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Cape Hatteras

National Seashore

Fort Raleigh

National Historic Site

Wright Brothers

National Memorial

Adopt A Pony

Support Ocracoke’s most beloved residents by symbolically adopting an Ocracoke pony today! Get your official adoption certificate and photo of your chosen pony.

Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest

Get an official adoption certificate and updates on your very own sea turtle nest! You will help fund projects and programs that protect and enhance Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Protect our Parks

Our OBX national parks protect the nature, history, and spirit of freedom you think of when you make your way here each year. Find out how you can protect them today.

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A New Way to Get on the Wright Route!

A New Way to Get on the Wright Route!

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...

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Meet Your Ranger: Adonis Osekre

Meet Your Ranger: Adonis Osekre

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...

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Celebrate National Aviation Day 2022 in the Outer Banks

Celebrate National Aviation Day 2022 in the Outer Banks

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, check...

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Outer Banks Forever is the official nonprofit partner of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial, helping to protect and enhance these special places.