Progress Being Made In Opening National Parks Closed By Hurricanes
More than a month after Hurricane Irma pummeled South Florida and Georgia, visitor access to national parks there is slowly continuing to expand.
Everglades National Park
Still No Timeline For Opening Parks In Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
A month after hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the Caribbean and parts of the Atlantic Coast, all National Park Service sites in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico remain closed through the foreseeable future due to unsafe and hazardous conditions.
Cleanup Work After Hurricanes Irma, Maria Ongoing In Florida, Georgia, Caribbean
Nearly 300 National Park Service employees continued to work Monday on cleaning up the mess Hurricanes Irma and Maria left after roaring through the Caribbean and into South Florida and into Georgia. While access was slowly improving to some parks, others remained closed to the public.
Fee Changes At Everglades National Park Put On Hold Due To Hurricane Irma
Due to Hurricane Irma’s impact on the entire south Florida region, the Department of the Interior has put on hold making changes to Everglade National Park's recreation and commercial use authorization fees until further notice.
Everglades National Park's Ernest Coe Visitor Center Reopens
For the first time since Hurricane Irma hit South Florida more than two weeks ago, the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center at Everglades National Park has reopened to the public. Also opening Wednesday was the park's popular Anhinga Trail.
- September 27th, 2017
Slowly Putting The Pieces Back Together At Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park looks like ... it was hit head-on by a hurricane.
- September 26th, 2017
Dry Tortugas National Park Opening Monday, Still No Information On Caribbean Parks
Dry Tortugas National Park was scheduled to reopen Monday in the aftermath of two hurricanes this month, though the National Park Service still was not releasing information on the fate of national park units in the Caribbean or their employees.
No Details On Fate Of National Parks In The Caribbean
While work continued to progress Saturday on clearing away the mess that Hurricane Irma made of National Park System units in Florida and Georgia, there were no details on the fate of National Park Service employees and facilities in the Caribbean that were pummeled by Irma and then Hurricane Maria.
- September 23rd, 2017
Island-Wide Curfew In Effect As St. John, Virgin Islands National Park Recover From Hurricane Maria
An island-wide curfew was in effect Thursday as St. John and Virgin Islands National Park started to dig out from the aftermath of two hurricanes, Irma and Maria, in the past two weeks.
Myriad Problems Confronting National Park Service Crews In Aftermath Of Hurricane Irma
Leaking water mains, power outages, a collapsed 40-foot section of the moat wall surrounding historic Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park, and a debris-filled waterfront at Cumberland Island National Seashore were just some of the problems National Park Service crews were dealing with Saturday as they worked to clean up the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
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