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Interior Secretary, National Park Service Director Lament Looming Budget Cuts

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 25, 2013 - 3:17pm
Fewer rangers for search-and-rescue missions, closed campgrounds, and possibly more devastating forest fires are facing the National Park Service as a result of the looming budget fiasco, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis said Monday.

Yellowstone National Park 'Crowdsources' Visitor Photos To Help Study Wolf Disease, Dynamics

Submitted by Ruffin Prevost on February 25, 2013 - 2:36am
The next time you visit Yellowstone National Park and manage to snap a great wolf photo, you could also be helping researchers as they monitor everything from infectious diseases to breeding habits among the elusive animals.

Windows On Nature: The Ten Best National Park Webcam Sites In America

Submitted by David and Kay Scott on February 24, 2013 - 2:14am
Webcams provide us with windows on the world. They allow armchair travelers to follow activity outside a Dublin pub, monitor traffic on San Francisco’s Bay Bridge, and check on what’s happening at the International Space Station. Webcams also provide windows on nature, some of the best of which comes by way of cameras stationed in our national parks.

Updated: Yellowstone National Park Winter-Use Plan Favors "Transportation Events" For Snowmobiles, Snowcoaches

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 22, 2013 - 3:00am
A preferred winter-use plan for Yellowstone National Park revolves around "transportation events" to control the daily numbers of snowcoaches and snowmobiles negotiating the park's roads.

Visitor Access To Yellowstone, Cape Cod, Grand Canyon, Other National Parks Could Be Limited By Looming Sequestration

Submitted by NPT Staff on February 20, 2013 - 8:38am
Failure by Congress to avert a sweeping budget cut across all government agencies stands to will cut your views of the Grand Canyon, limit your access to Cape Cod National Seashore's beaches, and delay the opening of Yellowstone National Park this spring.

Yellowstone Association Offering Full-Tuition Scholarships For Teachers To Attend Field Seminars

Submitted by NPT Staff on February 12, 2013 - 2:28am
Teachers interested in field programs in Yellowstone National Park are being encouraged to apply for full-tuition scholarships to attend Yellowstone Association seminars.

Reader Participation Day: Will Expanded Wi-Fi Enhance The National Park Experience?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 6, 2013 - 2:45am
Will expanded wireless service for cellphones and the Internet enhance your national park experience, or will it clutter it with a technological Disneyification of the parks, one that will detract from, not add to, the national park experience?

Yellowstone National Park Plans To Boost Campground Fees 30 Percent

Submitted by NPT Staff on February 5, 2013 - 2:22am
It likely will be a bit pricier to pitch your tent in the front-country of Yellowstone National Park this summer, as park officials are proposing to boost nightly fees by 30 percent at campgrounds they operate as of May 1.

Wolverine Proposed For Listing As A Threatened Species, Could Affect Yellowstone Winter Use

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 4, 2013 - 2:29am
Yellowstone National Park officials are monitoring the proposed listing of the wolverine as a threatened species, and will determine whether they need to reconsider snow travel over Sylvan Pass if the listing becomes formal.

Updated: National Park Concessionaires Want Expanded Cellphone, Internet Service In The Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on January 31, 2013 - 10:11am
Calling spotty, and in many places non-existent, cellphone and Internet service in the National Park System a possible "irritant that adversely shapes memories of a park visit," the National Park Hospitality Association is pushing the National Park Service to greatly expand the service across the system.