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Florida's Reef, Highly Valued And Harshly Impacted

Though prized for the more than $6 billion it generates annually through tourism, the Florida Reef is ailing, impacted by pollution, commercial fishing, and climate change.

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By Lori Sonken - February 25th, 2026

Group Calls For Pause In New Non-Resident Fees At National Parks

A leading park advocacy group is calling for a pause in implementation of new non-resident fees at national parks.

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By NPT Staff - February 11th, 2026

What Is The Florida Reef?

Stretching nearly 350 miles and forming a major part of both Biscayne and Dry Tortugas national parks, the Florida Reef is the only coral barrier reef in the continental United States and the third-largest in the world.

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By Jennifer Roberts - February 6th, 2026

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

Traveler's View | The Interior Secretary's Damaging Disregard For National Park Science

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's approach to managing the United States' rich natural resources evidently has little regard for science that guides the federal land-management agencies' stewardship of those lands and waters.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2026

Traveler’s View | Altering Science And History In The National Park System

When the state of Florida and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem embarked on a farcical scheme to create “Alligator Alcatraz” in Big Cypress National Preserve last summer, they headed down a path of easily disprovable lies and “alternative facts” the Trump administration continues to run with.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 30th, 2026

Visitor Friendly Upgrades At Everglades National Park

Our traveling lodging correspondents recently checked out some recently added facilities at Everglades National Park.

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By David and Kay Scott - January 22nd, 2026

Proposed Offshore Oil And Gas Leasing In Gulf Could Threaten Everglades, Says Group

Friends of the Everglades sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to express concerns that proposed oil and gas leasing could have “huge ramifications for multiple Everglades ecosystems.”

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By NPT Staff - December 17th, 2025

Everglades National Park To Celebrate Opening Of New Visitor Center

Everglades National Park will celebrate the opening of the new Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 12.

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By NPT Staff - December 4th, 2025

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