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Whiskey Bend Road In Olympic National Park Reopens To The Public

Submitted by NPT Staff on January 13, 2012 - 2:57am
Whiskey Bend Road, the 4.5-mile road that connects Olympic Hot Springs Road to the Whiskey Bend trailhead in Olympic National Park, has reopened to public vehicle access.

House GOP Expected To Resume Push To Exempt Border Patrol From Environmental Laws Across National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on January 9, 2012 - 2:08am
When Congress returns to Washington later this month, watch for Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee to resume a push to exempt the Border Patrol from a wide variety of environmental and National Park Service regulations.

Birding in the National Parks: Chasing The Snowy Owl

Submitted by Kirby Adams on January 3, 2012 - 2:31am
The United States has been invaded. None of the presidential candidates are talking about it and I haven’t even seen it mentioned on the national news reports yet. Birders, however, are well aware of this invasion and we welcome our new owl overlords.

Olympic National Park To Revise Spruce Railroad Trail Expansion Project

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 26, 2011 - 2:59am
Officials at Olympic National Park saty they will revise an environmental assessment prepared on a proposal to expand and improve the Spruce Railroad Trail along Lake Crescent and in the Sol Duc area.

With Salmon Runs Ending, Work Resumes On Demolishing Dams At Olympic National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on December 18, 2011 - 2:06am
Call it a mix of good news and bad news. On the upside, contractors removing dams along the Elwha River at Olympic National Park are getting a two-week head start on the work. The downside is that that early start is made possible by the end of chum salmon runs up the river.

Reader Participation Day: Why Are National Parks So Controversial?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 7, 2011 - 2:17am
Why are national parks so dang controversial?

Glacier National Park Not Taking Lead From Olympic National Park On Mountain Goats

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 28, 2011 - 2:03am
While Olympic National Park is facing a multi-million-dollar lawsuit over the fatal goring of a hiker by a mountain goat and has implemented regulations designed to ward off future run-ins with the goats, at goat-rich Glacier National Park officials are not altering their regulations.

No Razor Clam Harvest At Olympic National Park Until Spring

Submitted by NPT Staff on November 20, 2011 - 2:44am
Poor overall populations of razor clams, and recent downward trends in those populations, have prompted Olympic National Park officials to cancel the fall and winter clamming season at Kalaloch.

Family of Man Killed By Mountain Goat in Olympic National Park Sues National Park Service

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 2, 2011 - 4:56pm
The family of a man gored to death by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park a year ago has sued the National Park Service for wrongful death, arguing the park staff knew the animal was a danger to hikers but failed to do anything about it.

Public Access To Lake Aldwell Near Olympic National Park Closed Due To Dam Removal

Submitted by Anonymous on October 23, 2011 - 1:55am
Tearing down dams is no easy job, and to do it safely requires some public access closures from time to time. One of those times has arrived at Olympic National Park, where they've closed the Lake Aldwell area to the public while work continues on taking down the Elwha Dam.