Tour Fort Union National Monument By Candlelight
Come August 8, you'll be able to roam Fort Union National Monument in New Mexico by candlelight.
- By NPT Staff - July 18th, 2015 2:30am
Latest News
The latest news from around the National Park System.
Joshua Tree National Park Could Grow By 32,000 Acres
More than 30,000 acres near Joshua Tree National Park in California that once were eyed for a landfill are being considered for addition to the national park.
- By NPT Staff - July 17th, 2015 2:30am
20th Annual Gettysburg Music Muster Coming Up In August
Performances by respected and authentic Civil War musicians will fill the air on August 14 and 15 at Gettysburg National Military Park during the 20th Annual Gettysburg Music Muster. These one-of-a-kind performances, played mainly on original instruments, include ballads, Victorian dance music and dance performances, along with fifes, banjo, mandolin, and more.
- By NPT Staff - July 17th, 2015 2:30am
Point Reyes National Seashore Studying Accessibility Issues
Officials at Point Reyes National Seashore in California are taking a look at how accessible their park is to all visitors, a study that will help address accessibility issues across the National Park System.
- By NPT Staff - July 17th, 2015 2:30am
Work Continues To Preserve Apostle Islands National Lakeshore's Lighthouses
Fans of Lake Superior’s historic lighthouses will be glad to know that the “lights of the Apostles” have been receiving a lot of tender loving care.
- By NPT Staff - July 16th, 2015 3:00am
Trails I've Hiked: Cape Final At Grand Canyon National Park
Despite its odd name, Cape Final on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park should not be ignored during your visit to the rim.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 16th, 2015 3:00am
Plein Air Art Show Coming To Rocky Mountain National Park
The Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, in partnership with Rocky Mountain National Park and the Rocky Mountain Conservancy, will hold a special art show and sale August 13-16, at the historic Stanley Hotel Concert Hall.
- By NPT Staff - July 16th, 2015 2:30am
National Park Service Preparing EIS On Future Of Wolves At Isle Royale National Park
With Isle Royale National Park's wolf population perhaps on its last legs, the park is embarking on an environmental impact statement on a "Moose-Wolf-Vegetation Management Plan" that might be too late, at least for the trio of remaining wolves.
Kentucky National Park Pentathlon
First there was Utah's "Mighty Five" campaign to encourage you to visit all the national parks in the Beehive State. Now Kentucky is offering its "Parks Pentathlon" to nudge you to visit the state's five National Park System sites.
- By NPT Staff - July 15th, 2015 2:30am
Civil War Encampment Weekend Returning To James A. Garfield National Historic Site
For the sixth consecutive year, James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Ohio will host a Civil War encampment on its Mentor grounds to commemorate and interpret the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The event will take place at the site this coming weekend. The encampment’s hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. both days.
- By NPT Staff - July 15th, 2015 2:30am
Florida's Latest Invader Could Pose A Threat To Ecosystems Across The Country
At first glance, the latest foreign invader to threaten Florida ecosystems doesn't seem nearly as impressive as Burmese pythons, whose length can exceed twenty feet, or lionfish, whose colorful spines can deliver a venomous sting. Despite its small size, however, the wider impact of the "New Guinea flatworm" could eventually be even more serious than that of the pythons.
- By Jim Burnett - July 14th, 2015 3:30am
Birding In The National Parks: Sapsuckers At Rocky Mountain National Park
There’s more to Rocky Mountain National Park than the extraordinary views from Trail Ridge Road. Willow-choked streams, open meadows, pine forests, and all the edges where those habitats meet make for a park bursting with birding opportunities. After a not particularly spectacular time up in the tundra, I enjoyed a couple wonderful birding days in two very different habitats last month. This is the story of the first of those days.
- By Kirby Adams - July 14th, 2015 3:00am
Yellow-Legged Frogs Being Restored To Yosemite National Park Lakes
Yosemite National Park is restoring the federally endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog to alpine lakes within the park. The yellow-legged frog was once the most common frog in mountain lakes throughout the Sierra Nevada, but introduced predators and diseases caused their population to decline by over 95 percent.
- By NPT Staff - July 14th, 2015 2:30am
Move In Congress To Overturn National Park Service's Ban On Disposable Water Bottles
While water filling stations are becoming commonplace in more and more parks across the National Park System, there are those in Congress who believe the National Park Service's ban on disposable plastic water bottles is unsafe and actually generates more, not less, plastic waste.
- Read more about Move In Congress To Overturn National Park Service's Ban On Disposable Water Bottles
- By NPT Staff - July 13th, 2015 2:30am
Bear Activity Leads To Closure Of Part Of Oak Island At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
A black bear that has been hanging out in the northeastern end of Oak Island at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin has led to a temporary closure of the area.
- By NPT Staff - July 13th, 2015 2:30am
Paving Projects To Temporarily Close Yellowstone National Park Parking Areas
A series of paving projects in Yellowstone National Park will close some parking areas for 24 hours in the coming days. The following list can help you avoid the projects.
- By NPT Staff - July 13th, 2015 2:00am
100-Foot-Fall Proves Fatal To Zion National Park Canyoneer
Negotiating Zion National Park's sandstone canyons via rope, with one rappel followed by another, is an exhilarating experience, but it also can be quite dangerous, as the death of a Las Vegas man demonstrates.
- By NPT Staff - July 12th, 2015 4:39pm
Traveler Housekeeping: Missing Forums And Parkipedia
Due to a technical glitch in the transition to the new site, the forums in the membership area have vanished. We are working to bring them back, and will notify you when they're once again available.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 12th, 2015 9:33am
Op-Ed|National Park Service Has Correct Approach To Bear Viewing At Katmai National Park
For the past 10 years, I have been actively engaged in the discussions about the future of Brooks Camp at Katmai National Park and Preserve and whether or how to implement the plan adopted in 1995 to have the federal government pay to move both Brooks Lodge and the National Park Service facilities to the south side of the Brooks River and out of prime brown bear habitat.
Florida Congressional Offices Want To Block Biscayne National Park's Fisheries Plan
A challenge to Biscayne National Park's efforts to improve the health of their fisheries has been mounted by three of Florida's congressional representatives, including one who has drafted legislation to require state approval before the National Park Service moves to restrict commercial or recreational fishing access in areas of the Great Lakes or U.S. marine waters that it oversees.
2015-06-23_republican_hearing_request_re_biscayne_national_park_gmp_.pdf
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