by RachaelGraf | September 20, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Meet Your Ranger, News & Events
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...
by RachaelGraf | September 19, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Donor Stories, News & Events
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...
by RachaelGraf | August 11, 2023 | News & Events, Wright Brothers
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...
by RachaelGraf | August 11, 2023 | News & Events
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...
by RachaelGraf | August 10, 2023 | Meet Your Ranger, News & Events, Wright Brothers
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...
by RachaelGraf | August 2, 2023 | Advance Science, Ask A BioTech, Cape Hatteras, Educate Youth, News & Events, Sea Turtles
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...
by RachaelGraf | July 13, 2023 | Fort Raleigh, Meet Your Ranger, News & Events
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...
by RachaelGraf | July 13, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Completed Projects, News & Events, Preserve History
By Rachael Graf, Community Engagement Coordinator at Outer Banks Forever On Tuesday, June 20, Cape Hatteras National Seashore completed exterior renovations of the historic U.S. Weather Bureau Station in Hatteras Village with the installation of a new...
by RachaelGraf | July 13, 2023 | Advance Science, Ask A BioTech, Cape Hatteras, News & Events
By Abby Burke, Biological Science Technician at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Why are sections of the beach closed for shorebirds? This is by far one of the most common questions we get as bio techs. The answer lies in shorebird nesting strategies and...
by RachaelGraf | July 13, 2023 | News & Events
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. I grew up in beautiful Central Virginia – where I currently live – and have been visiting the Outer Banks since I was little. In fact, my parents met in the Outer Banks, so the ‘Banks have always been a part of our...
by RachaelGraf | June 13, 2023 | News & Events, Partner Spotlight
Please tell us a little bit about the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau and your role(s) there. The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau is the lead marketing and promotional agency for Dare County’s Outer Banks. We promote overnight visitation to the area and provide travel...
by RachaelGraf | June 13, 2023 | News & Events
Photo: Director, Jess Barnes, on her first day of a six day solo backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born and raised in Mechanicsville, Virginia, right outside of Richmond. Growing...
by RachaelGraf | June 13, 2023 | Advance Science, Ask A BioTech, Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Sea Turtles
Sea Turtle Migration: Moms on the Move! By Jessica Stuczynski, Biological Science Technician May 1 kicked off the sea turtle nesting season at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore)! Every morning, biological technicians hit the beach to survey and document new...
by RachaelGraf | May 18, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Donor Stories, News & Events
Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your connection to the Outer Banks. I grew up in eastern North Carolina, in Pitt County, which is where Greenville, North Carolina, and East Carolina University are, on a tobacco farm. My family owned one of the original...
by RachaelGraf | April 29, 2023 | News & Events, Partner Spotlight
Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your coffee company. What inspired you to start “Roasts for Coasts”? Hello! My name is Adele! I am a mother of a soon-to-be two-year-old, I love coffee and I love the Outer Banks. It all started back in 2019 when a trip...
by RachaelGraf | April 26, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Donor Stories, News & Events
It’s National Park Week, and we’re celebrating by sharing stories from our supporters! A Sacrifice For Freedom: Gratitude For The Royal British Navy By Edward “Eddie” Masterka My wife was involved in recording the history and culture of the...
by RachaelGraf | April 25, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Donor Stories, News & Events
It’s National Park Week, and we’re celebrating by sharing stories from our supporters! “My husband and his family have gone to Cape Hatteras National Seashore since the 1970s, when — bless my mother-in-law’s soul — they went in...
by RachaelGraf | April 20, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, Current Projects, News & Events
Our new Artist in Community program, in partnership with Dare Arts and the National Park Service, gives Outer Banks artists the opportunity to demonstrate their crafts or perform their arts in our Outer Banks national parks! Please tell us a little bit about yourself...
by RachaelGraf | April 18, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, Current Projects, News & Events
Our new Artist in Community program, in partnership with Dare Arts and the National Park Service, gives Outer Banks artists the opportunity to demonstrate their crafts or perform their arts in our Outer Banks national parks! Please tell us a little bit about yourself...
by RachaelGraf | April 18, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, Current Projects, News & Events
Our new Artist in Community program, in partnership with Dare Arts and the National Park Service, gives Outer Banks artists the opportunity to demonstrate their crafts or perform their arts in our Outer Banks national parks! Please tell us a little bit about yourself...
by RachaelGraf | April 12, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, Current Projects, News & Events
KILL DEVIL HILLS and MANTEO, NC – Outer Banks Forever – the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial – in partnership with Dare Arts and the National Park Service are...
by RachaelGraf | March 24, 2023 | Meet Your Ranger, News & Events
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Burlington, North Carolina Program of study: Anthropology (Conc. Archeology),...
by RachaelGraf | March 23, 2023 | Meet Your Ranger, News & Events
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida Program of study: Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies. I...
by RachaelGraf | March 7, 2023 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, Current Projects, News & Events
Event Description Outer Banks Forever, Dare Arts, and the Outer Banks Group of the National Park Service have partnered to create and launch a new Artist in Community program that will give local artists the opportunity to share their crafts with the public at a...
by RachaelGraf | February 16, 2023 | Meet Your Ranger, News & Events, Wright Brothers
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Mobile, Alabama Program of study, relevant job experience, or relevant life...
by RachaelGraf | January 17, 2023 | News & Events, Partner Spotlight
We’d like to introduce you to Robert Poitras, founder and CEO of Carolina Brewery! With locations in Chapel Hill and Pittsboro and with products on shelves throughout the Carolinas, “Carolina Brewery stands beside anyone who wants to see what’s out there, to...
by RachaelGraf | January 17, 2023 | Meet Your Ranger, News & Events
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Williamsburg, Virginia Education: B.A. in American History, University of North...
