Climber Dies Near Summit Of Mount Rainier
A Washington man trying to summit Mount Rainier collapsed and died near the summit of the mountain.
- By Compiled From N... - June 2nd, 2023 2:25pm
Parks in the News
Giant Forest At Sequoia National Park Reopens To Public
The Giant Forest area of Sequoia National Park, home to the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree in the world (by volume), reopened to the public on Friday. The area closed in early March in advance of what would become a catastrophic series of storms. Those storms left behind severe road and infrastructure damage that continues to impact public access.
- By Compiled From N... - June 2nd, 2023 12:50pm
Biden Administration Withdraws Chaco Canyon Area From Energy Development, New Mining Claims
The Biden administration moved Friday to protect the Chaco Canyon area from energy development by withdrawing public lands there from oil and gas leasing and mining claims for a 20-year period.
Permit System Coming For Brooks River Corridor At Katmai National Park
Beginning June 15 and running through Halloween, you'll need a permit to explore the Brooks River Corridor at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska for all activities, except redfish fishery subsistence activities.
- By Compiled From N... - June 2nd, 2023 2:30am
Humans Taking A Toll On Yellowstone Wildlife
Visitors to Yellowstone National Park are taking a toll on the park's wildlife, where in recent days two black bears have been killed by motorists, an elk and a bison were also hit by vehicles, a newborn elk calf was picked up by motorists concerned for its fate, and a bison calf had to be put down after a visitor tried to help it out of the Lamar River so it could catch up with its mother.
- By Compiled From N... - June 1st, 2023 6:55pm
Debt Ceiling Agreement Stands To Be Damaging To National Park Service
Proposed legislation to lift the nation's debt ceiling stands to be damaging to the National Park Service if passed in its current form, according to a budget analyst for the National Parks Conservation Association.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 1st, 2023 5:05pm
National Park Service Moving Ahead To Protect National Mall's Tidal Basin
The National Park Service is moving ahead with work to rehabilitate the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park seawalls at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
- By Compiled From N... - June 2nd, 2023 2:30am
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.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2023 6:45pm
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.
- 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.
- By Lori Sonken - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
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