The road to Devil Shoals is paved with…
Editor's note: The Ocracoke Preservation Society has a wonderful shell collection. For details from an earlier story, click here.
By Peter Vankevich
One access road to...
Cape Hatteras National Seashore extends 2020 lifeguard season at three popular...
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As a result of increased late summer tourism to the Outer Banks, Cape Hatteras...
NPS campground on Ocracoke to stay open all winter
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The NPS Campground on Ocracoke will stay open all year, the Cape Hatteras National...
The Ocracoke Island Discovery Center opens
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Ocracoke Observer staff report
The National Park Service Visitor Center, managed by the...
Sound side access opens in two locations
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By Connie Leinbach
Visitors and islanders now have two new ways to access the sound side of Ocracoke Island.
The Cape Hatteras...
Watch a virtual green turtle nest excavation on Cape Hatteras
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Late August is when the eggs in the myriad sea turtle nests along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore start to hatch....
NPS seeks volunteer sea turtle nest-sitters
Already, six loggerhead sea turtles have nested on Ocracoke Island. Many more will be arriving. In 2024, there were 101 nests. The incubation period...
On Friday watch a virtual sea turtle nest excavation
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Every summer, sea turtles visit the beaches of Cape Hatteras to lay their nests....
Navy to explode a live WWII bomb on Buxton beach at...
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Ocracoke Island residents and visitors might hear a loud explosion on Hatteras Island Friday at 9 a.m. as the U.S. Navy...