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

    Biscayne

    National Park Florida

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    Winds, surge and tides associated with Hurricane Sandy caused considerable damage to docks & boardwalk at Elliott Key. The harbor and campground are closed until further notice. University Dock remains open for day use only. More »

Environmental Factors

Thespesia populnea is a commonly observed invasive species

Many nonnative animals and plants, such as thespesia, are observed in Biscayne National Park.

NPS

John Donne wrote that "no man is an island," and the same can be said for National Parks. While all parks are affected to some extent by what goes on in adjacent areas, the situation is magnified in a marine park where water flowing across boundaries can provide easy access for pollutants, exotic species, and large numbers of visitors not confined to traditional throughways like trails and roads.

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Did You Know?

Dante Fascell Visitor Center

Biscayne National Park's Dante Fascell Visitor Center's architecture is based on the old "House of Refuge" on Miami Beach, a place for shipwreck survivors to take shelter.