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National Park Service Issues Request for Bids to Provide Ferry Service to Dry Tortugas National Park - 06-05-2008
The National Park Service has released a prospectus for businesses interested in bidding to provide daily passenger ferry service to Dry Tortugas National Park from Key West, Florida.
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Everglades National Park Announces Private Donation to Everglades National Park Environmental Education Program - 05-05-2008
Superintendent Dan Kimball will join representatives of Toyota North America Inc. at the Shark Valley entrance to Everglades National Park on Tuesday May 6, 2008 at 9 AM to announce a gift of $1 million and five vehicles from Toyota to support the park?s education programs over three years.
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New Art Exhibit at Everglades National Park Coe Visitor Center - 05-05-2008
The Coral Reef Elementary School?s Art Club, Miami, FL, presents the "Animals of the Everglades" exhibit of student art at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor?s Center, Everglades National Park Main Entrance, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, Florida, from May 3rd through May 31st.
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Everglades National Park Providing Free Florida Bay Boating DVD - 30-04-2008
Everglades National Park has produced a free, 12-minute educational DVD for Florida Bay boaters. The video, produced with funding from the South Florida National Parks Trust provides boating rules and advice from fishing guides and park rangers who?ve navigated the tricky maze of shallow Bay waters for decades.
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South Florida to Receive $6 million in Centennial Challenge Grants! - 30-04-2008
The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that south Florida?s National Parks and Preserve will receive $6 million in additional funding for four projects in 2008! Half of this will support a significant restoration project in Everglades National Park and the rest will provide the parks and preserve the ability to increase environmental education, recruit and train volunteers to become citizen scientists, and to support resource protection and restoration efforts.
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Carl Ross Key In Florida Bay Is Opened For Day Use - 23-04-2008
Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today that Carl Ross Key will re-open for day-use, from sunrise to sunset. In 2006, Carl Ross Key was re-designated a day-use only area with annual seasonal closures from October 15 to April 15.
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Earth Day Electronic Field Trip at Everglades - 22-04-2008
On Tuesday, April 22nd, Everglades National Park will host a live broadcast of an electronic field trip to celebrate Earth Day and National Park Week. School children from around the country will have the opportunity to virtually visit the Everglades while learning about native plants, invasive species, and conservation.
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Park Seeks Public Comment on the Flamingo Commercial Service Plan Preferred Alternative Through May 15, 2008 - 15-04-2008
Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan B. Kimball is pleased to announce the release of the Preferred Alternative (Alternative D) for the Draft Flamingo Commercial Services Plan for a final 30-day review period.
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April 5 - Junior Ranger Day at Everglades National Park - 01-04-2008
Everglades National Park is pleased to announce Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April, 5, 2008. Junior Ranger Day is a special event to highlight youth in parks and the Junior Ranger Program. The Junior Ranger program is a national program designed to involve kids and families while they visit National Park Service sites. Three of South Florida?s National Parks ? Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, and Big Cypress National Preserve ? have a joint Junior Ranger program.
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Feeling the Everglades, the Art of Bill McCreary - 01-04-2008
The public is invited to an artist?s reception will be held on April 4th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Coe visitor Center to commemorate the new art exhibit at Everglades National Park. Bill McCreary?s exhibit of inks colored with watercolors runs from April 1st, through April 30th, 2008 at the Coe Visitor?s Center, Main Entrance, Everglades National Park.
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UPDATE Maps of AIP Preferred Alternative Available on Park Website - 25-03-2008
Input on the preferred alternative will be accepted through April 28, 2008. Maps detailing the preferred alternative and those presented in January are available on the Everglades National Park website at www.nps.gov/ever. These can be accessed under the AIP quicklinks on the home page.
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Rangers Enforce No Poaching Regulations in Everglades National Park - 25-03-2008
Ramsey L. Kelley of Naples pled guilty recently to a single count of taking protected saltwater fish species in the southwest section of Everglades National Park. Kelly illegally harvested four goliath grouper and five undersize, out-of-season snook from the Gopher Creek area.
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March 8 and 9 Everglades National Park to Celebrate Dade Heritage Days - 19-03-2008
Dade Heritage days is a two month celebration of the architectural, environmental and cultural heritage of Miami-Dade County. Everglades National Park is an important part of this heritage and we are celebrating this event by highlighting the archeology and prehistory of the park at the following events.
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Public Input Sought on Plan to Remove Area of Indadequate Protection Designation - 19-03-2008
Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today the scheduling of a second public meeting to present and seek comments on the park's preferred alternative for resolution of the Chokoloskee Area of Inadequate Protection (AIP) within Everglades National Park waters surrounding Chokoloskee Island in Collier County.
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New Photo Exhibit at Coe visitor Center - 19-03-2008
new photo exhibit has opened at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida. The exhibit is entitled "On Nature?s Side" A Photography Exhibit of the Natural Wonders of the Everglades.
