National Parks Need Daily Media Coverage
If you wonder why national parks and protected areas need daily media coverage, look at the situation with the Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park.
- March 10th, 2018
Virgin Islands National Park
House Committee Approves Legislation Supporting Caneel Bay Resort
Legislation to allow a private equity firm to continue to run the Caneel Bay Resort at Virgin Islands National Park for 60 years was passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, but without language that would have required the company to ensure its activities were "consistent with all applicable laws and policies of the National Park Service.’’
Traveler's View: Corporate Welfare At Caneel Bay In Virgin Islands National Park?
A private equity firm with global operations that include luxury hotels, ski resorts, and transportation interests such as shipping and railcars is on the brink of what appears to be a sweetheart deal to operate a luxury resort inside Virgin Islands National Park for just about the rest of the century.
Laurance Rockefeller Wanted Caneel Bay Resort To Go To Virgin Islands National Park
On a hot, humid New York City day in September 1983, Laurance S. Rockefeller signed away, for $1, a beautiful sweeping parcel of ocean-front land on the Caribbean island of St. John to the United States government for inclusion in Virgin Islands National Park. While he held back a resort complex on that land, he fully intended to transfer it to the park 40 years later. U.S. Rep. Stacy Plaskett is working to void Mr. Rockefeller's desire, for reasons she won't explain.
Best Dive Spots In The National Park System
Some 45 years after I first decided I wanted to scuba dive, I've finally obtained my PADI certification. In land-locked Utah. So where might I head to test my new skills? Let's take a look around the National Park System for the best dive spots.
UPDATE: Caneel Bay Resort's Future At Virgin Islands National Park In Limbo
An idyllic, 170-acre setting inside Virgin Islands National Park is home to the Caneel Bay Resort, a high-end luxury resort with waterside rooms, massage services, weekly cocktail parties, fitness center, tennis courts, and several restaurants. Now in shambles following last fall's hurricanes, the resort's future could hinge on an eight-year-old law passed by Congress and current legislation that would circumvent that law.
UPDATED | How Much Hurricane Relief Will Congress Provide The National Park Service?
With Congress going down to the wire in an effort to reach agreement on a budget bill and avoid another government shutdown, what remains to be seen is how much hurricane relief aid will be provided for the National Park Service, which suffered extensive damage from hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria last fall.
Boat Owners Gain Short Reprieve To Remove Gear From Hurricane Hole
Four months after hurricanes Irma and Maria raked Virgin Islands National Park, some boat owners have yet to remove their storm anchor gear from Hurricane Hole, which didn't avoid the wrath of Hurricane Irma. If they don't remove it by the end of January, the National Park Service will do it for them.
Virgin Islands National Park Fully Open To Visitors
More than three months after a devastating duo of hurricanes pummeled Virgin Islands National Park in the Caribbean, the park has fully reopened to visitors.
- December 21st, 2017
Virgin Island National Park Reopens Cinnamon Bay Beach Amid Recovery Efforts
Bit by bit, Virgin Islands National Park is reopening its beaches after taking back-to-back punches in September from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which left people without power, blew the roofs off buildings, and snapped trees in half.
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