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Cumberland Island National Seashore

As Tropical Storm Debby Strengthens, More Parks Close

With Tropical Storm Debby continuing to strengthen Sunday and expected to reach the Big Bend of Florida as a Hurricane, the threat of more than a foot of rain and a storm surge of maybe four feet prompted Fort Pulaski National Monument and Cumberland Island National Seashore, both in Georgia, to announce they would close Monday to prepare for the storm.

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 283 | Coastal Climate Change Impacts

Salt marsh at Cumberland Island National Seashore. NPS Photo.

Along 1,600 miles of the Eastern Seaboard, from Maine to Florida, sea level rise, subsidence, and more potent storms are challenging the National Park Service to figure out how best to protect wildlife and their habitats, as well as historic structures, archaeological sites, modern infrastructure, landscapes, and, of course, visitors.

National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 255 | 2023 Park System Year in Review Part 2

Feral horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Monument by Alexandria Shankweile

We’re closing out the year with a look back at some of the top stories around the National Park System, and involving the National Park Service. We opened this look a week ago with Kristen Brengel from the National Parks Conservation Association and Mike Murray from the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, discussing issues involving the National Park Service and outside impacts affecting the National Park System. 

Court Battle Being Waged Over Cumberland Island National Seashore's Horses

The fate of feral horses at Cumberland Island National Seashore is in the hands of a federal judge who must decide whether the National Park Service's hands-off approach to the horses and their impacts is justified.
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