There is never a shortage of stories to follow across the National Park System, whether you’re in the West at Olympic National Park, the Northeast at Acadia National Park, or the Southwest at Grand Canyon National Park.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
At Cape Hatteras, coastal erosion creates costly challenges for residents, tourists, and the National Park Service.
Another House Toppled By The Ocean At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Visitors to Cape Hatteras National Seashore are being urged to stay out of the Atlantic Ocean around all areas of the beaches at Rodanthe, North Carolina, where another house has been toppled into the ocean.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 17th, 2024 2:39pm
Tropical Storm Debby Creating Problems For National Park Sites
Tropical Storm Debby was carrying heavy rains across the Carolinas and the Virginias on Thursday, with heavy seas along the Outer Banks of North Carolina that spurred a water quality alert due to a leaking wastewater system at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 8th, 2024 2:14pm
Brick By Brick, Prism By Prism
The ongoing restoration of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse relies on science, history, art, and patience.
- By Kim O'Connell - August 8th, 2024 11:48am
UPDATE | Preparing For The Unexpected Across The National Park System
Though Hurricane Beryl was roughly 1,200 nautical miles from Padre Island National Seashore on Tuesday, crews already were out on the barrier island's beaches searching for Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests. Any that were found were recorded with a GPS location so, in the event the hurricane took a hard swipe at the national seashore, the nests could be relocated after the storm.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 3rd, 2024 11:56am
Postal Service Issues Stamps To Raise Awareness Of Sea Turtles' Plight
In an effort to raise awareness of the challenges sea turtles face, the U.S. Postal Service has released a collection of stamps in honor of the "ancient mariners."
- By NPT Staff - June 12th, 2024 2:30am
Adopt A Beach At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
There are plenty of "adoption" programs around the country — adopt a section of highway to clean up, or maybe a city park — and now you can adopt a section of beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
- By Compiled From N... - June 6th, 2024 2:30am
Another House Collapses At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Crews were expected Tuesday afternoon to begin cleaning up the debris from an unoccupied house that collapsed into the ocean at Rodanthe, North Carolina, in Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It marked the sixth time in the past four years that the ocean has claimed a house on the seashore.
- By Compiled From N... - May 28th, 2024 2:21pm
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Visitors Cautioned About Exposed Wires, Pipes, Septic Systems
Utilities and septic systems exposed by the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina have prompted an advisory to visitors to the seashore.
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