• Purple, yellow, gold and orange sponges and soft corals wave against a turquioise sea.

    Biscayne

    National Park Florida

Skype with a Ranger

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Do you have any questions about National Parks that need answering? Do you wonder what makes Biscayne so special? You can interview a Park Ranger or Scientist via Skype any time of the year to have your questions answered.

Please contact the Education Program for more information or to schedule your Skype session: (305) 230-7275 x 08 or
e-mail us.

 
 
 

Did You Know?

sea squirts on a mangrove root

Tunicates, or sea squirts, live on the roots of the red mangrove tree. These simple animals survive by filtering plankton out of seawater, and hold promise as the source of potent drugs used to fight tumors. Watch for them when snorkeling along Biscayne National Park's mangrove-fringed shoreline.