July 20, 2009
NPS Salutes Three Outer Banks Group Volunteers
The National Park Service Outer Banks Group earlier honored three of its outstanding volunteers. Steve Jones, Joe Hardman, and Jerry Raveling have each contributed over 5,000 hours to the Wright Brothers National Memorial, thus earning the Outer Banks Group Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award.
July 08, 2009
National Park Service Programs Enjoyed by Outer Banks Visitors
Each year, the National Park Service offers a wealth of free interpretive programs for visitors at the Outer Banks Group parks; Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Last year, these National Park Service sites, combined, gave 4,454 scheduled programs that were attended by over 226,000 visitors. Additionally, 58,220 visitors attended film presentations and 11,175 children were sworn in as Junior Rangers.
July 06, 2009
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site To Be Featured on PBS Program
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site will be featured on a new PBS series entitled “Time Team America”.
June 15, 2009
Fee Free Summer Weekends at Wright Brothers National Memorial
America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better this summer….three “fee-free” weekends! The National Park Service will offer three “fee-free” weekends this summer to encourage Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit their national treasures. On Saturday and Sunday, June 20-21, 2009 entrance fees for Wright Brothers National Memorial will be waived for park visitors.
May 12, 2009
Paul Stevens Selected as Chief Ranger for Outer Banks Group
Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that long-time Outer Banks Group employee Paul K. Stevens has been selected as the next Chief Ranger for the Outer Banks.
May 01, 2009
Outer Banks Group Begins Work on Projects at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial
The National Park Service Outer Banks Group announces the start of numerous projects to be completed during 2009 summer and fall seasons. These projects are being accomplished using funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the National Park Service (NPS), and Eastern National.
April 29, 2009
National Park Service 2009 Spring Program Schedule Announced
Beginning May 1, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group will be providing scheduled public programs for the pre-summer season at Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. These spring program schedules will run through May 22.
April 29, 2009
Outer Banks Group Receives Funding for Bodie Island Lighthouse and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Renovations
The Outer Banks Group announces the receipt of funding, from the 2009 Omnibus Budget bill approved by Congress and signed by President Obama, for restoring the Bodie Island Lighthouse and renovating facilities at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. These projects are being funded through the Line Item Construction process within the National Park Service (NPS).
April 24, 2009
National Park Service and Dare Community Crime Line
The National Park Service (NPS) and the Dare Community Crime Line are working together to apprehend and arrest suspect(s) involved in crimes within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
April 21, 2009
Be A National Park Service Junior Ranger, April 25, 2009!
Outer Banks Group Superintendent Mike Murray invites children throughout the Outer Banks to take part in National Junior Ranger Day at their local national park sites on Saturday, April 25. “Becoming a Junior Ranger is a fun way for children to explore and learn more about the National Parks and how they can help protect these important sites,” stated Murray.
March 16, 2009
Know Your Park: Dr. James Horn Speaks on Newest Research of the Lost Colony of Roanoke
The National Park Service Know Your Park citizen science education program series continues with a presentation on The Pearl and the Gold: Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony of Roanoke conducted by Dr. James Horn, Vice President of Research and Historical Interpretation at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
March 02, 2009
Hyde and Dare County Schools Participate in NPS Teacher Program
Hyde and Dare County Schools have signed agreements with the National Park Service Outer Banks Group to participate in a National Park Service teacher developmental program, “Teacher–Ranger–Teacher”, this coming summer.
January 20, 2009
OUTER BANKS GROUP VISITOR CENTERS CLOSE FOR WINTER STORM
As a winter storm sweeps across the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Superintendent Mike Murray announced that all Outer Banks Group visitor centers and Wright Brothers National Monument will be closed as of 2:30 p.m., January 20, 2009.
October 22, 2008
National Park Service 2008 Visitor Survey Card Reports
Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that the results of annual visitor surveys for Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial are available on-line.
October 09, 2008
FACILITY MANAGER SELECTED FOR THE OUTER BANKS GROUP
Superintendent Mike Murray is pleased to announce that Dennis McGinnis, a native of Manteo, was recently selected as the new Facility Manager for the National Park Service (NPS) Outer Banks Group. The Outer Banks Group includes Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina.
