Biscayne and Dry Tortugas national parks were among the latest units of the National Park System that closed to brace for Hurricane Milton, a historically large storm that forecasters say could become "one of the most damaging" hurricanes ever to hit Florida.
The National Park Service has reached agreements with the Miccosukee Tribe for co-stewardship work at Biscayne and Everglades national parks in Florida.
Florida manatees, an endangered species that frequents the waters of Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, and Cumberland Island National Seashore, are the topic in this coming Sunday's podcast from the National Parks Traveler.
Along 1,600 miles of the Eastern Seaboard, from Maine to Florida, climatological alterations are challenging the National Park Service to figure out how best to protect wildlife and their habitats, as well as historic structures, archaeological sites, modern infrastructure, landscapes, and, of course, visitors.
Though Hurricane Beryl was roughly 1,200 nautical miles from Padre Island National Seashore on Tuesday, crews already were out on the barrier island's beaches searching for Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests. Any that were found were recorded with a GPS location so, in the event the hurricane took a hard swipe at the national seashore, the nests could be relocated after the storm.
Seven national parks, including Cape Cod National Seashore, were selected by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón to be part of her signature project “You are Here: Poetry in Parks.”