Yearly Archives: 2025

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Classes Are Coming!

We are slowly starting to add events to our Events & Programs page! And this is only the beginning! make sure to check back as we fill our calendar up for the summer season with all sorts of new and exciting classes that are FREE WITH ADMISSION! That’s right…pay to […]

yellow dandelion flower

Do You Want To Be An Invasive Detective?

We get so many lovely visitors to the museum and we recently had the absolute joy of a woman who worked with the National Park Service (NPS) around the capital that was a part of the Invasive Plant Management Team (IPMT). She graciously took the time to explain what she […]

vegetation on sand

Eating Sea Oats?

A while back, a visitor asked whether 1) sea oats were edible and 2) did indigenous people here eat them if they were? It’s taken a bit to finally answer this question because there’s not a lot of information focused on the edibility of them from reliable resources. But we’re […]

the beautiful snow that happened on January 22, 2025 at the native museum of the obx

Snow on the Outer Banks

As many of you know by now, the snow storm that hit the east coast on January 22nd did not overlook the Outer Banks. While they predicted only up to about 3 inches at first, reports were between 7-9 by the end of the day from Nags Head to Ocracoke! […]

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TripBee Visits the Outer Banks

We had the pleasure of meeting the lovely couple that co-founded TripBee, a company that help you plan your trip from people that have experience in world travel, when they had the opportunity to visit the Outer Banks. Adelaide and Jim were so friendly and we had wonderful conversations! They […]

Would You Like To Share Your Knowledge?

We’re looking for more people to hold talks, demos, and workshops in the summer! Coming on vacation to the Outer Banks but have indigenous and/or natural history information that you’re itching to share? Schedule just a 45 minute talk for one day while you’re here and spread your knowledge to […]

An adult osprey perched on a branch with golden hues from the sunset from the Outer Banks

National Bird Day!

Happy National Bird Day! Bird Day was started to raise awareness of the role of birds in the ecosystem as well as their conservation. DID YOU KNOW… That most bird feathers are federally protected even if you just find them on the ground? In 1918, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act […]