Parks in the News

Hawaii Man Who Helped Yellowstone Calf Pays $1,000+ In Fines And Fees

A Hawaii man who helped a bison calf in Yellowstone National Park move away from the Lamar River was fined $500 and saddled with another $540 in fees Wednesday after pleading guilty to one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening, or intentionally disturbing wildlife.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2023 6:45pm

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Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Man On Blue Ridge Parkway

Blue Ridge Parkway rangers were seeking information Wednesday regarding a hit-and-run incident that killed a 33-year-old North Carolina man.

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By Compiled From N... - May 31st, 2023 12:27pm

Scientists Grappling With Wildlife Diseases Across The National Park System

Across the National Park System, scientists and biologists are working in parks — above and below ground, and in the ocean — to cure wildlife diseases.

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By Lori Sonken - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

UPDATE | Debt Ceiling Deal Would Clear The Way For Mountain Valley Pipeline

A deal between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, if approved by Congress, would clear the way for the Mountain Valley Pipeline between West Virginia and Virginia that has been held up by environmental hurdles.

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By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2023 9:51am

Boating Accident Leaves One Dead At Cape Lookout National Seashore

A boating accident at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina left one man dead.

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By Compiled From N... - May 29th, 2023 2:16pm

Did George Washington Shoot This Very Bullet At A Foe? Here’s What We Know

It was a short skirmish, perhaps just 15 minutes, but it left 10 French soldiers dead, precipitated the French and Indian War, and perhaps was instigated by a young, brash George Washington.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2023 2:30am

National Park Service Struggles With Feral Horses

In a coastal landscape of Spanish moss-draped live oaks, salt marshes, and white sand beaches, a land that offers nesting habitat for loggerhead sea turtles, is crawling with armadillos, and feeds Red knots, a threatened bird species, and wood storks, horses are incongruous.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 27th, 2024 1:30pm

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Harry A. Butowsky, Long-Tenured National Park Historian, Gone At 78

Following an extended illness, Dr. Harry Butowsky, formerly with the National Park Service History Division, passed away May 6 at his home in Reston, Virginia. He was 78.

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By Alfred Runte - May 28th, 2023 3:00am

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Shenandoah National Park's Backcountry Campsite Reservations Moving To Recreation.Gov

Shenandoah National Park is planning to move its backcountry campsite reservation system to recreation.gov, a move park officials say will enable them to better understand backcountry use and allow users to better plan their trips in advance.

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By Compiled From N... - May 28th, 2023 2:30am

Trails I’ve Hiked: Kīlauea Iki Trail

Imagine a lake of bright yellow-orange lava with a molten fountain gushing 1,900 feet (580m) in the air. Now imagine walking across a smoothed solid rock surface where that lava lake once churned, guided by ahu (rock cairns) past a tall cinder cone as you aim toward the other side. That’s the experience of the Kīlauea Iki Trail in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

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By Rebecca Latson - May 27th, 2023 3:00am

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