. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. a mother sea turtle struggle to shore to lay her eggs. Make these discoveries on your own, or join one of the ranger-led programs available June 15 through Labor Day. 919/728-2121. â Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Dare and Hyde counties. Picture yourself in a landscape at the beach. The sky is painted dark rose and orange as the sun sets behind you. A flock of gulls pass overhead, and the ocean glimmers. Now turn up the volume. Feel the wind; then smell the salty air. From Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. a mother sea turtle struggle to shore to lay her eggs. Make these discoveries on your own, or join one of the ranger-led programs available June 15 through Labor Day. 919/728-2121. â Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Dare and Hyde counties. Picture yourself in a landscape at the beach. The sky is painted dark rose and orange as the sun sets behind you. A flock of gulls pass overhead, and the ocean glimmers. Now turn up the volume. Feel the wind; then smell the salty air. From Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island, scenes like this occur almost every day. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore stretches more than 70 miles along the Outer Banks, offering nature, history and adventure to its visitors. A variety of fishing spots, from the surf to offshore waters, keep fishermen angling for fish like striped bass and bluefish. Surf casting and charter boat trips are popu- lar pastimes at Ocracoke, too. If you'd rather stay on the island, go bird watching or view the wild "Banker Ponies," said to have been on the island since the 1500s. The seashore calendar fills quickly in the summer with organized programs at the six visitor centers. Take a morning bird walk, hear a whale of a tale or find out what's cooking in Ocracoke. National Park Service headquar- ters, 919/473-2111. Visitor Centers: Whalebone Junction, 919/441-6644; Fort Raleigh, 919/473- 5772; Wright Brothers, 919/441-7430; Bodie Island, 919/441-5711; Hatteras Island, 919/995- 5209; and Ocracoke Island, 919/928-4531. â National Wildlife refuges. You could go wild traipsing through any of the seven refuges at North Carolina's coast. The Fish and Wildlife Service established these reserves as natural habitats for certain species of animals; however, each offers human visitors rich op- portunities for observing the wildlife. Alligator River complex: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Dare and Tyrrell counties. A r
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