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Just north of Egmont Key is Fort De Soto State Park, home to North Beach, which also reopened in February after withstanding damage from the hurricanes.

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The gopher tortoise population on Fort De Soto is now likely 10 times larger than before Helene, with more than 80 confirmed burrows across the park, Yu said. And more active burrows keep turning ...