Dry Tortugas National Park

How Should Hurricane Damage At Dry Tortugas National Park Be Repaired?

Three somewhat recent hurricanes -- Harvey, Irma, and Maria -- did damage to Dry Tortugas National Park off the southern tip of Florida, and now the National Park Service is working on plans for repairs to the moat wall that surrounds Fort Jefferson in the park.

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By Compiled From N... - January 17th, 2022 2:45am

National Parks Quiz and Trivia #41 – October Notables

This National Parks Quiz and Trivia #41 features eleven national parks established over the years during the month of October.

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By Rebecca Latson - November 17th, 2021 4:00am

Wounded Veterans Benefit From Diving While Helping Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park hosted volunteer divers from the Wounded American Veterans Experience Scuba (WAVES) Project who spent a week helping the coral reef ecosystem at the park and in return received therapy, healing and relief from their service-connected disabilities.

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By Compiled From N... - November 11th, 2021 1:45am

Coral Disease Represents Ecological Crisis On Par With 1988 Yellowstone Fires

A disease that threatens an entire ecosystem lies below the surface of the sea – out of sight and out of mind.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 8th, 2021 12:01pm

National Park Service Works To Preserve Rare Pillar Coral Genetics

At Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida, pieces of a rare coral have been taken from different colonies for preservation in a maintained and monitored aquarium setting at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami.

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By Compiled From N... - September 8th, 2021 1:45am

Tropical Storm Elsa Could Impact Dry Tortugas National Park

Tropical Storm Elsa was tracking towards Dry Tortugas National Park off the southern tip of Florida, but was not expected to greatly impact the park.

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By NPT Staff - July 5th, 2021 12:22pm

Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Reaches Dry Tortugas National Park

A deadly coral disease thought to be absent from the reefs of Dry Tortugas National Park off the southern tip of Florida has turned up in the park's waters, leading National Park Service divers to apply an antibiotic paste to affected corals with hopes of saving them.

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By NPT Staff - June 3rd, 2021 2:00am

New Name, Same Job: Supporting National Parks In Florida

For the past 21 years, the South Florida National Parks Trust has worked to raise charitable dollars for Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, and Everglades national parks and Big Cypress National Preserve. As the funding increased, so did the Trust's reach. To reflect its work effort and the many individuals and organizations involved in it, the Trust is now The Alliance for Florida's National Parks.

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By NPT Staff - March 17th, 2021 1:45am

National Parks Traveler Episode 107: Rebuilding Coral Reefs At Dry Tortugas National Park

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Coral is a foundation species – one that creates the habitats that support biodiversity and provides essential shoreline protection. The waters of Dry Tortugas National Park, which lies about 60 miles to the west of Key West, Florida, are home to some 30 species of coral. One type –- Elkhorn Coral -- rises above the rest, literally and figuratively, for its importance in the region. It also happens to be the most threatened.

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Researchers Optimistic Over Elkhorn Coral Transplants At Dry Tortugas

Nursery-grown elkhorn coral transplanted into Dry Tortugas National Park survived and thrived, growing twice as fast as corals planted in other locations in the Florida Keys, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study published in Endangered Species Research.

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By NPT Staff - February 16th, 2021 1:45am

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