract for Ocracoke Island channels
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District has awarded a more than $11 million maintenance dredging contract to clear out two channels used by state ferries to Ocracoke Island.
