Rocky Mountain National Park Sets Visitation Record For 2015
Add Rocky Mountain National Park to the 4 million club. Four million visitors, that is.
- By NPT Staff - January 21st, 2016 2:00am
Parks in the News
UPDATED: Draft Of "Grand Bargain" For Utah Public Lands Draws Attacks
Legislation that addresses the use of 18 million acres of public lands in Utah contains "something for everyone to like, and something for everyone to hate," U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop said Wednesday while publicly releasing the 65-page measure he believes can gain congressional passage this year.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 20th, 2016 1:50pm
GAO Report: NPS Revenues Up, But Not Keeping Pace With Inflation
It's a good news, bad news story. The good news is that the National Park Service's revenues increased 15 percent between 2005 and 2014. The bad news is that the increase didn't keep up with inflation, and in the end total funding for the agency actually went down by 3 percent, according to an investigation by the General Accounting Office.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 20th, 2016 2:30am
UPDATED: Petition Drive To Keep Historic Names In Yosemite National Park Gaining Momentum
A petition drive launched soon after Yosemite National Park officials said they would change the names of historic lodges rather than entertain DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite Inc.'s request for $51 million in exchange for the trademarks and other intellectual property is gaining momentum.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2016 1:13pm
What Will Rep. Rob Bishop's "Grand Bargain" Offer The Public Lands Kingdom?
For more than a little while U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, has been working with Utah counties and associated stakeholders on a plan for public lands: which might be open to energy development, which might be protected as jewels in the public lands kingdom. On Wednesday, the congressman is expected to reveal his plan in Salt Lake City at the Capitol.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2016 3:00am
Study To Determine Whether Congaree National Park Should Have More Wilderness
A study should be wrapped up later this month into whether lands added to Congaree National Park since 2003 are eligible to be designated as official wilderness.
- By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2016 3:00am
Record Number Toured Wind Cave National Park's Underground In 2015
A number of National Park System units saw record visitation last year, and among them was Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, where more than 109,000 visitors went underground.
- By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2016 2:00am
Listening To Glaciers...Under Water At Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
What sort of sounds do glaciers make, under water? Check out this video made at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska.
- By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2016 2:00am
Montana Man Had Little Time To React To Grizzly Attack
Lance Crosby, out for a morning hike on a forested mountainside above the Lake development in Yellowstone National Park, apparently had little time to react when a sow grizzly charged him last summer, according to an investigation into his fatal mauling.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 17th, 2016 2:20pm
Fatal Grizzly Mauling In Yellowstone National Park Highlights Need For Better Safety Practices By Hikers
Being attacked by a bear while hiking the backcountry of Yellowstone, Grand Teton, or Glacier national parks no doubt is near the top of concerns of most hikers, but not enough are taking adequate precautions when they venture into the bears' realm.
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