Parks in the News

Mojave National Preserve's York Fire Approaching 80,000 Acres In Size

High winds and hot temperatures were combining to drive the York Fire, a nearly 80,000-acre blaze ignited in Mojave National Preserve in California that was being fought by nearly 300 firefighters Monday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 31st, 2023 9:30am

Concerns Raised Over Proposed $100 Million Cut In LWCF Funding For Local Communities

The Land and Water Conservation Fund was established to address a number of recreation-related issues across the country. Among them is providing funds to local communities for improving recreational opportunities in their backyards.

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By NPT Staff - July 31st, 2023 2:30am

Op-Ed | The “Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act” Is Still An Imminent Threat To Wilderness

I recently wrote an op-ed calling the proposed “Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act” (PARC Act, H.R.1380) an imminent threat to Wilderness. In response, members of the Access Fund, the group behind the bill, have been contacting individual publishers, pressuring them to pull the piece.

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By NPT Staff - July 31st, 2023 2:30am

Monitoring Kīlauea With Ocean Noise

Ocean swells are constantly occurring across the Earth’s oceans. These swells interact with the ocean crust below, creating continuous ocean noise that travels all over the Earth, including through our active volcanoes here in Hawaii. Because ocean noise signals are always being generated, scientists can use these seismic sources to identify small changes occurring in the Earth’s crust over time.

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By NPT Staff - July 31st, 2023 2:30am

Cougar Attacks Youngster At Olympic National Park

A hunt was on Sunday morning in Olympic National Park for a cougar that attacked an eight-year-old camping at Lake Angeles, in the park's Heart O' the Hills area.

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By Compiled From N... - July 30th, 2023 2:57pm

National Park System Expansion Key To Biodiversity Protection

Strategically expanding the National Park System could help build a rich biodiverse conservation system across the country.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2023 3:21pm

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Old-Growth Trees, Some Dating To 17th Century, Protected At New River Gorge

Old trees, some dating to the 17th century, long protected in land now occupied by New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia, are being inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network.

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By Compiled From N... - July 30th, 2023 2:30am

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Here's A Mind-Boggling Calculation For The Colorado River Basin

Climate-change is being blamed for the loss of roughly 10 trillion gallons of water — an amount roughly equal to the capacity of Lake Mead — from the Colorado River Basin from 2000 to 2021.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 30th, 2023 2:30am

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: A Destination Along The Way To Your Destination

If you find yourself on the west side of Washington state, heading up the I-5 Corridor toward your intended destination of one of Washington’s three national parks, you should consider stopping for a day, or even just a half day, at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to soak in a little history and a look back into Washington’s fur trading and aviation pasts.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 21st, 2024 9:26am

Ancient, And Big, Shark Tooth Found At Cape Lookout National Seashore

Will a massive shark tooth spur a throng of beachcombers to Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina?

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By Compiled From N... - July 29th, 2023 2:30am

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