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Hurricanes, Recovery, And Resiliency In The Caribbean's National Parks

Though it will take months for national parks in the Caribbean to fully recover from the impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the impacts to the ecosystems and human environment are slowly being erased.

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December 3rd, 2017

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Virgin Islands, Big Cypress Reopen Some Areas Following Hurricane Damage

Walloped back-to-back by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September, two National Park Service sites – Virgin Islands National Park in the Caribbean and Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida – announced that some areas have reopened after nearly two months of efforts to restore access.

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November 14th, 2017

Caribbean National Parks Still Working On Hurricane Recovery

Halloween has come and gone, the World Series is over, Thanksgiving isn't too far off...and the recovery efforts are ongoing at National Park System units in the Caribbean.

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November 6th, 2017

National Park Service Trying To Locate Owners Of Boats Damaged By Hurricanes In Caribbean

The National Park Service is working in coordination with U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency to address damaged vessels that have been displaced in the Caribbean due to recent hurricane activity.

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October 29th, 2017

Recovery Work Ongoing At National Parks In The Caribbean

Chainsaws have been getting quite the workout in the Caribbean, where National Park Service crews have been cutting and stacking wood as they've cleared roads and trails at Virgin Islands National Park and at other National Park System units there.

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October 22nd, 2017

Long Road To Recovery For Some National Parks In The Caribbean

With some areas of the National Park System in the Caribbean having sustained "total loss" from Hurricanes Irma and Maria last month, it's expected to be many months before things are back to normal.

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October 12th, 2017

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.

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October 6th, 2017

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.

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October 2nd, 2017

Long, Slow Recovery Predicted For Some National Parks In Caribbean

Damage inflicted by the one-two punch of Hurricanes Irma and Maria could keep Virgin Islands National Park virtually closed for six months to a year, according to the National Park Service's Caribbean superintendent. When the five other parks in the Caribbean reopen depends largely on when the islands' power grids are restored and fuel becomes available, he added.

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September 27th, 2017

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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.

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September 24th, 2017

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