Sea Turtle Scoop: Your Look Inside the 2022 Sea Turtle Nesting Season at Cape Hatteras!

by Rachael Graf | October 19, 2022 | Advance Science, Cape Hatteras, Current Projects, News & Events, Sea Turtles, Support

Did you know that biological science technicians at Cape Hatteras National Seashore carefully track, learn from and protect hundreds of sea turtle nests each summer? While human visitors flocked to the Seashore this summer, over 378 sea turtles also made their way...

Outer Banks Forever, National Park Service partner for ‘Pathways to Your National Parks’ project

by Rachael Graf | October 17, 2022 | Cape Hatteras, Current Projects, News & Events, Support

KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC — Outer Banks Forever — the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial — and the Outer Banks Group of the National Park Service are pleased to announce...

Outer Banks Forever and Swells’a Brewing Beer Company team up to support Outer Banks national parks this National Public Lands Day

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...

Meet Your Volunteer: Paul Hinds

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...

Ask A BioTech: Why Excavate Sea Turtle Nests?

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...