Latest News & Events
Sea Turtle Scoop 2023
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, more than 370 sea turtles also made their...
Meet Your Ranger: Taylor Hegler
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: This is always a loaded question as I was a military kid due to my father’s service in the United States Coast Guard, so we moved constantly. But I was born in Peoria, Illinois, and it’s where the large...
Project Update: Pathways to Your National Parks
Since last October, we have been working with our National Park Service partners and our local community to create a new experience at Cape Hatteras National Seashore: the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Pathway. Each year, millions of people visit the Seashore, and many...
Meet Your Ranger: Alisa Hardin-Lapp
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Southeast Pennsylvania (Go Eagles!) Program of study: B.S. in Business Management, Metropolitan State University of Denver Position in our Outer Banks national parks: Supervisory Park Ranger (Hatteras Island...
Supporter Story: Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan enjoying her time at the beach! It’s 1952 and I’m in a house on the beach in Nags Head, North Carolina, and I’m seeing the ocean for the first time. I am 16 years old. I will try to briefly summarize my over 70 years of visiting the Outer Banks. I am...
Celebrate National Aviation Day in the Outer Banks!
We invite you to celebrate National Aviation Day on Saturday, August 19, at two different locations in the Outer Banks: Wright Brothers National Memorial and Dare County Regional Airport! Join our friends at the National Park Service, the First Flight Society, and the...
Meet the Team: Nicole Erickson, Development and Adoption Programs Manager
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Being the child of a military family, I had the opportunity and pleasure of living in some beautiful places around the world. I was born in Wales, United Kingdom, and then spent some time in Iceland and on the island...
Meet Your Ranger: Lulu Luis
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Miami, Florida. Program of study, relevant job experience, or relevant life experience: I have a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, specializing in Advertising. I spent nearly...
Ask A BioTech: Flippers or Feet?
By Ash Keiper-Kintz, Biological Science Technician at Cape Hatteras National Seashore So, you’ve come across a turtle while visiting the beach, that means it’s a sea turtle, right? Not necessarily! Sea turtles aren’t the only turtles that enjoy the beach, they...
Meet Your Ranger: Pia Cano
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Santa Ana, California. Program of study: I recently graduated from Clark University where I majored in Race & Ethnic Studies and minored in Global Environmental Studies and Art...
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