National Park Service Continues To Talk Climate Change Despite Administration's Position
Is the National Park Service an outlier in the Trump administration when it comes to climate change?
Climate Change
President's Energy Plan, Scrapping Of Obama Climate Action Plan Draw Criticisms
President Trump's executive order Tuesday calling for a ramp-up in coal production from federal lands and a scrapping of President Obama's Climate Action Plan was quickly criticized by conservation and environmental organizations. Unclear, however, was how the move might directly impact national parks and the National Park Service's climate change initiatives.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 28th, 2017 3:57pm
Rep. Grijalva Wants Interior Secretary To Testify On Trump Budget
How will Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spread a 12 percent budget cut, if directed so by Congress, across his department and its agencies, including the National Park Service? That's a question U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva wants an answer to "as soon as possible," and he's made that point in a letter asking House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop to call the secretary before the full committee.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 22nd, 2017 12:21pm
Changes Proposed For Oceanside Campground At Assateague Island National Seashore
The National Park Service is preparing an Environmental Assessment in support of a new flexible design strategy for relocating campsites at its Oceanside Campground that are lost or repeatedly damaged by coastal storm events. Several new locations within the developed area on Assateague Island will be considered.
- By NPT Staff - March 3rd, 2017 3:00am
Colorado River Flows Will Keep Shrinking As Climate Warms
Warming in the 21st century reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet, about the amount of water used by 2 million people for one year, according to new research.
- By NPT Staff - February 24th, 2017 11:22am
UPDATED: "Unofficial" National Park Service Twitter Accounts Challenge Trump Administration
This national park Twitter feed ain't rogue. It might better be viewed as "the resistance."
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 25th, 2017 5:34pm
Glacial Change In Alaska National Parks Tracked In Interactive Story Map
The retreat of glaciers in Alaska, like Kennicott, can be explored in a story map produced by the National Park Service. The site features maps, measurements, and videos that show how glaciers across the state have changed since the middle of the 20th century.
- By NPT Staff - January 6th, 2017 2:00am
Small Alpine Insects Are Big Messengers Of Climate Change At Glacier National Park
Two rare alpine insects – native to the northern Rocky Mountains and dependent on cold waters of glacier and snowmelt-fed alpine streams – are imperiled due to climate warming induced glacier and snow loss according to a study by the U.S. Geological Survey and its partners.
- By NPT Staff - December 8th, 2016 2:00am
Study Shows Multi-Billion-Dollar Value Of Carbon Storage In Mangroves
When it comes to storing carbon, scientists have put a price tag on the value of mangroves in Everglades National Park, and it’s in the billions.
- By NPT Staff - November 25th, 2016 3:00am
Parks Canada Striving To Help Whitebark Pines Avoid Extinction
Whitebark pines, a keystone species that can impact spring runoff, nourish grizzly bears when they most need protein, and provide feasts for other wildlife, face a variety of threats, from climate change to a fungal disease. So important are these trees that researchers with Parks Canada are working to raise a veritable disease-resilient forest of whitebark pines.
- By NPT Staff - October 28th, 2016 2:30am
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