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May 19, 2009
Sense and Survival Tours
 

April 23, 2009
Shackleford Horses Available for Adoption
  

April 23, 2009
Be A National Park Service Junior Ranger!
 

April 03, 2009
CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE INSTALLS SEASONAL BIRD CLOSURES FOR PROTECTION OF THREATENED SHOREBIRDS
  

March 19, 2009
Seashore Offers 25% Discount on Cabin Rates For The Summer
  

March 17, 2009
Seashore Programs for March and Visitor Center Opening Dates
  

March 04, 2009
Morris Marina Ferry and Cabin Contract Not Extended Ferry and Cabin Service Will Not Be Interrupted
 

February 12, 2009
The Annual Backyard Bird Count Is a Fun Family Event
 

February 10, 2009
Cape Lookout National Seashore Celebrates Black History Month
 

February 03, 2009
Searching for Cape Lookout Lighthouse Keepers Descendants and Life Savers
 

January 27, 2009
LONG-TERM VEHICLE PARKING PERMITS AVAILABLE
 

January 13, 2009
Young Banker Horses Available for Adoption
 

January 13, 2009
Art Exhibition at Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center
 

December 22, 2008
Opening Dates and Reservations for Great Island Cabins
 

November 14, 2008
Seashore Commercial Services Plan Completed And Moratorium on Commercial Services Permits Ends
  

September 07, 2008
Seashore Re-opens after Hanna
 

September 03, 2008
Seashore to Close In Advance Of Topical Storm Hanna
  

August 22, 2008
SEASHORE DUCK BLIND PERMITS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2008-2009 HUNTING SEASON
  

August 20, 2008
September Program Schedule at Seashore
 

August 20, 2008
Seashore Experimental Reduction of Raccoon Population to Evaluate Removal as an Option for Protected Species Management Draft Environmental Assessment is Open for Public Comment
  

July 23, 2008
Seashore Announces Its August Interpretive Program Schedule
 

July 22, 2008
Seashore Cabin Lodging Media Open House
 

June 23, 2008
Seashore Announces Its July Interpretive Program Schedule
 

June 23, 2008
Seashore Receives Donations from Eastern National For Park Newspapers and Trail Exhibits
 

June 19, 2008
Share Your Hurricane Experiences
 

June 16, 2008
Sense and Survival Horse Tours Begin
  

June 04, 2008
Cape Lookout National Seashore Announces Its June Interpretive Program Schedule
  

April 29, 2008
First Foal of Season Born on Shackleford Banks
  

April 23, 2008
Cape Lookout National Seashore Announces National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day
 

April 18, 2008
Shackleford Banks Horses 2007 Findings Report
  

April 17, 2008
Shackleford Banks Field Trips on Horse Sense and Survival
 

April 17, 2008
CAPE LOOKOUT INSTALLS SEASONAL BIRD CLOSURES FOR PROTECTION OF THREATENED SHOREBIRDS
 

March 28, 2008
Public Meetings on Alternative Options for the Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/EIS for Cape Lookout National Seashore
 

March 24, 2008
Portsmouth Homecoming:  April 19, 2008
 

March 17, 2008
Cape Lookout Vehicle Ferry and Cabin Services Open for the Summer!
 

February 23, 2008
Lighthouse Climbs Suspended For Public Safety
Cape Lookout National Seashore Suspends Lighthouse "Open House" Climbs for Public Safety

January 18, 2008
Shell Point Picnic Area Temporarily Closed Due To Shoreline Stabilization Work
 

January 18, 2008
Seashore Accepting Applications For Davis Vehicle/Passenger Ferry Operation
  

January 13, 2008
Cape Lookout to solicit new "interim" Davis to Great Island Ferry Operator
 

January 04, 2008
Shoreline Stabilization Work  To Start at Shell Point, Harkers Island
Shoreline stabilization work to start at Harkers Island, NC.

November 13, 2007
Seashore Commercial Services Plan/EA Available for Public Comment
 

October 26, 2007
Russel J. Wilson named Superintendent of Cape Lookout National Seashore
 

October 19, 2007
Cape Lookout National Seashore Winter Hours and Programs
   

October 19, 2007
November Interpretive Program Schedule At the Seashore
  

October 12, 2007
SEASHORE ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER LIGHTHOUSE OPEN HOUSE
  

September 28, 2007
October Interpretive Program Schedule At the Seashore
  

September 10, 2007
September Interpretive Program Schedule At the Seashore
   

September 07, 2007
Public Meetings Scheduled on Off-Road Vehicle Management At Cape Lookout National Seashore
 

August 14, 2007
SEASHORE DUCK BLIND PERMITS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2007-2008 HUNTING SEASON
 

