Cape Lookout National Seashore

More Than A Dozen Parks Closed By Idalia

Hurricane Idalia's charge across Florida on Wednesday prompted more than a dozen units of the National Park System to close in the face of forecasts calling for heavy rains, high winds, storm surges, and possibly tornadoes.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 30th, 2023 1:39pm

Hurricane Idalia Prompting More National Park Closures

National Park System units along the Carolinas were making plans Tuesday to close before the remnants of Hurricane Idalia reached them.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 29th, 2023 12:44pm

Ancient, And Big, Shark Tooth Found At Cape Lookout National Seashore

Will a massive shark tooth spur a throng of beachcombers to Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina?

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By Compiled From N... - July 29th, 2023 2:30am

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.

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By Compiled From N... - June 15th, 2023 2:30am

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.

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By Compiled From N... - May 29th, 2023 2:16pm

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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 27th, 2024 1:30pm

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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.

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By Compiled From N... - April 6th, 2023 3:00am

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.

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By Compiled From N... - March 23rd, 2023 2:30am

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.

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By Compiled From N... - January 17th, 2023 1:30pm

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.

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By NPT Staff - January 13th, 2023 2:30am

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