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BLM Considering Proposal To Expand Coal Mine Near Bryce Canyon National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 14, 2011 - 2:21am
A year after Utah's only coal strip mine opened near Bryce Canyon National Park, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is considering a proposal to greatly expand the operation to more than 3,500 acres.

"3" Might Not Seem Like Much, But It's A Record For Condor Chicks At Grand Canyon National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on November 12, 2011 - 2:49am
It's a single digit, one not overly impressive, but when you consider the number of California condor chicks hatched in the wild at Grand Canyon National Park, "three" is record-setting.

Bryce Canyon National Park Schedules Open House To Discuss Transportation Plan

Submitted by NPT Staff on November 6, 2011 - 1:59am
How Bryce Canyon National Park can best be served by a transportation plan is a topic up for consideration at the Utah park.

Massive Landslide in Utah Cuts Off One Route To Cedar Breaks National Monument

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 12, 2011 - 3:55pm
A massive landslide, possibly 1,700 feet wide by as much as 100 feet deep in places shoved a Utah highway 100-150 feet downhill, indefinitely closing off one route to Cedar Breaks National Monument.

Lightning Strike Kills Visitor at Bryce Canyon National Park

Submitted by Anonymous on August 22, 2011 - 7:35am
A German visitor who was trying to seek shelter from a thunderstorm at Bryce Canyon National Park was killed when lightning struck the Ponderosa pine he was standing under.

Bryce Canyon National Park To Explore Ways To Expand Transportation Options

Submitted by Anonymous on August 15, 2011 - 1:47am
Bryce Canyon National Park, which has offered visitors a shuttle system since 2000, is launching work on a new transportation plan.

Mark Your Calendar: 2nd Bryce Canyon National Park Geology Festival July 28-30

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 17, 2011 - 1:16am
People the world over head to Bryce Canyon National Park to marvel in its geology. Once a year the park formally celebrates that geology, and this year the park's annual Geology Festival falls on July 28-30.

Artist Setting Out To "Paint the National Parks"

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 7, 2011 - 1:21am
Following in the footsteps, and brushstrokes, of Frederick Church, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran, a New York-based painter plans to spend the next few months exploring the National Park System and "painting the national parks."

National Park Road Trip 2011: Bryce Canyon National Park

Submitted by David and Kay Scott on May 24, 2011 - 1:44am
Having fled the snowy North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, our intrepid lodging experts, touring the West to update their book, "The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges," find themselves...at snowy Bryce Canyon National Park.

For Women Only: 5 Percent Discount On National Park Treks With Call of the Wild

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 27, 2011 - 2:36am
Sorry guys, this offer isn't for you...unless you want to treat your wife, girlfriend, or sister to a "women only" guided trek through some of the West's national park landscapes.