North Carolina’s Underwater Gardens: Submerged aquatic vegetation
August 2013
by Pat Garber
A gusty winter wind tugged at my jacket as I scrambled along the shore of Pamlico Sound, gathering up handfuls...
Walk about Springer’s Point
August 2013
By Samara Skinner
Springer’s Point is a 122 acre tract of land owned by NC Coastal Land Trust located on Ocracoke Island. The area...
Spotted on Ocracoke: A Snapping Turtle
July 2013
Text and Photo by Peter Vankevich
There are several turtle species that can be observed on Ocracoke. In the spring, one of them which...
Beachcombing on Ocracoke and Portsmouth Islands
Beachcombing on Ocracoke and Portsmouth Islands
by Pat Garber
(June 2013)
Legend has it that Black¬beard the Pirate buried his treasure on the island of Ocracoke, and...
Spotted on Ocracoke: Whose burrow this is I think I know
June 213
Text and Photo by Peter Vankevich
If you spend any amount of time walking on the beach of Ocracoke, you will have no doubt...
Invasive Phragmites; the Now Common, “Un-Common” Common Reed
Invasive Phragmites; the Now Common, “Un-Common” Common Reed
by Pat Garber
Driving along the winding lanes that border marshlands in eastern North Carolina, one might...
Ocracoke’s unexpected visitor
April 2013
by Pat Garber
Ocracoke Island had an unexpected visitor on the afternoon of Monday, January 21. Announced by the pings from her tracking device,...
Observed on Ocracoke: The Fiddler Crab
Text and Photo by Peter Vankevich
In the late summer and early fall of the year when walking along the marshes such as Molasses Creek...
Spotted On Ocracoke: A Great Shell Collection
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich
There are many reasons to visit the Ocracoke Preservation Society’s David Williams House Museum at 49 Water Plant Rd....
Spotted on Ocracoke: Gulls in the ‘ hood – or maybe...
September 2011
Text and Photos by Peter Vankevich
The Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla, is the most common black-hooded gull that can easily be seen along the coasts...