June 2019 – Researchers are headed back to Dry Tortugas National Park this month to study nurse sharks during mating season in the park. Scientists have been tagging and tracking nurse sharks in the clear, shallow waters of the park for more than 27 years. SFNPT Intern Allison Hellier recently listened to a presentation on
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Let the Water Flow: New Road Work to benefit the Everglades
June 2019 – Everglades National Park announced this month that it had secured 100% of the funding needed to elevate another 6.5 miles of the Tamiami Trail roadway that divides the Everglades, north from south, and blocks the flow of water into the park. Once complete, the new roadwork will allow much needed water to
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