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Musings From The Florida Reef Tract
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (392+ words) BISCAYNE NATIONAL Park, Florida "The view of a sampling of the Florida Reef Tract through my face mask was disturbing: No forests of staghorn or elkhorn corals, no schools of fish darting about, no black spiny urchins, no colorful riots…...
U. S. Fish And Wildlife Service Sued Over Plight Of Florida Panthers
3+ week, 4+ day ago (241+ words) A proposed housing development in the heart of Florida panther habitat poses a great threat to the survival of the endangered cats, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which claimed the development wouldn't harm…...
Grant Will Support Restoration Of Key Wetland In Acadia National Park
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (230+ words) This restoration work is an effort to support the hydrology, or water flow, of the wetland," Friends of Acadia spokesperson Perrin Doniger told Bangor Daily News. Particularly as Acadia experiences more frequent and intense storms and heavy rains in winter…...
Animal Responses To Human Presence In Parks Are Varied, Says Study
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (195+ words) The presence of people and human-made structures in U. S. national parks has long-lasting effects on how large animals behave, but animal behavior varies by species, population, and even the individual animal, according to'a 2025 study. Researchers studied how animals moved around the…...
Parks Groups Express Concern Ahead Of Steve Pearce's Confirmation Hearing
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) National Parks do not exist in a vacuum. What happens on the land right next to a park directly impacts the park itself," said Bill Wade, executive director of ANPR. Steve Pearce has spent his career arguing that our public…...
National Parks Traveler Podcast Episode 361 | Cumberland Island Visitor Use Controversy
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (371+ words) Threatened & Endangered Species Project Special Report | Florida Reef At Cumberland Island the National Park Service currently is crafting a visitor use management plan that critics say poses a great threat to the national seashore's official and potential wilderness. To get…...
Rare Ghost Orchid Moves Closer To Endangered Species Status
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (310+ words) National Parks in Crisis The ghost orchid on a tree/USFWS "The elusive ghost orchid, found in just one national park, is one step closer to being saved. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a rule Wednesday proposing protection for…...
National Park Visitors Asked To Report Signs That Depict History Negatively
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (318+ words) National Parks in Crisis National Parks have until Friday to post signs asking visitors to report any information they see in the parks'that depicts the nation or its history in a negative way,'according to published reports. The National Park…...