Crystal Cave At Sequoia National Closed Due To KNP Complex Fire
Crystal Cave at Sequoia National Park will remain closed this year due to damage to the access road caused by the KNP Complex Fire.
- By NPT Staff - February 14th, 2022 2:30am
Parks in the News
Study: Northeast Canyons And Seamounts National Monument Had No Evident Impact On Commercial Fishing
President Obama's designation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument in the Atlantic Ocean had little or no impact on commercial fisheries, according to an examination of catches before, during, and after establishment of the monument.
17 Miles Of Foothills Park At Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Be Repaired
Another tranche of Great American Outdoors Act money is flowing into the National Park System, this time to Great Smoky Mountains National where $31 million will be spent to rehabilitate 17 miles of Foothills Parkway West.
- By Compiled From N... - February 11th, 2022 2:30am
Federal Judge Orders Endangered Species Act Protection For Gray Wolves
A federal judge on Thursday restored Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf across much of the country, ruling that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2020 removed the protections based on two core populations of the canid, not on the species' status in a significant portion of its historic range and did not consider whether that range was needed to achieve full recovery.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 10th, 2022 3:02pm
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Working To Address Infrastructure Impacted By Kīlauea's 2018 Eruption
What to do with facilities, including the Jaggar Museum, on the rim of the Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park that were damaged by its 2018 eruption is a question the National Park Service is seeking public suggestions for.
Groups Call On Biden Administration To Create National Biodiversity Strategy
Nearly 200 countries have developed various forms of biodiversity strategies, but the United States is not one of them, according to a coalition of conservation groups that want the Biden administration to create a national biodiversity strategy in a bid to slow the sixth mass extinction.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 10th, 2022 2:30am
Atlantic Ocean Claims A House At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
A house at Cape Hatteras National Seashore claimed by the ocean early Wednesday sent a debris field more than 7 miles down the beach, prompting a warning to seashore visitors while officials worked on a plan to remove the structure.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 9th, 2022 2:08pm
UPDATE | Land Acquisition More Than Doubles Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
A small slice of the past that tells part of the story of the Muscogee Nation has more than doubled in size with the addition of more than 900 acres of Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve in Georgia.
- Read more about UPDATE | Land Acquisition More Than Doubles Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
- By NPT Staff - February 9th, 2022 11:04am
Ambler Mine Proponents Planning Fieldwork This Summer
Though lawsuits are pending in a bid to halt a proposed copper mine's access road from cutting across parts of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and the Kobuk Wild and Scenic River in Alaska, the mining company plans to move forward this year with fieldwork, part of which would involve surveying work for the road.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 9th, 2022 3:00am
Study Warns Of Greater Storm Activity Impacting Northeastern U.S.
A study in Nature warns that National Park System units in the Northeast face greater risk from the combination of potent hurricanes, storm surge, sea-level rise, and flooding than those in other parts of the country.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 8th, 2022 3:00am
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