Photography In The National Parks: Shooting From The Car, Is It The Best Way To Get The Money Shot?
Is it unethical to photograph park wildlife from your car?
- By Deby Dixon - November 12th, 2013 7:12pm
Grand Teton National Park
Seeing The Parks By Webcam During The Shutdown
Among the many casualties of the government shutdown are some of the popular webcam views of locations around the National Park System, since NPS and some other government web services have been disabled for the duration of the dispute. If you enjoy the ability to check in on favorite park locations via those cameras, all is not lost, however, and we'll provide some tips about park webcam views provided by non-government sources.
- By Jim Burnett - October 13th, 2013 3:15am
Elite National Park Service Helicopter Unit Marks Forty Years Of Service
News of a dramatic rescue via helicopter in a national park often involves locations like Yosemite or Grand Teton National Parks, but there's also an elite National Park Service helicopter rescue team based in the East. This year marks 40 years of service by the United States Park Police (USPP) Aviation Unit, and the group has been involved in some unusual and high-profile incidents
- By Jim Burnett - September 22nd, 2013 3:15am
Bears Out In Force In Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Teton National Parks
Earlier this month Yellowstone National Park officials issued a release warning that grizzly bears very possibly would be active in their search for food this fall and humans should be especially alert. Well, it seems the bears took that message to heart.
- By NPT Staff - September 21st, 2013 2:15am
Beware Of Bears In Search Of Meals In Western National Parks
Fall is speeding our way, and for wildlife, that means it's time to pack on the calories. In western national parks such as Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Glacier, that means bears are on the prowl looking for some good meals.
- By NPT Staff - September 15th, 2013 2:30am
Plane Crash In Grand Teton National Park Kills Two
A small, single-engine plane crashed in Grand Teton National Park on Wednesday, killing two people on board.
- By NPT Staff - September 11th, 2013 3:57pm
Colorado Man Dies In Fall At Grand Teton National Park
A Colorado man searching for a campsite after a storm with pelting rain and hail fell to his death in Grand Teton National Park a day before he hoped to summit the Grand Teton.
- By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2013 8:08pm
Guest Column: Pondering The Proposal To Remove ESA Protection From Gray Wolves
Earlier this summer the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to remove Endangered Species Act protection from the gray wolf. In this guest column, ecologist Barbara Moritsch, author of The Soul of Yosemite: Finding, Defending, and Saving the Valley's Sacred Wild Nature, questions that decision.
- By Barbara Moritsch - September 16th, 2013 10:20am
Fall In The National Parks: A Perfect Season For Catching The Wild Side Of The Park System
Wonderment and joy unfold in the national parks come fall when the wild kingdom becomes more visible, literally voicing the call of the wild in parks such as Great Smoky Mountains or Rocky Mountain or winging overhead in any number of parks.
- By NPT Staff - August 28th, 2013 3:00am
Wisconsin Climber Partially Buried By Rockslide In Grand Teton National Park
A 54-year-old Wisconsin man sustained multiple traumatic injuries when he was buried Tuesday by a rockfall in the South Fork of Garnet Canyon in Grand Teton National Park.
- By NPT Staff - August 27th, 2013 6:10pm
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