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| Boilerpipe Text | From September 6 through September 12, Hurricane Irma carved a path of destruction from the Caribbean to areas of the southeastern continental United States. A second powerful storm, Hurricane Maria, moved across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on September 20, bringing catastrophic wind and rain to the Caribbean parks.
From early September through November, teams from across the National Park Service have been in the Caribbean parks to provide support for the recovery process. This page will provide stories about that process, from these early days of stabilization after the storms, through the stages of reopening the park, and into the longer-term effort to fully recover from the extensive damage wrought by Irma and Maria.
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Dr. Caroline Rogers and Jeff Miller gave presentations to the public on April 7, 2018. The presentations provided information on the damage caused to the coral reefs, marine life and mangroves in the Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef National Monument. Find out here what is recovering and what may not.
Virgin Islands National Park wants to thank Great Smoky Mountain Trail Crew for their tremendous work in rehabilitate the Reef Bay Trail. In addition to clearing the trail much of it had to be reconstructed or redirected.
Lineman will be installing power poles and line in the Lameshur area over the next two weeks.
Virgin Islands National Park today declared all roads, trails and beaches open at the park, 105 days after Hurricane Irma ravaged the island of St. John.
Honeymoon and Hawksnest beaches at Virgin Islands National Park are officially reopened as of Monday, November 13, after suffering significant impacts from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September.
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| From September 6 through September 12, Hurricane Irma carved a path of destruction from the Caribbean to areas of the southeastern continental United States. A second powerful storm, Hurricane Maria, moved across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on September 20, bringing catastrophic wind and rain to the Caribbean parks. From early September through November, teams from across the National Park Service have been in the Caribbean parks to provide support for the recovery process. This page will provide stories about that process, from these early days of stabilization after the storms, through the stages of reopening the park, and into the longer-term effort to fully recover from the extensive damage wrought by Irma and Maria. Showing results 1-5 of 5 Loading results... [The State of Our Reefs Post Irma](https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-state-of-our-reefs.htm) Type: Article Locations: Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument [](https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-state-of-our-reefs.htm) Dr. Caroline Rogers and Jeff Miller gave presentations to the public on April 7, 2018. The presentations provided information on the damage caused to the coral reefs, marine life and mangroves in the Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef National Monument. Find out here what is recovering and what may not. [Reef Bay Trail Rehabilitation](https://www.nps.gov/articles/rb-trail-rehab.htm) Type: Article Locations: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Virgin Islands National Park [](https://www.nps.gov/articles/rb-trail-rehab.htm) Virgin Islands National Park wants to thank Great Smoky Mountain Trail Crew for their tremendous work in rehabilitate the Reef Bay Trail. In addition to clearing the trail much of it had to be reconstructed or redirected. [Limited Access in Lameshur Area](https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/news/access-in-lameshur.htm) Type: News Locations: Virgin Islands National Park Date Released: 2018-01-06 [](https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/news/access-in-lameshur.htm) Lineman will be installing power poles and line in the Lameshur area over the next two weeks. [Virgin Islands National Park is All Open](https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/news/virgin-island-np-open.htm) Type: News Locations: Virgin Islands National Park Date Released: 2017-12-20 Virgin Islands National Park today declared all roads, trails and beaches open at the park, 105 days after Hurricane Irma ravaged the island of St. John. [Two Park Beaches Reopen at Virgin Islands NP after Hurricanes Irma and Maria](https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/news/11-13-2017-update.htm) Type: News Locations: Virgin Islands National Park Date Released: 2017-11-13 [](https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/news/11-13-2017-update.htm) Honeymoon and Hawksnest beaches at Virgin Islands National Park are officially reopened as of Monday, November 13, after suffering significant impacts from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September. Tags: [hurricanes](https://www.nps.gov/media/article-search.htm?q=hurricanes) [hurricane irma](https://www.nps.gov/media/article-search.htm?q=Hurricane%20Irma) [hurricane maria](https://www.nps.gov/media/article-search.htm?q=Hurricane%20Maria) [Back to top](https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/nature/2017-hurricanes.htm#main) |
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| Readable Markdown | From September 6 through September 12, Hurricane Irma carved a path of destruction from the Caribbean to areas of the southeastern continental United States. A second powerful storm, Hurricane Maria, moved across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on September 20, bringing catastrophic wind and rain to the Caribbean parks.
From early September through November, teams from across the National Park Service have been in the Caribbean parks to provide support for the recovery process. This page will provide stories about that process, from these early days of stabilization after the storms, through the stages of reopening the park, and into the longer-term effort to fully recover from the extensive damage wrought by Irma and Maria.
Showing results 1-5 of 5
- [](https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-state-of-our-reefs.htm)
Dr. Caroline Rogers and Jeff Miller gave presentations to the public on April 7, 2018. The presentations provided information on the damage caused to the coral reefs, marine life and mangroves in the Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef National Monument. Find out here what is recovering and what may not.
- [](https://www.nps.gov/articles/rb-trail-rehab.htm)
Virgin Islands National Park wants to thank Great Smoky Mountain Trail Crew for their tremendous work in rehabilitate the Reef Bay Trail. In addition to clearing the trail much of it had to be reconstructed or redirected.
- [](https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/news/access-in-lameshur.htm)
Lineman will be installing power poles and line in the Lameshur area over the next two weeks.
- Virgin Islands National Park today declared all roads, trails and beaches open at the park, 105 days after Hurricane Irma ravaged the island of St. John.
- [](https://www.nps.gov/viis/learn/news/11-13-2017-update.htm)
Honeymoon and Hawksnest beaches at Virgin Islands National Park are officially reopened as of Monday, November 13, after suffering significant impacts from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September.
Last updated: November 11, 2017 |
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