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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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 24th, 2017 8:55am

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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 21st, 2017 2:30pm

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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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By Kurt Repanshek - September 16th, 2017 2:31pm

Repairs, Assessments Continue On National Parks Walloped By Hurricane Irma

The bite of saws and whrrring of power equipment reverberated Friday across Everglades National Park and other units of the park system damaged by Hurricane Irma as National Park Service crews worked to evaluate the extent of damage while also getting to work at repairs.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 15th, 2017 6:40pm

Fund Up And Running To Help Storm-Battered National Park Service Employees

A fund has been set up to help National Park Service employees in the Caribbean and Florida who sustained losses from Hurricane Irma, as well as those impacted by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana.

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By NPT Staff - September 15th, 2017 2:37pm

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National Park Service Assessing Hurricane Irma Damage To Parks In Florida, Caribbean

National Park Service storm response personnel Tuesday were either working on cleanup or en route to parks to begin assessing damage in the wake of Hurricane Irma. All employees in affected parks, except for Everglades National Park, were accounted for and safe, the agency said.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 12th, 2017 6:18pm

Here's A Look At Hurricane Irma's Impact On The National Park System

While crews were continuing Saturday to assess damage to Virgin Islands National Park from Hurricane Irma, parks on the mainland as far north as Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee were bracing for the storm.

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By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2017 4:14pm

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National Park Units Bracing For Hurricane Irma

With Hurricane Irma on track to slam into Florida this weekend or early next week, more and more units of the National Park System were closing in preparation.

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By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2017 9:45am

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Approach Of Hurricane Irma Prompts National Park Closures

Hurricane Irma, a potent storm at the top of the classification scale with winds above 180 mph, was bearing down on the Caribbean on Tuesday, prompting national parks in its path to shutter their operations.

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By NPT Staff - September 5th, 2017 5:56pm

Higher Visitor Fees Proposed At Everglades National Park

Higher fees designed to bring Everglades National Park in line with national rate schedules are being proposed, with the additional revenues to be earmarked for maintenance needs.

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By NPT Staff - August 1st, 2017 2:00am

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