The climbing season begins April 27 and continues Wednesday-Saturday until early fall.
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‘Help us keep Shackleford horses wild,’ officials plead
The National Park Service asks the public to help keep wild horses wild after a group of visitors removed a newborn foal from its natural habitat on Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Cape Lookout to celebrate International Dark Sky Week
April 22-23 is International Dark Sky Week, and the Cape Lookout National Seashore is celebrating with stargazing at the Harkers Island visitor center and nighttime cruises offered by Island Express Ferry Service.
Businesses may apply to offer services at OBX parks
Businesses can apply to offer services like weddings and beach equipment rentals at National Park Service’s Outer Banks sites.
Lookout to resume Astronomy Night, reopen visitor center
Cape Lookout National Seashore officials are resuming the monthly Astronomy Night program and reopening the Beaufort visitor center for the season.
Coastal events set as part of 10th Statewide Star Party
Stargazers can join the 10th annual Statewide Star Party April 8-9 at locations across the state, including a few on the coast.
Swansboro to resurvey its historic districts, buildings
The town and its historic preservation commission have been awarded a federal grant to update its outdated architectural survey, which will documents buildings and landscapes at least 50 years old.
Frustrations mount over imperiled Outer Banks houses
Few options are available to deal with the problem of oceanfront houses at risk of collapse on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, except to try and clean up the debris once they fall.
Cape Hatteras Seashore cleanups set for next 8 Wednesdays
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Outer Banks Kampgrounds of America Resort in Rodanthe are partnering together on a series of beach cleanups.
Meeting set to discuss threatened oceanfront houses
The meeting is at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building in Rodanthe.
121 horses on Shackleford Banks at end of 2021: report
Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses released the latest annual report on the Shackleford Banks herd.
Coastal Land Trust announces new park in Craven County
The Coastal Land Trust has purchased 105 acres of land along Brice’s Creek in Craven County for a new nature park.
Moores Creek Battlefield commemorates 246th anniversary
Park staff, park partners, volunteers, and other living historians are set to offer a variety of programs and demonstrations.
Shorebird habitat restoration begins at Pea Island Refuge
Work is underway at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge to restore habitat for multiple shorebird species.
Friends group offering internship to underserved student
The nonprofit Friends of the Reserve is offering a scholarship to an undergraduate student from traditionally underserved and underrepresented populations to work with staff this summer at the Rachel Carson Reserve in Beaufort.
Cleanup of fallen house begins; beach near site closed
The owners of the oceanfront house that collapsed in Rodanthe last week have hired a contractor to clean up the site and the miles of Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach, temporarily closed because of the widespread, dangerous debris.
