These links are for informational purposes only and are not necessarily endorsed by the Outer Banks Task Force.

Web Sites Related to Barrier Islands, Coastal Processes, and Engineering:

http://chl.erdc.usace.army.mil/ Web Page of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) with links to major issues in coastal areas such as beach protection, dredging, and hurricanes.

http://www.fws.gov/cep/cbrtable.html A page by US Fish and Wildlife Service that provides information on coastal barriers, including definitions, laws, and uses of the barriers.

Web Sites Related to Sea Level Rise:

http://users.erols.com/jtitus/Holding/NRJ.html An article by James G. Titus and others that examines the cost-effectiveness of "holding back the sea" as sea levels rise.

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/VisitorCenterCoastalResidents.html A page of general links to information on global warming.

http://epa.gov/climatechange/effects/coastal/index.html A page of general information on the impacts of global warming on coastal areas of the United States.

Web Sites Related to the North Carolina Outer Banks:

http://www.outer-banks.com/ Provides information about the Outer Banks of North Carolina, including maps and recreational information.

http://www.outer-banks.com/weather.cfm Provides current weather conditions along the Outer Banks.

http://www.coastalguide.com/packet/oregoninletgetsname.shtml A short article by Eric Hause that explains how Oregon Inlet was named.

Web Sites Related to Storms along the Outer Banks:

http://www.nps.gov/caha/hurricanes.htm Provides general hurricane information and evacuation routes from the Outer Banks, courtesy of the National Park Service.

http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/dennis/index.html A report on the effects of Hurricane Dennis, including aerial photographs taken before and after the storm.

http://marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/hurricane/hurricane-txt.html A page by the US Geological Survey that describes the impacts hurricanes have on coastal areas.

http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/ Provides specific data and other information on specific hurricanes.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ A page by the National Hurricane Center that provides historical information on hurricanes and regular updates of those in the Atlantic as they move.

Web Sites Related to Beach Nourishment:

http://www3.csc.noaa.gov/beachnourishment/ This Web site can help state and local organizations make informed decisions about beach nourishment.

Web Sites Related to Habitats and Endangered Species:

http://www.noaa.gov/turtles.html A NOAA site that provides links to various pages with information about sea turtles.

http://www.co.broward.fl.us//bio/seaturtle.htm A page devoted to sea turtles and their conservation.

http://www.seaturtle.org/ A page self-described as a "one-stop reference to sea turtle information on the internet." Contains a link to the Marine Turtle Newsletter.

http://plover.fws.gov/ Provides information on proposed critical habitats for piping plover.

http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/habitat/efh.htm Provides information about Essential Fish Habitat, which is regulated by the National Marine Fisheries Service.