July 26, 2007
August Interpretive Program Schedule At the Seashore
 

July 24, 2007
New Acting Superintendent For Cape Lookout
 

July 24, 2007
Seashore Interim Protected Species Management Plan/EA APPROVED With a Finding of No Significant Impact
 

July 06, 2007
SEASHORE ANNOUNCES AUGUST LIGHTHOUSE OPEN HOUSE
 

June 20, 2007
Cape Lookout National Seashore Announces Its July Interpretive Program Schedule
  

June 19, 2007
Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks Book Signing and Children's Story Time on Saturday, June 30
   

June 08, 2007
Horse Sense and Survival Ranger Programs on Shackleford Banks
  

June 08, 2007
Seashore Announces Its June Interpretive Program Schedule
  

April 10, 2007
Visitors Can Expect Fines for Unleashed Dogs at the Seashore
 

April 05, 2007
Shackleford Horses Book-Signing April 18
 

April 05, 2007
Spring Brings New Foals to Shackleford Banks
 

April 04, 2007
Shackleford Banks Horses 2006 Findings Report
  

March 14, 2007
Seashore Superintendent To Move To Grand Teton National Park
 

March 13, 2007
Harkers Island National Seashore Bookstore Gets a New Look
  

March 06, 2007
Two Young Horses Removed From Shackleford Banks Looking Toward a Bright Future
  

March 01, 2007
Seashore to Hold Public Meetings on Commercial Services And Cape Village Historic Structures Reuse
  

December 29, 2006
Park Closing Honors President Gerald R. Ford
 

November 24, 2006
Meryl Streep To Narrate A New Film For the Seashore
Meryl Streep To Narrate A New Film For the Seashore

November 04, 2006
Successful Sea Turtle Nesting Season At The Seashore
 

October 24, 2006
Archaeology Students Research Shackleford Whaling Industry!
 

September 26, 2006
Safety Training Requirement of North Carolina ATV Law Becomes Effective October 1, 2006
  

September 07, 2006
Seashore to Allow Limited PWC Access
Personal Watercraft (PWC) will be allowed limited access to the seashore.

September 06, 2006
September Program Schedule At The Seashore
Schedule of Ranger-guided programs for the month of September.

September 01, 2006
Seashore Sites Reopen with Ernesto's Passing
Seashore reopens areas closed for Ernesto

August 31, 2006
Cape Lookout National Seashore Closing Due to Tropical Storm Ernesto
Tropical Storm Ernesto forces closure of a portion of Cape Lookout National Seashore.

August 16, 2006
Cape Lookout National Seashore Duck Blind Permits Available For 2006-2007 Hunting Season
 

July 26, 2006
Virginia Man Drowns at Cape Lookout National Seashore
 

June 28, 2006
Permit Required For Group Events at Shackleford Banks
 

June 26, 2006
First Piping Plover Nest at the point of the Cape Hatches
 

June 21, 2006
Un-leashed Dogs Threaten Seashore Wildlife
 

May 23, 2006
Seashore Announces June Lighthouse Open House
 

May 23, 2006
Seashore Announces Summer Programs
 

May 10, 2006
The Seashore Announces Commercial Services Plan Public Meeting
 

May 08, 2006
Temporary Vehicle Closure To Protect Threatened Shorebird
 

May 02, 2006
Shackleford Banks Horses 2005 Findings Report
 

April 24, 2006
Shackleford Banks Welcomes New Arrival
 

March 24, 2006
Public Comment Period Extended for Seashore Interim Protected Species Management Plan Evironmental Assessment
 

March 10, 2006
Seashore Interim Protected Species Management Plan Draft Environmental Assessment is Open for Public Comment
 

February 17, 2006
Shoreline Protection Work Planned for Lighthouse
The Park will begin rebuilding the sound-side shore to protect the lighthouse and its outbuildings.  This shoreline was heavily impacted in September of 2003 by Hurricane Isabel.

February 17, 2006
Vehicle Parking Lot Moves to Cape Lookout Lighthouse Area
 

January 11, 2006
Public Invited to Comment on the Draft Revision of the National Park Service Management Policies
 

January 04, 2006
Seashore Proposed PWC Rule Available for Public Comment
 

December 09, 2005
Public Invited to Comment on Draft Revision of the National Park Service Management Policies
 

October 25, 2005
Cape Lookout National Seashore Opens Public Scoping for Interim Protected Species Management Plan
 

Humpback whale in front of Cape Lookout lighthouse  

Did You Know?
Diamond City was a shore-based whaling community located where Barden Inlet now separates the islands of Shackleford Banks and South Core Banks. Crews would row whaling dories out from shore to chase the whales as they migrated past the island. Cape Lookout National Seashore

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST