Slowly Putting The Pieces Back Together At Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park looks like ... it was hit head-on by a hurricane.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 26th, 2017 1:32pm
Everglades National Park
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.
- By NPT Staff - September 24th, 2017 1:52pm
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.
- 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.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 21st, 2017 2:30pm
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- By NPT Staff - September 15th, 2017 2:37pm
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.
- By NPT Staff - September 9th, 2017 4:14pm
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.
- By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2017 9:45am
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