October 01, 2008
NPS Outer Banks Group Now Accepts Presidential $1 Coins
In compliance with the Presidential $1 Coin Act, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group units are now able to accept and dispense the Presidential $1 Coins in their business operations.
August 29, 2008
NPS Announces Fall Program Schedule and Visitor Center Hours
The National Park Service Outer Banks Group will offer a variety of free ranger-led programs this fall at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
July 10, 2008
NPS-Power of Archaeology
Budding archeologists Donnie and Elizabeth Davis of Baltimore, MD unearth an artifact with the help of Fort Raleigh Ranger Rob Bolling at a National Park Service children's archaeology program this past Thursday.
March 03, 2008
Know Your Park Dr Charles Ewen to Speak on the Roanoke Colonists Presentation to be held at the Fort Raleigh NHS Visitor Center
As part of the Know Your Park citizen science program series, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group will host a presentation A Very Cold Case: A Progress Report on the Search for the Lost Colonists by Dr. Charles R. Ewen, Professor of Anthropology and Director of Archaeology Laboratories at East Carolina University. Drawing upon recent archaeological research Dr. Ewen will examine several theories concerning what happened to the colonists at Roanoke Island
November 20, 2007
Know Your Park Dr Randy Daniel to Speak on Archaeology and Ancient Cultures in the NC Coastal Plain Presentations to be held on Roanoke and Hatteras Islands
To begin the second season of the Know Your Park community education program series, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group will host two presentations on Archaeology and Ancient Cultures in the North Carolina Coastal Plain by anthropologist Dr. Randy Daniel.
September 11, 2007
Fire Destroys The Lost Colony Support Buildings Waterside Theatre Saved
In the early morning hours of September 11, 2007, a resident of Villa Dunes spotted a fire across the Roanoke Sound on the northern end of Roanoke Island and called 911. The famed Lost Colony’s maintenance shed and Irene Rains Costume Shop were in flames. All fire departments north of Oregon Inlet responded. The swift reaction of the fire fighters and Dare County Emergency Management saved the Waterside Theatre and remaining structures but the maintenance shed and costume shop were completely destroyed.
August 29, 2007
Volunteer Opportunities at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
The National Park Service is seeking local area citizens to volunteer and help welcome visitors to this special place of American history. Volunteers serving at Fort Raleigh’s visitor center will meet people from around the world and offer hospitality and orientation services to the public. As a “Volunteer-In-Park” or VIP, special stories of Roanoke Island and England’s first settlements in America are shared with park visitors.
August 02, 2007
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site General Management Plan Comment Period Extended
Superintendent Mike Murray, in conjunction with the Southeast Regional Office, announced today that the public comment period on the preliminary alternatives for the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (FORA) General Management Plan (GMP) has been extended.
June 18, 2007
Archeology presentations offered by First Colony Foundation at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
The public is invited to attend an evening of presentations about archeology and the Roanoke Voyages’ contributions to future colonization efforts.
June 11, 2007
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site to Hold Public Open House Meetings for General Management Plan Alternatives
Superintendent Mike Murray announced today that Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (FORA) will hold Open House Meetings in the auditorium of the Lindsay Warren Visitor Center at the National Historic Site for the public to review and evaluate alternative General Management Plan (GMP) concepts.
September 22, 2006
ARCHEOLOGICAL RESEARCH TAKES PLACE AT FORT RALEIGH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
The search for the settlement site of Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke colonies of the 1580s, including the mysterious “Lost Colony,” will enter a new phase as First Colony Foundation archaeologists begin testing and limited excavation at the National Park Service’s Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.
August 15, 2006
Fort Raleigh NHS Auditorium Reopens
The National Park Service invites the public to the reopening of the Lindsay Warren Visitor Center auditorium at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on August 18, 2006.
May 08, 2006
National Park Service Summer Programs To Start
National Park Service summer programming at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore will start on Sunday, June 11, 2006.
March 03, 2006
NPS Honors Outer Banks Group Volunteers
This past week, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group honored its volunteers from Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
November 18, 2005
Park Service Appoints Superintendent At Outer Banks Group, NC.
National Park Service Southeast Regional Director Patricia Hooks announced today the selection of Michael Murray as superintendent of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial, and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina.
