Tag: Gulf Islands National Seashore
Fort Pickens area to reopen Saturday
Officials with the Gulf Islands National Seashore said Friday that the Fort Pickens Area of the park should reopen by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday,...
Happy 100th birthday, National Park Service!
The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday today. Here on the Gulf Coast, we're fortunate to have hundreds of square miles of...
National Seashore to close ahead of severe weather
Portions of the Gulf Islands National Seashore will once again shut down ahead of anticipated heavy rainfall and flooding, officials said Monday.
The seashore's Fort Pickens...
Fort Pickens Candlelight Tour set for July 22
The annual candlelight tour event at Fort Pickens has been set for Friday, July 22, officials with the Gulf Islands National Seashore announced this...
Big changes could be coming to Perdido Key’s Johnson Beach
The National Park Service wants to eliminate roadside parking at Gulf Islands National Seashore's Perdido Key Area, also known as Johnson Beach.
Under new plans being...
Robinson: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of our national parks
As 2016 continues, we are reminded that some of the best legislation passed by the Congress of the United States occurred 100 years ago...
National Seashore hosts first-ever biodiversity festival
Fish, bugs, birds, plants and more were on display — and surrounded — the participants of last week's BioBlitz and Biodiversity Festival at the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
Citizen...
Opal Beach public facilities reopen
Restroom and water facilities located at Opal Beach have reopened after being closed since late last year, Gulf Islands National Seashore officials said on...
Names chosen for Pensacola Bay ferries
A pair of ferry boats set to debut next year in Pensacola Bay now have names, thanks to some area fourth graders, Gulf Islands National...
Pensacola ferry construction on schedule, service to begin in spring
The National Park Service is all set to start a passenger ferry service between downtown Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, and Fort Pickens by March 2017.
The planned inaugural...






























