Telling Rays Apart At Biscayne National Park
Can you tell the difference between manta rays and spotted eagle rays at Biscayne National Park?
- By NPT Staff - March 3rd, 2012 3:00am
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Biscayne National Park Visitors Concerned About Climate Change And How It Could Impact the Park
A slight majority of Biscayne National Park visitors are worried about climate change, and about one-third believe the park already is being harmed by a warming climate, according to a survey conducted by Colorado State University researchers.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - January 23rd, 2012 3:00am
Holiday Video Greetings from Your National Parks
The National Park Service is using modern technology to share holiday greetings from parks across the country. Short videos filmed in 15 parks are airing on the National Park Service's YouTube channel through the end of the month.
- By Jim Burnett - December 25th, 2011 3:00am
Biscayne National Park Seeks Recollections of Homestead's "Blacks Only" Beach
The National Park Service wants to interview people with firsthand knowledge of a racially segregated beach that once occupied the site of Biscayne National Park's main visitor center.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 14th, 2011 4:40am
Biscayne National Park Working On Update To Its General Management Plan
Biscayne National Park officials are working on revising their General Management Plan to address a range of issues, from climate change and sea-level rise to declining fisheries and coral reefs.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 13th, 2011 3:00am
Botanical Artworks Coming To Biscayne National Park
That national parks inspire artists is no surprise. And if you're heading to Biscayne National Park between September 16 and late November, you can see the results of that inspiration at the park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 9th, 2011 3:00am
East Coast National Park Units Bracing For Hurricane Irene
As Hurricane Irene continues plodding towards the Eastern Seaboard, units of the National Park System up and down the coast are preparing for the storm.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 18th, 2011 6:02pm
University of Georgia Study Finds That Cold Water, As With Warm Water, Can Kill Coral Reefs
University of Georgia researchers have determined that unusually cold seawater, as with unusually warm seawater, can be deadly for the coral reefs that can be found in places such as Virgin Islands and Biscayne national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 18th, 2011 3:00am
Groups Urge National Park Service To Block Transmission Lines Along Everglades National Park
A proposal to string a ribbon of high-voltage power lines along the edge of Everglades National Park is being met with strong opposition from a number of groups that want the Interior Department and Park Service to reject the request and purchase the land it would traverse.
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Corporate Relations And The National Parks: Good Deal?
While corporate support can be vital to the health of national parks, whether to accept that support can be a challenging question, particularly in these times of financial stress and overall declines in charitable giving.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - May 1st, 2011 9:06am
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