Parks in the News

Grand Canyon National Park To Get New Shuttle Buses

A new shuttle bus fleet is coming to Grand Canyon National Park thanks to a grant of $27.5 million fro the U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Highway Administration.

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By NPT Staff - July 7th, 2023 2:30am

Yosemite National Park Holding Second Public Comment Period On How To Improve Access

After receiving nearly 7,000 comments during the first public comment period on ways to improve access and the visitor experience at Yosemite National Park, the National Park Service is staging another comment period to gather more input.

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By Compiled From N... - July 7th, 2023 10:39am

Salmon Habitat Improvements Continuing At Muir Woods National Monument

Muir Woods National Monument, a setting of towering trees, also harbors an overlooked habitat that is valuable to endangered coho salmon. Enhancing this habitat is the focus on a stream project set to begin next week.

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By Compiled From N... - July 6th, 2023 2:30am

Improvements Approved For Shark Valley In Everglades National Park

A plan to improve parking and cope with flooding at Shark Valley in Everglades National Park in Florida is moving forward after National Park Service staff determined there would be no adverse environmental impacts.

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By Compiled From N... - July 6th, 2023 2:30am

Windstorm Batters Yellowstone National Park

A powerful windstorm raked the southern half of Yellowstone National Park, downing hundreds of trees and knocking out commercial power for about a day.

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By Compiled From N... - July 5th, 2023 3:31pm

How Does Yellowstone's Eruption Compare To Others?

The Yellowstone volcanic system has hosted some very large eruptions. But there have been much larger volcanic explosions in geologic history—including several in the western USA!

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By NPT Staff - July 5th, 2023 3:22pm

Cedar Breaks Wildflower Festival Starts Friday

A weeklong celebration of high country wildflowers kicks off Friday at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah, where the Cedar Breaks Wildflower Festival highlights the many beautiful species of wildflowers (some found nowhere else in the world) that bloom each year in the park’s subalpine environment along the rim of the Cedar Breaks Amphitheater.

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By Compiled From N... - July 4th, 2023 3:00am

Buffalo Field Campaign Wants 50,000 Yellowstone Bison, Tribal Co-Stewardship

A group that long has questioned how the National Park Service manages bison at Yellowstone National Park wants to see tribal entities given co-stewardship of the iconic animals along with seeing their numbers rise 10-fold to 50,000 in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

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By NPT Staff - July 4th, 2023 3:00am

Grand Canyon Hiker Dies In Heat "Well Over 100 Degrees Fahrenheit"

Heat "well over 100° Fahrenheit" very possibly played a role in the death of a 57-year-old hiker at Grand Canyon National Park.

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By Compiled From N... - July 3rd, 2023 3:28pm

Road Through Lassen Volcanic National Park Now Open

The 30-mile highway through Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California has opened for the summer season, though sections might seem like winter. A higher-than-average snowpack slowed operations, but through the hard work of National Park Service and Caltrans road crews, the road has been fully cleared. Visitors to the park should prepare for winter conditions at higher elevations, and possible delays due to ongoing road work.

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By Compiled From N... - July 3rd, 2023 3:00am

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