by Rachael Graf | September 22, 2022 | Create Experiences, News & Events, Support
KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC –Ahead of National Public Lands Day, Outer Banks Forever, the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Swells’a Brewing Beer Company, the only...
by Rachael Graf | September 21, 2022 | Fort Raleigh, News & Events, Preserve History, Support
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas Work experience: Petroleum Engineer – Retired from ExxonMobil in 2021 What do you like to do in your free time? Bake goodies for my coworkers, genealogy work, work with new technology...
by Rachael Graf | September 21, 2022 | Advance Science, Ask A BioTech, News & Events, Sea Turtles
By Ben Ranelli, Seasonal Biological Technician on Ocracoke Island As a biotech, there is hardly a more rewarding sight than a swell of sea turtle hatchling tracks left behind from their oceanward journey. Knowing the effort to protect their nests has given each...
by Rachael Graf | September 13, 2022 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, News & Events
Formed by a hurricane in 1846, Oregon Inlet connects the Atlantic Ocean with Pamlico Sound and a maze of inland waterways. Forming a 3,000-square-mile estuary, these waters offer crucial habitat for commercially important fish, shrimp, and shellfish species. Over 95%...
by Rachael Graf | September 13, 2022 | Advance Science, Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Sea Turtles
Humans aren’t the only creatures that flock to the beaches of the Outer Banks. The sandy dunes and ever-changing shorelines play host to more than 300 bird species and dozens of reptiles. In the spring and summer, seven species of shorebirds make their nests in Cape...
