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Partner Events
Waterfowl Weekend at the CSWM+HC, December 5-7, 2008
11-6-08
On Friday evening, December 5, 2008, the museum will put on its Christmas attire with its preview party. The preview event will offer guests an opportunity to sample the weekend.
The museum will open its doors at 8 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008 for the free two-day event, featuring some of the area’s most talented artisans, cooks and musicians. Visitors will enjoy the education tent and community exhibits, down east cooking as well as kick up their heels to local musicians; decide what is fact and what is fiction as storytellers unwind their colorful tales and see some of the most talented decoy carvers from the Maryland to Georgia present their collectible wares. At 5:00 p.m., there will be an auction of donated art, crafts, and unique gifts.
On Sunday, December 7, 2008, doors open at 10:00 a.m. and the weekend ends at 4:00 p.m.
“It’s an event that not only educates but entertains,” said Pam Morris, education director of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum. “We want people to learn about our heritage, but we want to make sure they have plenty of opportunity to experience the traditions while doing so.”
Member Events
FRIENDS MEMBERSHIP AND FUNDS REPORT
10-12-08
This year, the Friends of Cape Lookout National Seashore has provided support for the renovation of Les and Sally Moore's Place and has committed to a long term project to, hopefully, return the Cape Lookout 1856 Fresnel Lens for display at the park headquarters. Right now, we have about $25,000 in the bank and plan to raise additional funds in 2009.
In the meantime, we have just finished the 2008 membership renewal cycle. We lost about 25 members this year, mostly folks who joined to be able to climb the lighthouse in April 2007 who did not renew in 2008. However, the website is attracting new members and we plan a new member mailing for November.
Our newest member is Alice Willis Demko of Toms River, New Jersey. Alice sent a nice note along with her application to tell us that she is 83 years old and is the grandniece of Charlotte Mason, the only female Cape Lookout Lighthouse keeper.
In the meantime, we have just finished the 2008 membership renewal cycle. We lost about 25 members this year, mostly folks who joined to be able to climb the lighthouse in April 2007 who did not renew in 2008. However, the website is attracting new members and we plan a new member mailing for November.
Our newest member is Alice Willis Demko of Toms River, New Jersey. Alice sent a nice note along with her application to tell us that she is 83 years old and is the grandniece of Charlotte Mason, the only female Cape Lookout Lighthouse keeper.
FRIENDS BOARD MEETINGS
10-12-08
The Friends of Cape Lookout National Seashore have quaterly Board meetings on the 3rd Friday of the first month of each quater at 3:00 pm in Room 205 of the CMAST Building in Morehead City. All members are invited.
Park Service News
HORSES, TURTLES, AND BIRDS...OH MY!
11-4-08
Horses: There are currently 128 horses on Shackleford Banks, with one additional foal expected at any moment. Two of this season's foals will be removed in late October for adoption early next year.
Birds: The bird nesting season produced mixed results. The piping plover continued to nest in good numbers with 45 nesting pairs. Although there were numerous nests not many chicks fledged, only 11 survived long enough to fly on their own. The Wilson’ plover annual census resulted in 90 nesting pairs documented throughout the Seashore. The American Oystercatchers produced 15 fledglings from 57 nesting pairs...the fledgling success was lower this year than the past several years, but better than some bad years.
Sea Turtles: This year’s sea turtle season was successful…we had 107 sea turtle nests in the seashore (55 nests on South Core Banks, 34 nests on North Core Banks, and 18 nests on Shackleford Banks). Storms did impact some nests with flooding and three nests were washed away, but these impacts were minor and most nests hatched.
Birds: The bird nesting season produced mixed results. The piping plover continued to nest in good numbers with 45 nesting pairs. Although there were numerous nests not many chicks fledged, only 11 survived long enough to fly on their own. The Wilson’ plover annual census resulted in 90 nesting pairs documented throughout the Seashore. The American Oystercatchers produced 15 fledglings from 57 nesting pairs...the fledgling success was lower this year than the past several years, but better than some bad years.
Sea Turtles: This year’s sea turtle season was successful…we had 107 sea turtle nests in the seashore (55 nests on South Core Banks, 34 nests on North Core Banks, and 18 nests on Shackleford Banks). Storms did impact some nests with flooding and three nests were washed away, but these impacts were minor and most nests hatched.
SEASHORE RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
10-12-08
Most of the repairs and renovations at Portsmouth Village were finished this Spring, doing much to restore the ravages of time and weather to the oldest settlement on Core Banks. Now, the Park Service has turned its attention to South Core Banks and the renovation of Les and Sally Moore's Place, which is being turned into the new Environmental Education Center.
The original "store" is being revised to provide meeting and sleeping space for up to 20 short-term students/researchers, while the three old rental cabins are being re-configured for longer term housing of staff and faculty.
This facility will be used in lieu of the Coast Guard Station for environmental education and research programs at Cape Lookout.
Stabilization and renovation of houses at Cape Village is the next project on the list.
The original "store" is being revised to provide meeting and sleeping space for up to 20 short-term students/researchers, while the three old rental cabins are being re-configured for longer term housing of staff and faculty.
This facility will be used in lieu of the Coast Guard Station for environmental education and research programs at Cape Lookout.
Stabilization and renovation of houses at Cape Village is the next project on the list.
PARK PROGRAMS AND SCHEDULE
10-12-08
The summer programs are over and the last volunteers will leave the Seashore on November 25. The Light Station Visitors Center and the Keepers Quarters Museum on South Core Banks and Portsmouth Village on North Core Banks will close on that date. But, the Seashore itself and the Headquarters on Harkers Island will remain open all winter.
CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUS 150TH ANNIVERSARY
10-12-08
The Cape Lookout Lighthouse went into operaton on November 1, 1859, so November 1, 2009 marks 150 years of its operation protecting mariners. The Park Service is in the planning stages fora a year long series of special events to celebrate this anniversary. We'll keep you posted as these plans develope.
FISHING LICENSE REMINDER
04-30-08
A North Carolina’s Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL), administered by the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), is required when fishing at Cape Lookout. This license can be purchased on a 10-day, annual, or lifetime basis, or combined with a variety of licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC).
Requirements: This license allows recreational fishermen to harvest finfish for personal consumption; finfish harvested under this license cannot be sold. Fishermen using this license are held to the state’s recreational size and possession limits.
The license is required to recreationally harvest finfish in the state’s Coastal Fishing Waters, which include sounds, coastal rivers and their tributaries, out to three miles in the ocean.
Exemptions: Individuals under16 years of age and individuals who purchased a special WRC license prior to January 1, 2006.
Sales Agents: The license is available from WRC license agents throughout the state, but it is not available for purchase within the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
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