April Fool's Story On Cape Hatteras Not Funny To All Readers
The issue of access on Cape Hatteras National Seashore is among the most contentious in the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 1st, 2011 1:20pm
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Congress Slashes $101 Million From National Park Service Budget. More To Come?
One-thirteenth of 1 percent of the federal budget gets you funding for the entire National Park System and the agency that oversees it. Yet that miniscule sliver hasn't stopped Congress from eyeing the National Park Service for cuts to help rein-in the federal deficit.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 28th, 2011 8:32am
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Campgrounds to Begin Opening April 1
If spring is your favorite time to visit Cape Hatteras National Seashore, then you'll be happy to know that the Oregon Inlet, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds are scheduled to open for business on April 1. Really!
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2011 3:15am
Give Us A National Park, But Please, Not Its Regulations
We love our national parks. We love the wildlife they hold, the seashores with their sparkling sands, the forests with their wildlife and hiking trails, the soaring red-rock cliffs and plunging canyons. But please, don't ask us to abide by their regulations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 28th, 2011 3:15am
The Annual Meeting of the Dumb and Dumber National Park Visiting Society
Organizations that start out small and simple can expect to end up large and complex, but what can be expected of an organization that starts out small and stupid?
- By Bob Janiskee - February 21st, 2011 10:23am
Several "Firsts" in the Civil War Occurred at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
The barrier islands of North Carolina may not have seen the same level of action in the Civil War as places like Gettysburg, but the area was the site of several important "firsts" in the War. Do you know what they were?
- By Jim Burnett - February 14th, 2011 2:15am
North Carolina Politicians Ask Interior Secretary To Allow More ORV Access At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Three members of North Carolina's congressional delegation have asked Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to find a way to allow increased off-road vehicle access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
CAHA-congressional letter.pdf
Restoration of Bodie Island Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Hits a Snag
Anyone who's ever taken on a major home repair project knows this version of Murphy's Law: "It will take longer than you think, and will cost more than you planned." That's unfortunately the situation at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, where restoration of the Bodie Island Lighthouse has hit a serious snag.
- By Jim Burnett - January 25th, 2011 2:15am
Business Survey On Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Management Plan's Impacts Points to Uncertainty
A strong majority of businesses along Cape Hatteras National Seashore believe rules that restrict access of off-road vehicles and pedestrians for the benefit of nesting shorebirds and sea turtles will harm their operations.
CAHA Business Survey.pdf
Summering at Cape Lookout National Seashore: The Logistics
Cape Lookout National Seashore is a wilderness vestige of North Carolina's barrier islands. Not as developed as its northern sibling, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, it offers a wilder beach vacation, one definitely worth pursuing.
CALO-Beach Camping.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 9th, 2011 9:18am
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