2010 in Review: Traveler's Checklists
This year we posted 16 Traveler's Checklists to help you plan your park visits. Did you miss any? Here's a list with handy links.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 27th, 2010 4:15am
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Record of Decision on Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Plan OKed, But Implementation Months Away
While the final paperwork has been signed concerning an off-road management plan at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the arduous task of formalizing a rule means the seashore will continue to operate next summer under a consent decree.
Fish And Wildlife Service Says ORV Plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore Could Be Helpful to Plovers, Sea Turtles
While the potential exists for the National Park Service's preferred off-road vehicle plan for Cape Hatteras National Seashore to be detrimental to piping plovers, sea turtles, and seabeach amaranth, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials believe the plan will be at least minimally helpful to all three in the long-run.
Conservation Groups Question Cape Hatteras National Seashore's Preferred ORV Management Plan
A proposed plan governing off-road vehicle access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore while also offering wildlife protection has drawn initial opposition from the groups that forced the National Park Service to develop the strategy.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 17th, 2010 1:15am
Winter Hours Begin Monday at Outer Banks Group In North Carolina
Things move a bit slower along the North Carolina coast in winter, which is why the National Park Service's Outer Banks Group is scaling back the hours of its visitor centers just a bit, beginning Monday
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 30th, 2010 3:15am
Moving From Fall Towards Winter In the National Parks
The transition from fall to winter is harsher than the ones from spring to summer or summer to fall. The signs practically assault your senses. And yet, the transition can be much too quick.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 12th, 2010 4:09am
Commentary: How Do You Prefer National Parks, Utilitarian, or Utopian?
How do you prefer your national parks? Should they be utilitarian destinations, landscapes that serve all comers, whether they're in search of dazzling vistas or motorized recreation, or Utopian, ideals that should be appreciated for what is found within their borders?
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 10th, 2011 7:47am
Record Summer of Turtle Nesting at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Spawns....Debate
It's hard to believe an object similar in size, shape, and even color to a Ping-Pong ball could threaten a way of life. But for many who call the Outer Banks of North Carolina home, that's how they view sea turtle eggs, as threats to their enjoyment of Cape Hatteras National Seashore and, for some, even their livelihoods.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 24th, 2010 3:15am
Reader Participation Day: Which Issue Resonates More: Yellowstone Snowmobiles or Cape Hatteras ORVs?
Two of the most contentious issues in the National Park System is the debate over snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park and the one over off-road vehicle management at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Which is more important to you?
All Was Not Lost When Loggerhead Turtle Determined to Nest at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Was Run Over
Photographs of a female loggerhead turtle that was run over on Cape Hatteras National Seashore back in June told a pretty grim story. Amazingly, though, after seashore biologists placed 92 of her eggs in a nest cavity, six continued their incubation and hatched.
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