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USGS Maps Show Potential Nonnative Python Habitat Along 3 US Coasts - 19-03-2008
Burmese pythons -- an invasive species in south Florida -- could find comfortable climatic conditions in roughly a third of the United States according to new "climate maps" developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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Park Seeks Public Comment on a Plan to Address the Manatee Area of Inadequate Protection in the Gulf Coast Area of Everglades National Park - 28-01-2008
In order to remove the "Area of Inadequate Protection" (AIP) designation from the Chokoloskee Bay area of Everglades National Park, the park is proposing to implement similar speed zones already established by FWC and Collier County. This will provide a seamless network of manatee protection and prevent any confusion of zones within different jurisdictional boundaries.
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Everglades National Park celebrates Sixtieth Anniversary - 28-01-2008
Today Superintendent Dan Kimball announced a week long celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Everglades National Park. On December 6, 1947, President Harry S. Truman traveled to Everglades City, Florida to dedicate Everglades National Park as the first national park set aside for its biologic uniqueness.
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Park seeks public comment on Draft Flamingo Commercial Services Plan - 28-01-2008
Everglades National Park is pleased to announce the release of the Draft Flamingo Commercial Services Plan / Environmental Assessment (Draft Plan). Dan Kimball, Superintendent of Everglades National Park, said today "this plan incorporates hundreds of comments from public meetings, mail-in comments, and the park?s interactive planning website.
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Americas Best Idea Photo Exhibit - 28-01-2008
Photographs of 58 of America?s National Parks will be on display from Friday, November 30, 2007 through Saturday, February 2, 2008 in a unique, 2 venue show at Biscayne and Everglades National Parks.
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New Photography Exhibit at Everglades National Park Coe Visitor Center - 28-01-2008
The nature and wildlife photography of Aurelio Miranda-Sousa will be on view at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor?s Center at the main entrance, Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, Florida from October 28th through November 30th, 2007.
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Status of Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow 2007 Survey Report - 28-01-2008
Superintendent Dan Kimball has announced the results of the Everglades National Park annual Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow survey. The 2007 overall population estimate for this endangered bird showed a small increase over 2006 numbers.
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DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN PROVIDING VISITOR SERVICES - 09-10-2007
Dry Tortugas National Park is accepting applications for commercial use authorizations from individuals and companies interested in providing authorized visitor services in the park. Commercial use authorizations are a type of permit issued by the National Park Service for business or commercial services that begin and end outside park boundaries.
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SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL PARKS ADJUST SPECIAL USE PERMIT FEES - 21-09-2007
SOUTH FLORIDA NATIONAL PARKS ADJUST SPECIAL USE PERMIT FEES
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Everglades National Park Centennial Proposals Eligible for Matching Funds - 05-09-2007
Everglades National Park?s efforts to remove invasive exotic vegetation from park lands, restore critical crocodile and wading bird habitat on Cape Sable, and increase emphasis on educating underserved students in South Florida are 3 of 201 proposals National Park Service Director Mary Bomar and Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne recently announced at a press conference in Yosemite National Park to celebrate the 91st anniversary of the NPS.
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Student Transportation Interpreter Spends Summer at Everglades National Park - 05-09-2007
A Miami college student is finishing her second internship in Everglades National Park. Her twelve week working adventure was possible thanks to the generous support of Ford Motor Company, a Proud Partner of America?s National Parks.
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Everglades Enhances Outreach Through Two New Web Features - 06-07-2007
Everglades National Park is pleased to announce the launch of two new on-line offerings. "We have enhanced our internet capabilities and are expanding outreach to our visitors and the general public through two new features on our website", announced Superintendent Dan Kimball. Both a downloadable audio tour and a live newsfeed are now available to the public.
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Everglades National Park Opens Carl Ross Key for Day Use After a Successful Roseate Spoonbill Nesting Season - 26-06-2007
With completion of a successful spoonbill nesting season, Carl Ross Key has been reopened for day use, similar to last year. Boaters should use caution in approaching the Key since the historic channel into the Key has changed significantly as a result of the recent hurricanes.
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Secretary Kempthorne Welcomes World Heritage Committee's Decision - 26-06-2007
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne welcomed the unanimous decision made yesterday by the World Heritage Committee at a meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand, to remove Everglades National Park from the World Heritage in Danger List in recognition of the progress the United States has made in addressing key issues that led to the listing of the park in 1993.
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Park Adds 7th Public Meeting for Public Comment on the General Management Plan Preliminary Alternatives for Everglades National Park - 26-06-2007
Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today that the park has scheduled an additional public meeting for the public to comment on the proposed General Management Plan Preliminary Alternatives. This meeting will be in Naples, July 11, 2007 at Edison College, Collier County Campus.
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Park Extends Deadline for Public Comment on the General Management Plan Preliminary Alternatives for Everglades National Park - 07-06-2007
Superintendent Dan Kimball announced that the park has extended the public comment period on its recently distributed General Management Plan Preliminary Alternatives document from 45 to 75 days. The comment period will continue through July 31, 2007.
