P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Aug. 13, 2025By Sam WalkerSamWalkerOBXNews.com While it is still too early to know the exact path of what is expected to be the ...

A juvenile coyote at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. NPS photo By Connie Leinbach Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will co-host public ...

Riding the ferries to Ocracoke–from Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Hatteras–is a relaxing beginning to your journey.

NPS Ranger Ash Keiper-Kintz holds a loggerhead hatchling from a recent sea turtle excavation on Ocracoke Island. Photo: P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Visitors and residents on Ocracoke Island are ...

P. Vankevich/Ocracoke Observer Monday, Aug. 11Ocracoke Community Library: Used Book Sale continues during public hours: M-F, 3-7 pm; Saturday 9 am to 1 ...

Passengers exit their cars, trucks and vans to use the bathroom, feel the ocean air on their faces, get a closer view of the gulls gliding above the rear wake and peel their eyes for dolphins. On this ...

This page will be updated as 2025 events are confirmed. Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival April 11 & 12 Earth Day Celebration April 11-13 Scallywag 5K/10K/half-marathon April 26 & 27 Ocracoke Invitational ...

Hyde County’s America 250th committee has released its first project, “Our Heritage & History” booklet. Designed to be used by visitors as well as history aficionados, the publication also ...

Hyde County recently received a $50,000 donation from Rose Acre Farms toward the purchase of a new ambulance. Rose Acre Farms is an Indiana egg ...

Posts about Ocracoke Nature written by Pete Vankevich and C. Leinbach ...

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