by RachaelGraf | December 13, 2022 | Educate Youth, Fort Raleigh, News & Events, Preserve History
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Manteo, North Carolina Work and volunteer experience: I was a nurse for 40 years and retired in 2021. Since then, I’ve been a busy volunteer actively engaged with Fort Raleigh National Historic Site...
by RachaelGraf | December 8, 2022 | Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Partner Spotlight, Support
We’d like to introduce you to Charles Cushman of the Pony Island Inn on Ocracoke Island. He and his family and business partners, Gary and Ashley Curry, lovingly care for the 64-year-old inn and provide their guests with top-notch vacation experiences year-round. We...
by RachaelGraf | December 2, 2022 | Cape Hatteras, Create Experiences, 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, in partnership with REAL Watersports and Carolina Brewery, is thrilled to announce...
by RachaelGraf | December 2, 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, has partnered with REAL Watersports and Carolina Brewery for a $10,000 Giving...
by RachaelGraf | October 19, 2022 | Cape Hatteras, Meet Your Ranger, News & Events
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Program of study: M.A. Historical Archaeology (with a focus...
by RachaelGraf | 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...
by RachaelGraf | 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...
by RachaelGraf | 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 RachaelGraf | 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 RachaelGraf | 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 RachaelGraf | 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 RachaelGraf | 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...
by RachaelGraf | September 13, 2022 | Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Preserve History
The Graveyard of the Atlantic has claimed countless ships and lives off the coast of North Carolina. Since 1872, the Bodie Island Lighthouse has warned mariners of the hidden dangers which lie 40 miles to the south, the Diamond Shoals. Ships taking advantage of the...
by RachaelGraf | September 6, 2022 | Educate Youth, Fort Raleigh, News & Events, Preserve History
Roanoke Island’s sandy soil has many stories a story to tell. One of those stories is the mystery of the “Lost Colony.” Archaeologists with the First Colony Foundation – which is dedicated to conducting archaeological and historical research, combined with public...
by RachaelGraf | August 24, 2022 | Educate Youth, News & Events, Preserve History, Wright Brothers
When Wilbur and Orville Wright made the trek from Dayton to Kitty Hawk each year from 1900 to 1903 to test their gliders and their flyer, they relied on the sand dunes known as “Kill Devil Hills” to provide the ideal testing ground. But sand dunes are constantly...
by RachaelGraf | August 24, 2022 | Educate Youth, News & Events, Preserve History, Wright Brothers
Have you ever wondered why two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, would travel all the way to the Outer Banks to try and fly? Travel wasn’t easy in the early 1900s (this is pre-airplane after all, and pre-highway as well) so there must have been a good reason why Wilbur...
by RachaelGraf | August 11, 2022 | Advance Science, Ask A BioTech, Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Sea Turtles
By Benjamin Ranelli, Seasonal Biological Science Technician at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Ocracoke District) Three quarters of a mile below the surface of the ocean where sunlight cannot reach, true titans still roam the world’s oceans. By far, leatherback sea...
by RachaelGraf | August 11, 2022 | Create Experiences, Educate Youth, News & Events, Preserve History, Wright Brothers
Orville and Wilbur Wright changed the course of human history in twelve seconds when they completed the first successful heavier-than-air powered flight on the sands of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. But their journey to the skies began long before...
by RachaelGraf | August 11, 2022 | Create Experiences, Educate Youth, Meet Your Ranger, News & Events, Preserve History, Wright Brothers
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Washington, D.C. Program of study and relevant work experience: I studied...
by RachaelGraf | August 11, 2022 | Create Experiences, Educate Youth, News & Events, Preserve History, Wright Brothers
We invite you to celebrate National Aviation Day (Orville and Katharine Wright’s birthdays!) on Friday, August 19, at two locations in the Outer Banks: Wright Brothers National Memorial and Dare County Regional Airport! If you can’t join in person this year,...
by RachaelGraf | August 1, 2022 | Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Support, Wright Brothers
Outer Banks Forever 2022 Summer Gear Guide Just in time for your summer adventures: Outer Banks Forever merchandise! Did you know you that your favorite Outer Banks Forever gear is now available online? Each item in our collection represents something we love about...
by RachaelGraf | July 18, 2022 | News & Events, Partner Spotlight, Support
We’d like to introduce you Sam Harriss, co-owner and artistic director at Swells’a Brewing Beer Company located in Kill Devil Hills! Not only are Sam and her fellow owners passionate about brewing great beer, but they are also passionate about protecting and enhancing...
by RachaelGraf | July 18, 2022 | Advance Science, Ask A BioTech, Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Sea Turtles
Sea turtle nesting season is in full swing at Cape Hatteras National Seashore! Last month, we introduced you to Paul Doshkov, Supervisory Biological Technician (Bodie Island) and Scientific Research and Collecting Permit Coordinator at Cape Hatteras National Seashore,...
by RachaelGraf | July 15, 2022 | Fort Raleigh, Meet Your Ranger, News & Events
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support our Outer Banks national parks every day! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Arlington, Texas. Program of study: I am currently working on my master’s in public...
by RachaelGraf | June 21, 2022 | Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Partner Spotlight, Support
June is National Ocean Month, and we’d like to introduce you to the Amabile family, the founders and artisans of Amabile Co., a family-owned and -operated company that supports organizations that are committed to protecting and cleaning waterways around North America...
by RachaelGraf | June 17, 2022 | Advance Science, Ask A BioTech, Cape Hatteras, News & Events, Sea Turtles
Ask a BioTech – All About Sea Turtles: Sea Turtle Nests Sea turtle nesting season at Cape Hatteras National Seashore has begun! We reached out to our Biological Technician friends to learn more about the sea turtles that visit the Seashore each year. We are pleased...
