by Rachael Graf | June 10, 2021 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, News & Events
We’re so glad you’ve decided to rediscover your OBX national parks this summer! As we enter what is sure to be a busy season, we want to share a few important safety tips and reminders with you, especially if you’re planning on visiting Cape Hatteras National...
by Rachael Graf | May 26, 2021 | Advance Science, Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, News & Events, Support
KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC — Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of your OBX national parks, has opened its annual Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest program for the 2021 sea turtle nesting season which occurs each year between May and October. The Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest...
by Rachael Graf | May 18, 2021 | Create Experiences, Fort Raleigh, News & Events
While Fort Raleigh National Historic Site preserves many important stories that have impacted our country’s history, it is best known as the site of the first attempted English colony in the “New World.” For more than 80 years, one of the main attractions at the park...
by Rachael Graf | May 14, 2021 | Advance Science, Cape Hatteras, Fort Raleigh, Meet Your Ranger, News & Events, Women's History in OBX, Wright Brothers
Hometown: Painesville, Ohio Education: B.S. in Biology, Bowling Green State University; M.S. in Coastal Zone Management, Nova Southeastern University Position: Chief of Resource Management and Science, National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Where you’ll find her:...
by Rachael Graf | May 14, 2021 | Advance Science, Cape Hatteras, Educate Youth, News & Events, Sea Turtles
We are eagerly anticipating the arrival of some of our most beloved OBX National Park visitors: sea turtles! Loggerhead, green, leatherback, hawksbill (rare) and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles call Cape Hatteras National Seashore home and from late spring through early...
