Monitoring Ghost Forests At Cape Lookout National Seashore
Visitors to Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina are being asked to help monitor ghost forests with a photo or two.
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Boating Accident Leaves One Dead At Cape Lookout National Seashore
A boating accident at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina left one man dead.
National Park Service Struggles With Feral Horses
In a coastal landscape of Spanish moss-draped live oaks, salt marshes, and white sand beaches, a land that offers nesting habitat for loggerhead sea turtles, is crawling with armadillos, and feeds Red knots, a threatened bird species, and wood storks, horses are incongruous.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 28th, 2023
Temporary Fix Restores Limited Service To Cape Lookout Lighthouse Dock
The National Park Service has completed repairs to allow limited use of the ferry dock at Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Cape Lookout National Seashore. The dock was substantially damaged during the December 24, 2022 winter storm.
Crystal Coast Star Party Scheduled At Cape Lookout National Seashore
Lying on a beach gazing at stars, spotting the Milky Way during a cruise, or scanning the universe through a powerful telescope is how you can celebrate International Dark Sky Week at Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina.
Dead Humpback Whale Washes Ashore At Assateague Island
For the second time in less than three weeks a dead humpback whale has washed ashore in the National Park System, this time at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland.
- January 17th, 2023
Humpback Whale's Death At Cape Lookout Will Benefit Visitors
How whales use baleen to filter their meals, and how truly big the flippers of humpback whales are, will be interpreted to future visitors to Cape Lookout National Seashore following the death of a female humpback whale at the seashore.
- January 13th, 2023
UPDATE | Parks Reopening In The Wake Of Ian
With Hurricane Ian having dissipated, most parks that were in the storm's path have either fully reopened, or were slowly ramping back up, although some in Florida were still closed Sunday.
- October 2nd, 2022
Under Water And Under Pressure
The National Park Service is facing a water conundrum: some parks have too little, some parks have too much. While an historic drought continues to parch much of the Western United States, a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association predicts that sea levels across the United States will rise, on average, 10-12 inches by 2050. In other words, from Maine to Florida to Texas and all the way up to Alaska, there are more than 100 national park units threatened by the slow siege of rising coastlines.
- May 22nd, 2022
Visitors Cited For Removing Foal From Shackleford Banks At Cape Lookout National Seashore
Although well-intentioned, visitors to Shackleford Banks at Cape Lookout National Seashore, worried about a lone newborn foal following them around, were ultimately cited for lifting the foal into their boat and thereby removing it from its natural habitat, mother, and the herd.
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