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Park Seeks Public Comment on the General Management Plan Draft Alternatives for Everglades National Park - 29-05-2007
As part of the process of developing a General Management Plan, a Preliminary Alternatives newsletter has just been published. The document is available for review and comment, and public workshops have been scheduled for the first two weeks of June.
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Everglades National park Temporarily Closes Two Popular Camping Sites Due to Vandalism - 29-05-2007
Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today that Everglades National Park has been forced to temporarily closing two popular camping sites along the Wilderness Waterway, in the gulf coast section of the park, due to vandalism.
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Everglades National Park to Allow Summer Generator Use at Flamingo Campgrounds - 29-05-2007
Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today that Everglades National Park will implement an interim program to allow generator use at selected camping sites in the Flamingo district of the park. Starting Saturday, May 26, 2007 until Monday, October 1, 2007, Everglades National Park will allow RV's to run generators uninterrupted in portions of "C" loop in the Flamingo campground area of the park.
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Everglades Superintendent Climate Change Testimony to Congress Subcommittee - 10-05-2007
April 26, 2007 statement of Dan Kimball, Superintendent, Everglades National Park, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, before the Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies of the House Appropriations Commitee concerning climate change and lands administered by the Department of the Interior.
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Everglades National Park announces 2007 Summer Hours - 09-05-2007
Everglades National Park visitor services have changed to summer operations.
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Superintendents' Letter on the South Miami-Dade Watershed Plan - 08-05-2007
A letter from Mark Lewis, Superintendent of Biscayne National Park and Dan Kimball, Superintendent of Everglades National Park, to Bruno A. Barrieiro, Chairman of the Miami-Dade County Commission on the future of the South Miami-Dade Watershed Plan.
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May 2007 Artist in Residence at Everglades National Park - 08-05-2007
A photo exhibit by Katy Dimos and Eric Raits, of Homestead, Florida, titled ?Stalking the Wild Photograph,? will be on view at the Ernest F. Coe Visitor?s Center at the main entrance, Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, Florida from May 1st through May 31st, 2007.
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April 28 - Junior Ranger Day at Everglades National Park! - 18-04-2007
Everglades National Park is pleased to announce Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April, 28, 2007. Junior Ranger Day, which falls at the end of National Park Week, is meant to highlight youth in parks and the Junior Ranger Program.
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National Park Service Seeking Public Input on Proposed Entrance Fee Increases - 18-04-2007
Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today that the National Park Service is requesting comments on proposed entrance fee increases for both Parks.
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Interior Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann to Host Listening Session in Miami - 21-03-2007
Interior Department Chief of Staff Brian Waidmann will host a listening session in Miami, Florida on Thursday, March 22, 2007 to seek suggestions and ideas on President Bush?s $3 billion National Park Centennial Initiative to reinvigorate and strengthen national parks over the next decade
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Everglades National Park reopens Frank Key Channel as the 2007 Roseate Spoonbill nesting season ends - 21-03-2007
Homestead Florida. Everglades National Park Superintendent, Dan Kimball, announced today the reopening of Frank Key Channel in Florida Bay to the public. The closure buoys have been replaced with no wake signs.
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Miami National Park Service Centennial Initiative Listening Session - 16-03-2007
National Park Service Centennial Initiative holds Miami Listening Session for public input
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Major Anniversaries, Biscayne-Everglades Greenway - 16-03-2007
Major Anniversaries, Biscayne-Everglades Greenway Are Focus of Public Events March 22 and 24 at Miami-Dade College?s Homestead Campus
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Trilingual Junior Park Ranger Program - 14-03-2007
Everglades and Biscayne National Parks and Big Cypress National Preserve are pleased to announce the release of a trilingual Junior Ranger program for young visitors.
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March 2007 - Artist in Residence at Everglades National Park - 13-03-2007
See South Florida's Everglades landscapes with the opening of Luis Nuñez, "Everglades, the Real South Florida" oil painting exhibition March 1 through March 31, 2007 at the Coe Visitor Center, Everglades National Park.
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National Park Seeks Input On Proposed Fees - 06-03-2007
Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks Superintendent Dan Kimball announced today that the National Park Service is requesting comments on proposed entrance fee increases for both parks.
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Manatee Speed Zone Enforcement in Chokoloskee Bay - 02-03-2007
Everglades National Park has recently run two special operations to enforce manatee speed zones in the Everglades.
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Artist in the Park and other Events Feb 2007 - 22-02-2007
Everglades National Park has a number of events going on at its COE Visitor Center just before the main park entrance in Homestead on Saturday February 24, 2007.
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Everglades Association Obtains Major Grant for ENP - 12-01-2007
The Everglades Association has received $115,000 from an anonymous charitable Foundation to support the 2006-2007 schedule of environmental education activities to be conducted at Everglades National Park.
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Everglades National Park Reopens Popular Eco Pond In Flamingo - 23-12-2006
Superintendent Dan Kimball announced this week that the Eco Pond area at Flamingo will reopen.
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Chekika Reopens January 6, 2007 - 23-12-2006
Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball is pleased to announce that after seven years the park will reopen the Chekika day use area.