Biscayne National Park

Preserving Florida's Coral Reef Across The Country

The Florida Reef, which stretches from Biscayne National Park south past Everglades National Park and down to Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida, faces a great number of challenges. It's polluted by runoff, warming waters are bleaching its corals, disease is killing corals, and boaters who drop their anchors are damaging it.

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By NPT Staff - February 5th, 2026

Traveler Special Report | Florida's Ailing Reef

The Florida Reef, thousands of years in the making, is in trouble.

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By Rita Beamish - February 4th, 2026

Where To See The Sea Turtles This Summer

Summer is sea turtle nesting season along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and national parks are a great place to catch a glimpse of these iconic sea creatures.

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By Jan Wesner Childs - May 29th, 2025

Celebrating National Park Week 2025: What’s Your Plan?

It’s the start of National Park Week 2025. If you haven’t already worked up some plans to visit a national park, then this week should be the impetus you need to start formulating an idea for a trip to one of the 433 units within the National Park System.

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By Rebecca Latson - April 16th, 2025

Why Our Nation's Most Vulnerable Species Are At Risk

President Trump’s zest for rapidly shrinking the government is triggering anxiety about conservation priorities that have been embedded for more than five decades in the country’s national parks and wildlife refuges.

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By Rita Beamish - March 29th, 2025

UPDATE | More National Parks In Florida, Georgia Close As Hurricane Milton Grows

Biscayne and Dry Tortugas national parks were among the latest units of the National Park System that closed to brace for Hurricane Milton, a historically large storm that forecasters say could become "one of the most damaging" hurricanes ever to hit Florida.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 8th, 2024

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Status Report For South Florida National Parks After Hurricane Helene

Southern Florida national park properties update their status following devastating hurricane impacts.

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By Compiled From NPS Releases - September 27th, 2024

Miccosukee Tribe Reaches Agreement With Everglades, Biscayne National Parks

The National Park Service has reached agreements with the Miccosukee Tribe for co-stewardship work at Biscayne and Everglades national parks in Florida.

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By Compiled from NPS releases - August 29th, 2024

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Wrecked In The Waters Of The National Park System

Across the country and below the surface of the National Park System rest a surprising number of ships that went down in rough weather.

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By Lori Sonken - August 28th, 2024

Next Up On National Parks Traveler's Podcast: Manatees

Florida manatees, an endangered species that frequents the waters of Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, and Cumberland Island National Seashore, are the topic in this coming Sunday's podcast from the National Parks Traveler.

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August 1st, 2024

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