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Biscayne National Park

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2011

    Miami-Dade County Moves to Abolish Lost City of Islandia

    via Wikicommons​There may not be an actual lost city of Atlantis, but there certainly is a lost (mostly underwater) city of Islandia.Incorporated as a city on a coral reef Island off the coast of southeast Miami-Dade in 1951, leaders hoped to one day turn the town into a resort destination, but no ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Armchair Diver

    via Wikicommons​There may not be an actual lost city of Atlantis, but there certainly is a lost (mostly underwater) city of Islandia.Incorporated as a city on a coral reef Island off the coast of southeast Miami-Dade in 1951, leaders hoped to one day turn the town into a resort destination, but no ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 19, 2011

    Submersive Cinema

    via Wikicommons​There may not be an actual lost city of Atlantis, but there certainly is a lost (mostly underwater) city of Islandia.Incorporated as a city on a coral reef Island off the coast of southeast Miami-Dade in 1951, leaders hoped to one day turn the town into a resort destination, but no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Lobster Miniseason Begins Tomorrow

    Florida Lobsters. ​Lobster enthusiasts should gas up their boats. Lobster miniseason begins tomorrow. Or tonight at 12:01 a.m. to be exact. The two-day lobster hunt is an opportunity for novice fishermen to be out on the water, drink, and, of course, catch lobsters.If this is your first time on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Lionfish Begin Invasion of Biscayne National Park and Are Eating All Our Delicious Fish

    Photo by Jens Peterson via Wiki Commons/CC2.0​A few weeks ago, I was unchained from my laptop and briefly allowed to return to the wild for a few weeks. I headed to the Bahamas for a snorkeling trip. Numerous signs posted throughout the marina on the island we stayed advertised a lionfish hun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    FPL Gets An Obama Stroke Job As Company Sets Out to Destroy National Park

    Alex Izaguirre​Could there have been a more ruthless, diabolical, state utility monopolizer to receive $200 million in federal stimulus money than Florida Power & Light? I'm not the only one questioning the federal government's decision either.President Barack Obama announced FPL's stimulus bo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Don’t Let the Day Go to Wasted

    Alex Izaguirre​Could there have been a more ruthless, diabolical, state utility monopolizer to receive $200 million in federal stimulus money than Florida Power & Light? I'm not the only one questioning the federal government's decision either.President Barack Obama announced FPL's stimulus bo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 16, 2008

    Hip, Hip, Hooray!

    It’s Biscayne National Park’s birthday!

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    Frightening Turkey Point Nuclear Shutdown

    It’s Biscayne National Park’s birthday!

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    Alternative New Year's Eve - Skip the Champagne and Countdown

    It’s Biscayne National Park’s birthday!

  • Calendar

    December 6, 2007

    Park Life

    It’s Biscayne National Park’s birthday!

  • Calendar

    October 4, 2007

    We Gotta Regatta

    It’s Biscayne National Park’s birthday!

  • News

    March 1, 2007

    Green Tide

    Mysterious matter threatens one of the world's most important ecosystems

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    The Life Aquatic

    Brenda Lanzendorf's underwater excavations reveal Biscayne Bay's secret past

  • News

    January 5, 2006

    Damnation by Decibel

    From hear to eternity, Miami is hell on your aural health

  • News

    December 22, 2005

    Coral Cataclysm

    Teens clean in hurricane's wake

  • Recreation

    May 12, 2005

    BEST SNORKELING SPOT

    Biscayne National Park

  • Restaurants

    May 12, 2005
  • Calendar

    September 9, 2004

    Freewheeling

    El Toro Taco

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    Tamper Tantrum

    El Toro Taco

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2004

    Nature Rules

    El Toro Taco

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2004

    Up the Creek

    Getting out to look back

  • Recreation

    May 15, 2003

    BEST SNORKELING SPOT

    Government Cut jetty

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2003

    No Sex For You

    Government Cut jetty

  • Recreation

    May 16, 2002

    BEST SNORKELING SPOT

    Biscayne National Park

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Letters from the Issue of December 27, 2001

    Embrace the Nightmare: And while we're at it, let's pray for really,really bad weather

  • News

    December 28, 2000

    Vox Populi

    Opposition to developing an airport in Homestead continues to grow

  • News

    November 23, 2000

    Magic Primeval, Part 2

    On the eve of its permanent disfigurement, the Miami Circle unleashed its mysterious powers of survival

  • News

    September 21, 2000

    In Too Deep

    Four years ago a dangerous chemical tanker ran aground in Biscayne National Park. The salvage operation that followed would go down in history.

  • City Life

    May 11, 2000

    Best Place To Take Out-Of-Towners

    Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area

  • Recreation

    May 11, 2000

    Best Snorkeling Spot

    Biscayne National Park

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Wiping Out the Spongers

    A new crackdown on Biscayne Bay's sponge poachers has netted an entire Cuban subculture

  • Recreation

    May 13, 1999

    Best Day Trip

    Boca Chita Island and Lighthouse Tour

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    Shhhhh: Nature in Progress

    Would you keep it down! We're trying to have a nature experience over here!

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    Letters

    Would you keep it down! We're trying to have a nature experience over here!

  • News

    May 14, 1998

    The Final Harvest

    Developers are hungrily eyeing Dade's agricultural heartland, where farmers are a dwindling breed

  • Calendar

    April 16, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 16 - 22, 1998

  • News

    March 5, 1998

    Letters

    April 16 - 22, 1998

  • News

    November 6, 1997

    The Rise and Fall of Miamiland

    Way back in 1998 the citizens of Dade County rose up and declared themselves an independent republic. Then the hangover hit.

  • News

    October 9, 1997

    Temporarily Grounded?

    The race to develop Homestead Air Force Base could soon hit a major snag. It's called Mother Nature.

  • News

    October 2, 1997

    Preserve Our Pilings!

    Stiltsville's owners are hoping historical designation can save them from demolition

  • News

    June 12, 1997

    "It'll Never Get Off the Ground"

    With nothing to show after four years but bitterness and bickering, the plan to turn Homestead Air Force Base into a commercial airport has gone from national model to national embarrassment

  • News

    April 17, 1997

    The Fidel Fixation

    Exactly 36 years ago the Central Intelligence Agency blew it at the Bay of Pigs. For an encore it created the biggest commando operation in U.S. history -- right here in South Florida. It's time for a sentimental tour.

  • News

    December 26, 1996

    Not Cleared for Takeoff

    If a national coalition of environmental groups has its way, Homestead Air Force Base won't be handed over to private developers just yet

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    If You Sink It, They Will Come

    Creating an artificial reef is no longer a slam-dunk affair, despite an abundance of missile sites, water towers, and wanna-be philanthropists

  • News

    May 30, 1996

    Letters

    Creating an artificial reef is no longer a slam-dunk affair, despite an abundance of missile sites, water towers, and wanna-be philanthropists

  • News

    November 2, 1995

    Did You Sully That Gully?

    They're working to make Homestead Air Force Base pollution-free, but the military wants no part of the canal that flows from the base into Biscayne Bay

  • News

    August 16, 1994

    The Language of Nature

    Destruction. Upheaval. Change. Rebirth. In the two years since Hurricane Andrew, Biscayne National Park has had to learn an entirely new vocabulary

  • News

    December 18, 1991

    Biscayne National Dump

    What do you do with that funky old Chris Craft? Cut her loose in a beautiful, parklike setting.

  • News

    November 14, 1990

    The Adventures of Eco Man

    What do you do with that funky old Chris Craft? Cut her loose in a beautiful, parklike setting.

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