Ways to the Glades Nov 1, 2009
Biscayne National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary are also the Everglades, preserved under different agencies and names, Kraus said. With over 3 million acres, how do travelers take it in. (Boston Globe)
How you can help preserve a 100-year-old treasure Oct 30, 2009
Her news stories were instrumental in the creation and protection of Biscayne National Park, which was threatened in the 1960s by a proposal to dredge a channel through the bay and turn the area into a city. Although not everyone has the time and energy to tackle major park issues like these individuals, there are many quick and easy ways you can help restore the parks for your children and grandchildren. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Report names 25 national parks threatened by climate change Oct 7, 2009
The parks on the list are Acadia National Park, Maine; Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia; Bandelier National Monument, ; Biscayne National Park, Florida; National Seashore, North Carolina; Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia; Denali National Park and Preserve, ; National Park, Florida; Ellis Island National Monument, New York Harbor; National Park, Florida; Glacier National Park, ; , Tennessee; Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana; Joshua Tree National Park,... (USA Today -- Travel)
Climate change poses risk to parks Oct 2, 2009
The report contains a gloomy outlook for Dry Tortugas, Everglades and Biscayne national parks, noting that all three could be lost to rising seas, representing the first-ever losses of entire national parks. A 2006 analysis for the National Parks Conservation Association found that Biscayne National Park alone accounted for $19 million in annual recreational benefits, providing a park benefit-to-cost ratio of more than 5-to-1, and $24 million in annual visitor spending, supporting 425 local... (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Report: climate change threatens national parks Oct 2, 2009
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N.Y. Museum to Bank Endangered Species DNA Jul 9, 2009
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Endangered species DNA stored at museum Jul 9, 2009
The National Park Service sites with the most federally listed threatened and endangered species are Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Redwood National and State Parks, all in California; Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park, the Haleakala National Park and Kalaupapa National Historical Park; the Canaveral National Seashore, the Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park, all in Florida; and the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. Copyright... (MSNBC -- Technology)
NewEndangered species' DNA to be stored at NYC museum Jul 8, 2009
The National Park Service sites with the most federally listed threatened and endangered species are Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Redwood National and State Parks, all in California; Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park, the Haleakala National Park and Kalaupapa National Historical Park; the Canaveral National Seashore, the Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park, all in Florida; and the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi. On the Net. (Florida Times-Union)
Shark bites 'big chunk' out of woman's leg Jul 5, 2009
MIAMI Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says a 43-year-old woman swimming near a sandbar in Biscayne National Park was bitten by a shark. The woman was attacked Saturday afternoon, while she was celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with friends. (Florida Today)
Useless Knowledge: Park it here for parks quiz Jun 16, 2009
Biscayne National Park; 14. Carlsbad Caverns National Park; 15. (Montana Standard, MT)
Disaster: Homestead, hit by foreclosures Apr 19, 2009
He'd always been interested in the Everglades and Biscayne National Park - two national reserves that abut the southern part of the county - so during the rebuilding in the wake of Andrew, Farago went to planning meetings and spoke out against policies that encouraged suburban sprawl. He volunteered for a half-dozen responsible growth groups and was once involved with the state chapter of the Sierra Club, fighting to save the delicate Everglades wetlands. (The Palm Beach Post)
