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Just to let everyone know the general procedeeding of the OBX consent decree with the NPS vs. Audubon Society and Defenders of Wildlife. Pretty interesting the direction they're going to counteract the beach closures:
“Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area is potentially eligible for protection under the National Historic Preservation Act. We (NCBBA, OBPA, CHAC & many others) have asked the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office to review and recognize the inlets, spits and adjoining beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area as Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places. With the recognition that vehicular access to these places is necessary to maintain the traditions associated with the Outer Banks and this “The First Recreational National Park”. The first review is scheduled for November and we will keep you informed of the progress. For too long the NPS has ignored as a cultural resource, the lands within Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area while giving primacy to the natural resource concerns. We do not and have never wished harm to any resource and in fact have truly acted as stewards to insure the preservation of the natural beauties within these lands and waters. It is now time for the NPS to recognize as TCP’s, the landscapes and their historic patterns of use not only help maintain the traditional identity of Outer Banks communities (themselves unique cultural entities) but that these same communities have historically been shaped by the long standing use of the beach landscapes accessed by motorized, personal vehicles. Outer Banks culture has historically been inextricably tied to the surf zone and remains so today. The surf zone has traditionally sustained the island economy and culture through traditions that long predates the arrival of the National Park Service.”
“Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP’s) are afforded protection under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as Amended. The National Park Service National Register Bulletin, Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties (rev. 1998), definitions of TCP’s include: 1) A rural community whose organization, buildings and structures, or patterns of land use reflect the cultural traditions valued by its long term residents; and 2) a location where a community has traditionally carried out economic artistic or other cultural practices important in maintaining its historic identity. These definitions of a TCP clearly and fully apply to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area beaches and their historical and contemporary public use.”
“Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area is potentially eligible for protection under the National Historic Preservation Act. We (NCBBA, OBPA, CHAC & many others) have asked the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office to review and recognize the inlets, spits and adjoining beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area as Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) potentially eligible to the National Register of Historic Places. With the recognition that vehicular access to these places is necessary to maintain the traditions associated with the Outer Banks and this “The First Recreational National Park”. The first review is scheduled for November and we will keep you informed of the progress. For too long the NPS has ignored as a cultural resource, the lands within Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area while giving primacy to the natural resource concerns. We do not and have never wished harm to any resource and in fact have truly acted as stewards to insure the preservation of the natural beauties within these lands and waters. It is now time for the NPS to recognize as TCP’s, the landscapes and their historic patterns of use not only help maintain the traditional identity of Outer Banks communities (themselves unique cultural entities) but that these same communities have historically been shaped by the long standing use of the beach landscapes accessed by motorized, personal vehicles. Outer Banks culture has historically been inextricably tied to the surf zone and remains so today. The surf zone has traditionally sustained the island economy and culture through traditions that long predates the arrival of the National Park Service.”
“Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP’s) are afforded protection under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as Amended. The National Park Service National Register Bulletin, Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional Cultural Properties (rev. 1998), definitions of TCP’s include: 1) A rural community whose organization, buildings and structures, or patterns of land use reflect the cultural traditions valued by its long term residents; and 2) a location where a community has traditionally carried out economic artistic or other cultural practices important in maintaining its historic identity. These definitions of a TCP clearly and fully apply to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area beaches and their historical and contemporary public use.”