/tags/dry-tortugas-national-park Dry Tortugas National Park en-US WLRN Wed, 03 May 2023 13:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-03/underwater-cemetery-found-off-dry-tortugas-national-park Archeologists have found the remains of a 19th-century quarantine hospital and cemetery on a submerged island in Florida’s Dry Tortugas National Park in the Gulf of Mexico. Wed, 03 May 2023 13:30:00 GMT /environment/2023-05-03/underwater-cemetery-found-off-dry-tortugas-national-park AP /environment/2023-03-10/repair-plan-in-the-works-for-dry-tortugas-fort-damaged-by-hurricanes-irma-and-ian Five years after Hurricane Irma damaged Fort Jefferson, one of the park's most popular attractions, the National Park Service is moving foward with repairs. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:54:24 GMT /environment/2023-03-10/repair-plan-in-the-works-for-dry-tortugas-fort-damaged-by-hurricanes-irma-and-ian Jenny Staletovich /news/2023-01-13/up-to-100-000-per-boat-the-complex-task-of-removing-abandoned-migrant-vessels-from-keys-fragile-ecosystem Nonstop migrant landings in the Florida Keys has overwhelmed federal law enforcement agencies. But the county must deal with the boats left behind in an already fragile environment. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-01-13/up-to-100-000-per-boat-the-complex-task-of-removing-abandoned-migrant-vessels-from-keys-fragile-ecosystem Gwen Filosa /immigration/2023-01-03/hundreds-of-migrants-land-at-dry-tortugas-national-park Over the weekend, 300 migrants arrived at the sparsely populated Dry Tortugas National Park. The park was closed so that law enforcement and medical personnel could evaluate the migrants before moving them to Key West. Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:15:00 GMT /immigration/2023-01-03/hundreds-of-migrants-land-at-dry-tortugas-national-park The Associated Press /news/2021-06-02/coral-disease-reaches-the-remote-tortugas For more than five years, a disease has been wiping out corals that provide the foundation for Florida's reef tract. Now it's reached the most remote and healthy area of the reef. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:25:29 GMT /news/2021-06-02/coral-disease-reaches-the-remote-tortugas Nancy Klingener /news/2018-12-26/national-parks-are-open-during-shutdown-but-facilities-like-bathrooms-may-be-closed The Department of the Interior is one of the parts of the federal government affected by the current shutdown. But you can still visit South Florida's… Wed, 26 Dec 2018 13:11:23 GMT /news/2018-12-26/national-parks-are-open-during-shutdown-but-facilities-like-bathrooms-may-be-closed Nancy Klingener /news/2017-05-15/lonely-no-more-tortugas-croc-gets-seaplane-ride-to-everglades Cletus the crocodile may be lonely no more.The American crocodile that showed up at the Dry Tortugas in 2003 was captured and loaded onto a seaplane over… Mon, 15 May 2017 19:44:39 GMT /news/2017-05-15/lonely-no-more-tortugas-croc-gets-seaplane-ride-to-everglades Nancy Klingener /news/2017-04-19/looking-for-something-to-do-this-weekend-visit-south-floridas-national-parks-for-free Are you a South Floridian who's been meaning to explore the Everglades, ride a boat on Biscayne Bay or trek through Dry Tortugas... but just never gotten… Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:15:30 GMT /news/2017-04-19/looking-for-something-to-do-this-weekend-visit-south-floridas-national-parks-for-free /news/2017-03-21/the-seagrass-of-florida-bay-is-under-siege-and-not-for-the-first-time Seagrass in Florida Bay has died off rapidly over the past couple of years. About 40,000 acres have been lost, harming the habitat of animals from… Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:30:50 GMT /news/2017-03-21/the-seagrass-of-florida-bay-is-under-siege-and-not-for-the-first-time /2016-10-26/making-art-off-the-grid-a-monthlong-residency-at-a-remote-national-park Filmmakers Carter McCormick and Paula Sprenger recently wrapped up a month as artists-in-residence at Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West. No phone, TV, Internet or other people. Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:12:00 GMT /2016-10-26/making-art-off-the-grid-a-monthlong-residency-at-a-remote-national-park Melissa Block