Officials stress safety for boaters this holiday weekend Oct 10, 2008
"Within that area, the entire zone is a slow speed zone, and within that area, no more then five vessels can raft together, and they have to maintain a minimum 100 feet between one raft and the other," said Biscayne National Park Chief Ranger Didier Carod. Authorities say they are not going to put up with any nonsense. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Mom and Pop: Coral reefs dying Oct 8, 2008
This happens at least 600 times a year in Miami's Biscayne National Park. Mom: Even worse is the practice of hunting for tropical fish as they are deliberately poisoned so that they can be caught with cyanide which, stuns them and makes them easy to catch. (Weymouth News, MA)
Man loses his life after canoe capsizes Sep 22, 2008
(WSVN) -- Authorities said a man lost his life when his canoe capsized at Biscayne National Park near Southwest 97th Avenue and 328th Street. Officials said three others on board the boat are lucky to be alive after it tipped over. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Food, beaches and clubs to enjoy in Miami Sep 7, 2008
And on the wet edge of the city, Biscayne National Park offers boating, snorkeling and fishing. Still haven t spotted enough things to your liking. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
George Hartzog Jr.; expanded US park system Jul 7, 2008
In 1972, Mr. Hartzog revoked a permit to use a private dock in Biscayne National Park in Florida. The permit was used by Bebe Rebozo, a close friend of Nixon's. (Boston Globe)
Borrowed time for butterflies? Jun 23, 2008
During a recent search of Biscayne National Park, he found only a dozen when he should have seen many more. Only half the state's butterfly species are sufficiently common that they're not threatened, said Gary Knight, director of Florida Natural Areas Inventory. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
New Reasons To Visit A National Park Jun 15, 2008
At Biscayne National Park in Florida students are working in concert with rangers to help grow new coral in a lab and then transplant it in the ocean. In Oregon, the Lewis National Historical Park has adopted the class of 2016 and will bring 500 students from five school districts in Clatsop County into the park on a regular basis until their high school graduation. (Forbes)
Boat crashes drops May 10, 2008
Dube noted that PWCs are banned in Biscayne National Park, which lies along the south Miami-Dade coastline. We're just a short ride away, he said. (Florida Keys Keynoter)
National Park Service prepares for the future May 2, 2008
Rejuvenate coral reefs in Biscayne National Park (Florida): $110,000. Construct Noonday Creek Bicycle/Pedestrian Trail at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (Georgia): $1. (MSNBC -- Travel)
AGU journal highlights -- April 22, 2008 Apr 23, 2008
In a study of fossil corals from Floridas Biscayne National Park, Druffel et al. determine the reservoir age for two periods during the Holocene (about 4930 and 3040 years ago) and find it to be significantly lower, about 292 years. They measured thorium concentrations in the corals to obtain their calendar age, and then measured their carbon-14 content. (EurekAlert!)
Gil Muratori teaches a unique class in fish etiquette Jan 16, 2008
Richard Curry, ocean reef and science program manager for Biscayne National Park, says he started the first-of-its-kind fishing school because he noticed that many of the violations boaters were committing were simply the result of not knowing the rules on minimum fish sizes and bag limits. Nor did some skippers even recognize the kinds of fish they were catching. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
New south Florida nursery to focus on staghorn corals Nov 15, 2007
The new underwater nursery, located in the waters of Biscayne National Park, is part of a network of Acropora nurseries established with support from The Nature Conservancy, NOAA, and the National Park Service. Additional staghorn nurseries are presently located in Broward County, and in the Upper and Middle Florida Keys. (EurekAlert!)
Safety Stressed During Columbus Day Regatta Oct 4, 2007
"We're stressing to boaters that when boating on Biscayne Bay, they are in a National Park and that priorities for the weekend include protecting life, property and park resources," said Mark Lewis, NPS superintendent at Biscayne National Park. "Everyone is reminded that they should be on heightened alert when on the water throughout the weekend - acting responsibly and defensively can save lives.". (WFOR.com, FL)
Miami-Dade And Broward Beach Cleanup Sep 16, 2007
It's the 22nd annual International Coastal Cleanup, which took place on Saturday at more than a dozen Miami-Dade waterfront areas from Oleta River State Park to Biscayne National Park. The event was coordinated by the Ocean Conservancy and supported by a number of local business and environmental groups. (WFOR.com, FL)
Everglades National Park has subtle charms of its own Sep 6, 2007
They have Biscayne National Park. They have the reef system at John Pennekamp Park. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mini season rules, regulations Jul 26, 2007
Bag limits: 12 lobster per person except in the Florida Keys (Monroe County) and Biscayne National Park, where the limit is six. The possession limit on the water is the same as the bag limit. (The Palm Beach Post)
'Bug' frenzy Jul 26, 2007
Bag limits: 12 lobster per day during the two-day sport season (six per day in Monroe County and Biscayne National Park). Size limits: The lobster's head section, or carapace, must exceed 3 inches. (The Palm Beach Post)
Bug-crazy hunters to swarm Keys Jul 21, 2007
Monroe County and Biscayne National Park have a six-per-day limit during mini-season, while the rest of Florida has a 12-per-day limit. Diving for lobster at night also is banned in Keys waters during the sport season. (Florida Keys Keynoter)
Biscayne Nat'l Park: Break The Rules, Go To Class Jul 4, 2007
(CBS4) BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK If you're caught violating the rules while fishing in Biscayne National Park, you may find yourself back in class ... The 200-square-mile Biscayne National Park extends from Key Biscayne south to Key Largo. (WFOR.com, FL)
Everglades park weighs limiting powerboats to cut down seagrass damage Jun 21, 2007
Motorized access to natural areas has emerged as one of the most contentious issues in national parks, with fights over off-road vehicles at Big Cypress National Preserve, personal watercraft at Biscayne National Park and snowmobiles at Yellowstone National Park. Here, the dispute centers on a bay that's home to a unique variety of marine life. (Sun-Sentinel.com)
Contract given to plan Mill Creek Mar 6, 2007
EDAW has completed various city and environmental projects, including San Francisco's Balboa Park, a mountain resort at Black Creek Sanctuary in New Jersey, a project at Biscayne National Park in Florida and an Olympic aquatic park for 2008 summer events in Beijing. Mill Creek Addition's future will include restoring streams, replanting redwoods and reverting some old roads into habitat. (Daily Triplicate)
Studying Florida's sharks Feb 27, 2007
SFSSP takes students into Biscayne National Park to look at sharks and their prey, the fishes found among the mangroves ... Says Lacey Hoover, whose late father helped establish Biscayne National Park through the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation (which she now chairs): ``This is providing kids with an opportunity they'd never have anywhere else in the world. (The Miami Herald)
Around Florida Jan 21, 2007
Their arrival at about 6 a.m. on the small island in Biscayne National Park follows the Coast Guard's repatriation of 91 Cubans intercepted at sea this month. The U.S. wet-foot/dry-foot policy, adopted by the Clinton administration after the 1994 Cuban rafter exodus, allows Cuban migrants who reach U.S. soil to stay and apply for residency. (The Miami Herald)
27 Cuban migrants land near Miami Jan 21, 2007
The group arrived around 6 a.m. on a small island in Key Biscayne National Park. They are in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, the Miami Herald reported for Sunday's edition. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Cuban refugees make it to land in Elliot Key Jan 10, 2007
BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK, Fla ... According to Biscayne National Park officials, the Cuban refugees made it to Elliot Key on a small boat sometime Tuesday morning ... The group landed on the campground on Elliot Key, which is not attached to the mainland, and authorities transported them toBiscayne National Park headquarters where U.S. Border Patrol will take over. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
