Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Resource Management Field Summary

August 27, 2013

 

*All numbers are preliminary and the data will

 be reviewed before they are finalized.




Piping Plover Summary  (NO NEW REPORT 8-27-2013)



Location

# Nests to Date

# Active Nests

# Active Broods

# Fledglings

Bodie Island

0

0

0

0

Cape Point

7

0

0

7

South Beach

0

0

0

0

North Ocracoke

0

0

0

0

South Ocracoke

2

0

0

0

Total

9

0

0

7


Wilson’s Plover Summary (No new report  8/27/2013)



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

0

0

1

South Ocracoke

3

0

1

2

Total

4

0

2

3



American Oystercatcher Summary: (No new report 8/27/2013)

 


Location

# Pairs

# Nests to

       Date

# Active Nests

# Active    Broods

# Fledglings

Bodie Island

2

4

0

0

1

Green Island

3

6

0

0

2

Hatteras Island

15

23

0

0

3

Ocracoke Island

9

9

0

0

9

Total

29

42

0

10

15



Colonial Waterbirds:

 


Location

# Active Colonies to Date

# Currently Active Colonies

Bodie Island

2

0

Green Island

1

1

Hatteras Island

13

1

Ocracoke Island

3

0

Total

19

2

 

 

Sea Turtles:

 


Location

# Nests

# False Crawls  #Removed

Bodie Island

9

7                             0

Hatteras Island

179

166                        39

Ocracoke Island

58

54                          12

Total

246

227                         51



Summary Mileage Table

- As of 8/27/2013

Bodie Island Area 5.74

Open to ORVs 2.19

Closed for Resource Protection 1.49

Open to Pedestrians 2.06

Hatteras Island 40.46

Open to ORVs 5.96

Closed for Resource Protection 2.23

Open to Pedestrians 32.28

Ocracoke Island 17.87

Open to ORVs 5.05

Closed for Resource Protection 0.91

Open to Pedestrians 112.06

Total Ocean & Inlet Shoreline 64.07

Total Miles Open to ORVs  13.20

Total Miles Closed for Resource  4.43

Total Miles Open to Pedestrians (Only) 46.43

Total Miles Open to Pedestrians (Includes ORV areas) 59.62

 

Ramp by Ramp open access for ORV traffic (Updated 08-29-2012)

(Bodie Island Total-2.2 miles open)

Ramp 4 NORTH                                           1.85 mi. OPEN

Ramp 4 South                                               .35    mi. open                            

 

 (Hatteras Total – 5.75 miles open

Ramp 23                                              CLOSED Til 11-1-12

Ramp 27North (Dangerous to turn around)  .30 Mile CUL-DA-SAC open   Ramp 27 to Ramp 30                           CLOSED

Ramp 30 South                                           0.80 miles open         

Ramp 34                                                    CLOSED

Ramp 38 South                                          0.55 miles open

Ramp 43 North                                            0.4 miles open

Ramp 43 South                                           .30 miles open

Ramp 44 North                                           .00 miles open

Ramp 44 South       (Open to Cape Point)    1.1 miles open

Cape Point West toward Frisco                    0.3 miles open  

Ramp 45                                                     CLOSED

Ramp 49 East                                              0.25 miles open

Ramp 49 West to Frisco Village Line               0.15  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 –5.13 miles open

Ramp 59 North                                                 CLOSED

Ramp 59 South                                                 .03 miles open

Ramp 67 North                                                 0.95 miles open

Ramp 67 South                                                 0.05 miles open

Ramp 68                                                            CLOSED

Ramp 70 North                                                  0.4 miles open

Ramp 70 South                                                  0.7 miles open

Ramp 72 North                                                  0.30 miles open

Ramp 72 South                                                   2.0 miles open

These are rough numbers only.  Some of these miles are too narrow to drive safely.


TOTAL ORV ACCESS CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE

13.08 MILES OPEN

Per NPS Google Map!!!!!!!!!