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Gulf Islands National Seashore
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November 19, 2009
Reopening of J. Earle Bowden Way and Perdido Key Roads
Reopening of Roads

November 18, 2009
Mississippi November Programs
November programs

November 10, 2009
Tropical Storm Ida Damage
Tropical Storm Ida made landfall between the Florida and Mississippi Districts near Mobile Bay.  Most areas have reopened but the J. Earle Bowden Road at Santa Rosa; Fort Pickens Road; and eastern end of the Perdido Key Beach Road are currently closed.

November 09, 2009
Seashore Closes for Tropical Storm Ida
Storm Closures

November 08, 2009
Veterans Day Fee Waiver
Fee Waiver for Veterans Day

November 08, 2009
Island Closures Due to Hurricane Ida
Island Closures

October 15, 2009
Power Restored to Fort Pickens
Electricity restored to Fort Pickens

September 29, 2009
Fort Pickens 175th Anniversary
175th Anniversary FP

September 29, 2009
Soundside Serenade
Picnic

September 24, 2009
Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Month

September 16, 2009
Mississippi October Programs
October Programs

September 10, 2009
National Public Lands Day, and Coastal Cleanup
International Beach Cleanup

August 31, 2009
Mississippi September Program Change
Change in program

August 20, 2009
Founders Day
Founders day

August 19, 2009
Florida Fall Programs
Fall Programs

August 16, 2009
Florida District Closures due to Tropical Storm
Tropical Storm Closures

August 12, 2009
Mississippi Fall Programs 2009
Fall programs

August 04, 2009
Final Fee Free Weekends
3rd Fee Free weekends

July 15, 2009
Fee Free Weekend
Fee Free Weekend

July 14, 2009
Volunteer Recruitment
Fort Pickens Volunteers needed

July 14, 2009
Mississippi August Programs
Mississippi August Programs

June 22, 2009
First Junior Lifeguard Class Graduates
Junior Lifeguard

June 18, 2009
Fee Free Weekends
Fee Free Weekends

June 15, 2009
Mississippi July 2009 Programs
July 2009 Programs

June 12, 2009
Temporary Closure of Perdido Key Road East of Johnson Beach 
The Perdido Key Road located inside Perdido Key Area in the Florida District will be closed temporarily from June 15 to June 19 to remove sand.  Johnson Beach remains open to the public.

June 11, 2009
Opal Beach Reopens
Opal Beach reopens

June 11, 2009
Summer Stargazing at Fort Pickens
Summer Stargazing at Fort Pickens

June 03, 2009
Mississippi Junior Ranger and Sea Star Programs
Jr. Ranger/Sea Star

June 03, 2009
Mississippi Summer Programs
Summer Programs

June 03, 2009
Fort Pickens Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Fort Pickens Reopening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

May 27, 2009
Florida District Summer Programs
Summer Programs in Florida

Two Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins ride the bow wave of the wooden passenger ferry.  

Did You Know?
Did you know that two thirds of Gulf Islands National Seashore is under water? The largest, most common, mammal in this underwater realm is the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin.

Last Updated: February 27, 2007 at 14:17 EST