Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Resource Management Field Summary for May 28, 2014
*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 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
South Beach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Ocracoke |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
South Ocracoke |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
10 |
4 |
4 |
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 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
American Oystercatcher Summary:
|
Location |
# Pairs |
# Nests to Date |
# Active Nests |
# Active Broods |
# Fledglings |
|
Bodie Island |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Green Island |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Island |
14 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
|
Ocracoke Island |
9 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
Total |
27 |
32 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
Colonial Waterbirds:
|
Location |
# Active Colonies to Date |
# Currently Active Colonies |
|
Bodie Island |
1 |
1 |
|
Green Island |
1 |
1 |
|
Hatteras Island |
10 |
7 |
|
Ocracoke Island |
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
14 |
11 |
Sea Turtle Nests and False Crawls:
|
Location |
# Nests |
# False Crawls |
# Nests Hatched to Date |
|
Bodie Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Green Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Hatteras Island |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Ocracoke Island |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Summary Mileage Table –
As of 5/28/2014
Bodie Island Area 5.74
Open to ORVs 2.19
Temporarily Closed for Resource Protection 0.37
Open to Pedestrians 3.18
Hatteras Island 40.46
Open to ORVs 8.83
Temporarily Closed for Resource Protection 8.35
Open to Pedestrians 23.28
Ocracoke Island 17.87
Open to ORVs 7.02
Temporarily Closed for Resource Protection 3.92
Open to Pedestrians 6.93
Total Ocean & Inlet Shoreline 64.07
Total Miles Open to ORVs 18.04
Total Miles Temporarily Closed for Resource Protection 12.64
Total Miles Open to Pedestrians (Only) 33.40
Total Miles Open to Pedestrians (Includes ORV areas) 51.43
Open To Sum of Mileage
Ramp Accessibility –
As of 5/7/2014
Ramp Open To:
ORVs Pedestrians
01 No Yes
02 No Yes
04 Yes Yes
23 No No
27 Yes Yes
30 Yes Yes
34 No No
38 Yes Yes
43 Yes Yes (Opened today – chiks predated)
44 NO Yes
45 No Yes
49 Yes Yes
55 Yes Yes
59 Yes Yes
67 Yes Yes
68 No Yes
70 Yes Yes
72 Yes Yes
Ramp by Ramp open access for ORV traffic (Updated 05/29/2014)
(Bodie Island Total-2.2 miles open)
Ramp 4 NORTH 1.85 mi. OPEN
Ramp 4 South .35 mi. open
(Hatteras Total – 9.3 miles open)
Ramp 23 CLOSED Til 11-1-14
Ramp 27North 1.20 MILES open
Ramp 27 to Ramp 30 CLOSED
Ramp 30 South 2.1 miles open
Ramp 34 CLOSED
Ramp 38 South 1.50 miles open
Ramp 43 Cul-da-sak ..10 miles open
Ramp 44 SOUTH (You can walk) CLOSED
CAPE POINT - CLOSED
Ramp 45 CLOSED
Ramp 44 shows being open to the road behind the dunes, but it goes “NOWHERE” and should not be listed as access. You cannot even walk to the south beach from the area open for diving.
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, Spur Road and Cable Crossing but
this is not beach access 2.9 miles open
Ocracoke Total – 6.5miles open
Ramp 59 North CLOSED
Ramp 59 South 2.85 miles open
Ramp 67 North 0.4 miles open
Ramp 67 South 0.7 miles open
Ramp 68 CLOSED\
Ramp 70 North 0.4 miles
Ramp 70 TO RAMP 72 1.7 miles open
Ramp 72 South 0.45 miles open
These are rough numbers only. Some of these miles are too narrow to drive safely.
TOTAL ORV ACCESS CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE
18.0 MILES OPEN
Per NPS Google Map!!!!!!!!!
