Enjoy the beauty of a Jockey’s Ridge sunset every day with the new Friends of Jockey’s Ridge license plate! The Friends of Jockey’s Ridge, the nonprofit fundraising partner for Jockey’s Ridge State Park, have launched a campaign to develop…
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Photo: Ray Matthews
Calling all Photographers!
Submission deadline: March 24, 2023
Would you like to have your photo featured in the community room at Jockey's Ridge State Park? Friends of Jockey’s Ridge is looking for submissions of photographic…
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Friends of Jockey’s Ridge, the 501 (c)(3) nonprofit partner supporting Jockey’s Ridge State Park, is pleased to announce new community room sponsorship opportunities.
Jockey’s Ridge is the most visited State Park in North Carolina with…
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2023 is the “Year of the Trail” for NC State Parks. Each year the Division of Parks & Recreation selects a theme for the year. Rangers develop new programs for the theme.
Throughout the year rangers will be hosting programs promoting…
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Friends of Jockey's Ridge welcomes board members George Barnes and Ann-Cabell Baum. Board members help plan, support, and promote events and fundraising campaigns, as well as approve financial assistance to support and maintain the programs…
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On September 16, 2022 a news article appeared in the Outer Banks Voice stating "After COVID delay, plans move forward for Rogallo Museum at Jockey’s Ridge. " The Friends of Jockey’s Ridge received a number of inquiries about the potential…
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Congratulations to Jockey's Ridge State Park Ranger Scott Coffman as he celebrates 20 years of service this month!
Ranger Scott grew up in Pilot Mountain, NC and graduated from NC State University in 2002 with a degree in Parks, Recreation,…
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The Dare County Tourism Board has awarded the Friends of Jockey’s Ridge a Tourism Impact Grant for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 for the Improving Park Mobility Project in the amount of $20,280.00. Tourism Impact Grant awards are designed to fund…
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Friends of Jockey's Ridge is thrilled to welcome new board members Craig Honeycutt and Holly Nettles. Board members help plan, support, and promote events and fundraising campaigns, as well as approve financial assistance to support and maintain…
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On September 19, 2021, Jockey’s Ridge State Park began its second annual Fall Hawk Watch. We started the project last fall and continued with a spring count. The Hawk Watch program is a seasonal project coordinated through The Hawk Migration…
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Jockey’s Ridge includes an exciting variety of plants, animals, and geology. It is the perfect location for landscape and nature photographers! This article has some tips to help you take stunning pictures during your time at the park.
Prepare…
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“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work.” Mark Twain
Many of us have heard “when thunder roars, go indoors,” do you know that is because thunder can be heard up to 10 miles away from a lightning…
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Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Launch Specialty License Plate Campaign
Call for Photography Entries for Community Room
Join Friends of Jockey’s Ridge as a Community Room Founding Sponsor
2023 Year of the Trail
Barnes and Baum Join Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Board of Directors
Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Supports Park Preservation
Ranger Scott Coffman Celebrates 20 years of Service
Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Awarded Tourism Impact Grant
Friends of Jockey’s Ridge Welcomes New Board Members
Jockey’s Ridge Hawk Watch Update
Photography at Jockey’s Ridge State Park
Shocking Facts About Lightning