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		<title>Disabilities trail opens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 13:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nags Head Woods, which is associated with The Nature Conservancy, will unveil a trail for people with disabilities at Nags Head Woods Preserve on Wednesday, June 8, with a ribbon cutting at 1 p.m., followed by a hike on the one-mile trail and refreshments. Nags Head Woods Steward Aaron McCall says the trail will give everyone the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NPS to install firebreaks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 14:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning June 6, National Park Service (NPS) fire management staff will begin establishing fire breaks along the boundary of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and private property at the north end of Roanoke Island. As part of the fire management plan, fire breaks will be established on NPS property along a 30-50-foot corridor adjacent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First plover nest hatches</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beach Access]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first piping plover nest of the season has hatched on the east side of Cape Point, resulting in the temporary closure of the area from Ramp 44 to Cape Point. Ramp 44 is closed and ORV and pedestrian access is prohibited beyond that point. National Park Service staff first observed the piping plover chick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New pier opens</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 14:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jennette&#8217;s Pier, newly rebuilt and operated as an environmental education center by North Carolina Aquariums, will be christened and opened to the public Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m. The event will feature a unique jump start with the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team which will soar to a landing on the beach beginning at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bodie Island Spit closed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 13:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beach Access]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Park Service announces the temporary closure of portions of the Bodie Island Spit area to off-road vehicles. NPS staff observed colonial waterbird breeding behavior (nsts and scrapes), which resulted in the closure effective May 6. The closure begins eight-tenths of a mile south of Ramp 4 where ORV and pedestrian access is prohibited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seashore beaches closed for night driving</title>
		<link>http://www.outerbanksseniors.com/2011/04/seashore-beaches-closed-for-night-driving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[National Seashore Supt. Mike Murry reminds park visitors that beginning May 1, all Seashore beaches are closed to off-road vehicles (ORVs) from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., in accordance with the court-ordered consent decree. Enforcement of the restriction will begin at midnight tonight. The prohibition will remain in effect until Nov. 15. Under the terms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go environmental</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kill Devil Hills is sponsoring a workshop on how to construct and use rain barrels and composting barrels Wednsday, April 20, 10:30 a.m., at the building and grounds shop, inside the public works complex, off Colington Road and Bermuda Bay Blvd. Space and materials are limited, so please pre-register by calling 449-5300. All materials will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clean-up and cook-out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group from the Baum Center will clean up a section of the beach on April 18, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in honor of Earth Day which is April 22 (It is also Good Friday). After this, the group will return to the Baum Center for a cook-out with hot dogs, chips, baked beans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LWV plans go-see tour</title>
		<link>http://www.outerbanksseniors.com/2011/03/lwv-plans-go-see-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to the March panel discussion on beach nourishment, the League of Women Voters of Dare is hosting a public &#8220;go see tour&#8221; along South Nags Head beach where the effects of beach erosion can be seen first-hand. It will be held April 15. How beach nourishment efforts could mitigate some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore energy gets look</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Putnam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE GOVERNOR&#8217;S OFFSHORE ENERGY COMMITTEE are shown here, from left, chairman Willis Whichard, Larry Baldwin, Gary Perry of Kitty Hawk and Milton Heath. The public was invited to speak to this group, offering their opinions on offshore energy Thursday, March 24, in Manteo. They spoke on offshore oil drilling andwind power. Their comments would go [...]]]></description>
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