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HOMESTEAD, Fla.— On Oct. 9 each year, a fleet of Miami pleasure boaters flock to the waters of Biscayne National Park to partake in the festivities commemorating the discovery of Florida. Columbus Day Weekend has traditionally attracted people of all ages to set sail and party on the waters surroundingRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Conserving a national park with a fragile ecosystem is no easy feat. It is especially so when the park is 95 percent underwater. Biscayne National Park spans 172,000 acres of South Florida and is home to the beginning of the third-largest coral reef in the world, asRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— The waves roll gently and corals sway with the current. Fish dart here and there. This scene is one of the most breathtaking in the world and it can be found right here at Biscayne National Park. Biscayne National Park is 95 percent under water and contains fourRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— Biscayne National Park is unlike anything you’ll see in the United States. It is 95 percent water and boasts a sub-tropical climate. Its reefs extend down through the lower Florida Keys and the Caribbean. In addition to marine life that includes 512 species of fish, there are vastRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— If someone compiled a list of the most beautiful places to visit in South Florida, Biscayne National Park would be near the top of that list. If not the very top. Each year, approximately one half million people make their way down to Homestead, Fla. to see theRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— “Let’s play a guessing game,” said Park Ranger Susan Paishon, as a couple of curious tourists enthusiastically inquired about a set of bones that lie on the center console of the Dante Fascell Visitor Center in Biscayne Bay National Park. This particular exhibition featured the beak of anRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — More than 500,000 people visit Biscayne National Park every year for its boating, fishing, camping and glass bottom boat tours, but its biggest asset— its coral reef system—may be in danger. Biscayne National Park is 95 percent water, and is home to 512 species of fish, andRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— The Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Biscayne National Park is a world apart from the commotion and congestion of Miami-Dade County. Just a half hour from the park, horrific traffic and screaming matches among motorists are commonplace in Kendall, but standing on the boardwalk surrounding the visitor’s center,Read More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— The sun is shining and it is a beautiful day for an expedition. Miami, the concrete expanse that it is, can be tedious at times. So much so that it can be nice to seek the occasional reprieve. The sun is high and Emily Brown is behind theRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— Biscayne National Park Ranger Gary Bremen founded Family Fun Fest more than four years ago to enhance visitors’ knowledge about the environment while allowing families to connect with one another through hands-on park activities. Family Fun Fest is hosted at the Fascell Visitor Center (Photos by Bruce Garrison) EveryRead More…

HOMESTEAD, Fla.— My toes sink into the warm sand that is oozing between them and a rush of foamy beach water seeps over them, erasing it all as the sand is pulled back into the ocean. Mangrove tree branches cast shadows over me, cooling my face. The water deepens toRead More…