Explore Denali National Park By Ice Lantern This Winter
Ice lanterns? They will light your way on a winter stroll in Denali National Park in Alaska on December 21.
- By NPT Staff - December 10th, 2015 2:30am
Parks in the News
Backcountry Use In National Parks: Big Increase In Some, Decrease In Others
Two of the greatest backcountry trips I had this year involved float trips in Dinosaur National Monument and Canyonlands National Park. Why? The solitude. Outside of our own small groups, it was as if we had the parks to ourselves.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 9th, 2015 3:00am
Open The New Year With A View From Cape Lookout Light
Now here's a fun way to open the new year -- with a view from the top of the Cape Lookout National Seashore lighthouse.
- By NPT Staff - December 9th, 2015 2:30am
Yellowstone National Park Wolf Population Holding Steady, Healthy
Twenty years after wolves were returned to Yellowstone National Park, the apex predators have carved territories out of most of the park, are maintaining a population around 100 animals, and are healthy, according to the park's latest report on the canines.
- By Patrick Cone - December 10th, 2015 10:31am
Mesa Verde National Park Looking To Remove Horses, Cattle
Over the years, feral horses and cattle have found their way into Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, and now park officials are working on a plan to remove them and see that they don't return.
- By NPT Staff - December 8th, 2015 3:00am
New Website Tracks History Of Voyageurs National Park Region
A website focusing on the history of the region that today encompasses Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota holds stories, photographs, and maps of the region to trace that past.
- By NPT Staff - December 8th, 2015 2:30am
Comment Extended For Grand Teton National Park's Moose-Wilson Corridor Plan
Another month has been tacked onto the public comment period for Grand Teton National Park's Moose-Wilson Corridor Draft Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, a plan so controversial enough to prompt Wyoming's governor to summon the park superintendent to Cheyenne for a closed-door meeting.
- By NPT Staff - December 8th, 2015 2:00am
A Year-Long Centennial Celebration At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
From New Year’s Day 2016 through December 31, 2016, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will celebrate its centennial anniversary, and everyone is invited to join the celebration.
- By NPT Staff - December 7th, 2015 3:00am
Federal Transportation Bill Carries Significant Increase For National Park Infrastructure Needs
Weary roads in the National Park System stand to benefit from the federal transportation bill passed last week, as it carries an 18 percent increase in funding for the National Park Service, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.
- By NPT Staff - December 7th, 2015 2:30am
Male Mountain Lion Captured At Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
How many male mountain lions are roaming Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California? That's the question wildlife biologists hope to answer after recently capturing an adult male.
- By NPT Staff - December 7th, 2015 2:30am
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