Parks in the News

National Park Service Again Reversing Hunting Regs On National Preserves In Alaska

Once again the National Park Service is moving to reverse itself on hunting and trapping regulations in national preserves in Alaska, moving to ban controversial sport hunting practices such as using donuts or grease-soaked bread to lure bears within range.

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

National Parks Are Vital In Recovering Threatened And Endangered Species

Though national parks can play vital roles in helping species move off the threatened and endangered species lists, the challenges are mounting.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 25th, 2024 9:38am

GAOA Funds Will Be Used At Cape Cod National Seashore To Restore Landscapes

More than $8 million in Great American Outdoors Act funds will be used at Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts to demolish unnecessary structures and restore landscapes to their natural contours.

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By Compiled From N... - January 5th, 2023 2:30am

National Park Service Working To Bolster Special Agent Ranks

Top National Park Service officials say they are working to bolster the ranks of special agents in the National Park System, and has formed a task force to examine the matter and propose solutions.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 5th, 2023 1:42pm

Details Of Investigation Into Foot Found In Yellowstone Hot Spring Released

In the days leading up to the discovery of a partial foot floating in a sneaker in a Yellowstone National Park hot spring, two shoe soles were pulled from the spring, possible clues that the California man linked to the foot might have fallen into the pool as much as a week before the foot was discovered.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 4th, 2023 1:08pm

Bar Harbor Sued Over Effort To Reduce Cruise Ship Traffic

Bar Harbor, the main gateway to Acadia National Park in Maine, has been sued over local efforts to reduce cruise ship arrivals.

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By NPT Staff - January 4th, 2023 5:13am

Hunters Asked To Help Rid Axis Deer From Big Thicket National Preserve

Hunters who hold a valid license in Texas and have a permit for hunting in the Big Sandy Creek Unit of Big Thicket National Preserve can take as many nonnative axis deer that they come across.

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By Compiled From N... - January 3rd, 2023 2:30am

New Philadelphia National Historic Site

The patch of rural Illinois holds no visible clues to the pre-Civil War history of the landscape, but it is enveloped in stories of aspiration, self-determination, and independence. Here, in western Illinois, not far from the Mississippi River, was where Frank McWorter envisioned a new life for former slaves like himself.

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By Compiled From N... - January 2nd, 2023 2:30am

Dramatic Decline In Winter Bird Populations In Acadia National Park

Since 1971 there has been a drastic decline of the winter bird populations seen in Acadia National Park in Maine, according to a new study.

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By NPT Staff - January 2nd, 2023 2:30am

Water Worries: Threatened and Endangered Cultural Sites

The cascading effects of climate change, including increasing rain events and rising seas, are causing challenges for cultural resource managers throughout the national park system.

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By Kim O'Connell - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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