Year-End Quiz: Musicians And National Parks, The Answers
So, how well do you know your musicians and their national park connections?
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 30th, 2020 1:45am
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
National Seashore Lighthouses Celebrating Birthdays
One-hundred-and-fifty years and going strong. That claim can be made for lighthouses at Point Reyes and Cape Hatteras national seashores, where the December birthdays will be celebrated.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 22nd, 2020 1:45am
Preserving Cultural And Historic Treasures In Changing Climate May Mean Transforming Them
With global travel curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding comfort in planning future trips. But imagine that you finally arrive in Venice and the “floating city” is flooded. Would you stay anyway, walking through St. Mark’s Square on makeshift catwalks or elevated wooden passages – even if you couldn’t enter the Basilica or the Doge’s Palace? Or would you leave and hope to visit sometime in the future?
- By NPT Staff - November 16th, 2020 1:45am
World War II Bomb Found At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
A live bomb dating to World War II found on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore is to be detonated Friday.
- By NPT Staff - October 22nd, 2020 6:44pm
Vandalism Investigated At Ocracoke Light In Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Broken windows and other vandalism at the Ocracoke Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Caroline had park rangers asking the public for help in tracking down those responsible.
- By NPT Staff - October 7th, 2020 1:30am
Cape Hatteras' Ocracoke Campground To Remain Open Through Winter
The beach can be welcoming all year-round, and to help you enjoy that setting the folks at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on North Carolina's Outer Banks have decided to keep the Ocracoke Campground open through the winter.
- By NPT Staff - September 17th, 2020 1:45am
Researchers: Restricted Human Access At Cape Hatteras National Seashore Benefits Birds
A study of wildlife and humans at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on North Carolina's Outer Banks shows that restrictions of where visitors to the seashore can go help wildlife, particularly shorebirds.
- By NPT Staff - September 6th, 2020 1:45am
Loss Of Habitat Poses A Threat For Sea Turtles' Survival
We often hear about the threats sea-level rise pose to human coastal infrastructure, but little seems to get out about how sea-level rise can impact wildlife. A new study from Florida State University casts a somber prediction for sea turtles, which already are facing long odds for survival.
- By NPT Staff - August 27th, 2020 1:45am
Isaias Continuing To Create Problems For National Parks
Isaias, a tropical storm at midday Monday, was expected to come ashore along the Carolinas as a hurricane after sundown.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2020 2:49pm
Coastal National Park Units Preparing For Hurricane Isaias
Isaias, which was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday but expected to regain hurricane strength, was bearing down on south Florida, and units of the National Park System from Everglades National Park north to Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina were boarding up and closing down.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2020 4:39pm
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