Amid dramatic funding cuts, leaders of the nonprofits that support national wildlife refuges in the northeastern part of the state fear what’s ahead for these protected lands.
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Sandbag project near Pea Island visitor center begins Friday
Officials said the project near the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge visitor center will mitigate the type of overwash that caused the highway to be closed for a period in mid-November.
Commission OKs sandbag variance for NC 12 on Pea Island
Transportation officials plan to begin building in January a temporary sandbag structure that wouldn’t otherwise meet coastal development rules along Highway 12 by the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge visitor center in Rodanthe.
Cleanup continues after beach house collapses in Rodanthe
Contractors were still working Monday to remove debris from Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches after the collapse of a multilevel home into the ocean Friday, the seventh oceanfront Rodanthe house to fall since May 2020.
Visitor center at Pea Island Refuge gets new lease on life
Federal officials were on hand Friday for a pandemic-delayed ribbon cutting at the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, which was elevated 5 feet and renovated, work that was completed in spring 2020.
Great American Outdoors Act Becomes Law
A bipartisan bill President Trump signed into law Tuesday taps energy revenues to address a $12 billion backlog of maintenance projects on federal lands.
National Wildlife Refuges Entry Fee Waived
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has suspended entrance fees to national wildlife refuges until further notice.
