As coastal erosion, sea-level rise, and more potent storms continue to risk the loss of beach houses at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina, a new report suggests it would be much less costly to buy out the homeowners rather than investing in beach nourishment work.
Approval has been received to build a not-quite 2-mile long multi-use pathway at Cape Hatteras National Seashore that will lead to the Cape Hatteras Light as well as the beach from North Carolina 12, the main highway that runs down the Outer Banks.
Debris that has been washing ashore along Cape Hatteras National Seashore for the past three days might have come from a U.S. Navy ship, according to a park release.
The Bodie Island Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Caorlina will be open for climbing this year beginning Wednesday, April 26. Rising 165 feet, the Bodie Island Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the third lighthouse to serve this area.