Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary
June 11, 2013
*All numbers are preliminary and the data will
be reviewed before they are finalized.
Piping Plover Summary:
Location |
# Nests to Date |
# Active Nests |
# Active Broods |
# Fledglings |
Bodie Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cape Point |
7 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
North Ocracoke |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
South Ocracoke |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
9 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
Wilson’s Plover Summary:
Location |
# Nests to Date |
# Active Nests |
# Active Broods |
# Fledglings |
Bodie Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cape Point |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
North Ocracoke |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
South Ocracoke |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Total |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
American Oystercatcher Summary:
Location |
# Pairs |
# Nests to Date |
# Active Nests |
# Active Broods |
# Fledglings |
Bodie Island |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Green Island |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Hatteras Island |
14 |
22 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
Ocracoke Island |
9 |
9 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
Total |
28 |
40 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
Colonial Waterbirds:
Location |
# Active Colonies to Date |
# Currently Active Colonies |
Bodie Island |
2 |
1 |
Green Island |
1 |
1 |
Hatteras Island |
10 |
6 |
Ocracoke Island |
2 |
2 |
Total |
15 |
10 |
Sea Turtles:
Location |
# Nests |
# False Crawls |
Bodie Island |
0 |
1 |
Hatteras Island |
19 |
13 |
Ocracoke Island |
5 |
6 |
Total |
24 |
20 |
Summary Mileage Table
- As of 6/12/2013
Bodie Island Area 5.74
Open to ORVs 2.19
Closed for Resource Protection 0.87
Open to Pedestrians 2.69
Hatteras Island 40.46
Open to ORVs 8.62
Closed for Resource Protection 7.30
Open to Pedestrians 24.54
Ocracoke Island 17.87
Open to ORVs 8.20
Closed for Resource Protection 4.13
Open to Pedestrians 5.54
Total Ocean & Inlet Shoreline 64.07
Total Miles Open to ORVs 19.01
Total Miles Closed for Resource 12.3
Total Miles Open to Pedestrians (Only) 32.7
Total Miles Open to Pedestrians (Includes ORV areas) 51.7
Ramp by Ramp open access for ORV traffic (Updated 06-14-2012)
(Bodie Island Total-2.2 miles open)
Ramp 4 NORTH 1.85 mi. OPEN
Ramp 4 South .35
(Hatteras Total – 7.55 miles open)
Ramp 23 CLOSED Til 11-1-12
Ramp 27North .25 Miles CUL-DA-SAC OPEN Ramp 27 to Ramp 30 CLOSED
Ramp 30 South 2.1 miles open
Ramp 34 CLOSED
Ramp 38 South 0.9 miles open
Ramp 43 CLOSED
Ramp 44 to Cape Point CLOSED
Ramp 45 CLOSED
Ramp 49 East 1.7 miles open
Ramp 49 West to Frisco Village Line 1.1 miles open
Ramp 55 West beach shoreline 1.6 miles open
Ramp 55 Interdunal (Pole) Road with small
sound-side access behind Coast Guard Base 2.3 miles open but
Spur Road and Cable Crossing this is not
beach access
Ocracoke Total – 7.3 miles open
Ramp 59 North CLOSED
Ramp 59 South 3.0 miles open
Ramp 67 North 1.0 miles open
Ramp 67 South 0.7 miles open
Ramp 68 South CLOSED
Ramp 72 North 2.1 miles open
Ramp 72 South 0.5 miles open
These are rough numbers only. Some of these miles are too narrow
to drive safely.
TOTAL ORV ACCESS CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE
17.05 MILES OPEN
Per NPS Google Map!!!!!!!!!