Shenandoah National Park Sets Events For 2022 Veterans Day Observance
Shenandoah National Park has announced plans for their 2022 Veterans Day observance.
- By Compiled From N... - October 28th, 2022 3:00am
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Apply To Be A Community Volunteer Ambassador And Work In A National Park
The Volunteers-In-Parks Program is now recruiting paid interns for the 2023 February Cohort of the Community Volunteer Ambassador program!
- By Compiled From N... - October 28th, 2022 8:15am
Annual Winter Season Closures To Begin Next Month At Yellowstone
The West, South and East entrances and nearly all roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to regular vehicle traffic Nov. 1. The park annually closes roads at this time of year to prepare them for the winter season and snowmobile and snowcoach travel, which will begin Dec. 15. The last day for visitors to drive most roads will be Monday, Oct. 31.
- By Compiled From N... - October 27th, 2022 3:00am
Great Smoky Mountains Temporarily Closes Trails In Gatlinburg Area Due To Bear Activity
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials temporarily closed the Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center, and also the Twin Creeks Trail between Gatlinburg and the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center. Both trails are closed due to a large concentration of black bears feeding on acorns.
- By Compiled From N... - October 27th, 2022 3:00am
Organizations Calling On Congress To Take Measures To Reopen Vicksburg National Military Park
Preservation and conservation organizations, led by the nonprofit American Battlefield Trust, are calling on Congress to take measures to reopen huge portions of Vicksburg National Military Park that have been closed for nearly three years following catastrophic damage caused by torrential rainfalls in early 2020.
It Might Cost More To Take Ranger III To Isle Royale In 2023
If you're planning to ride Ranger III to Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior next year, it might cost you a little more than it did this year.
- By Compiled From N... - October 26th, 2022 2:30am
Trail Ridge Road At Rocky Mountain National Park Closed For Winter
Winter has claimed Trail Ridge Road across the roof of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado for the rest of the winter.
- By Compiled From N... - October 25th, 2022 2:30am
$50 Million Restoration Plan Unveiled For Jacob Riis Bathhouse At Gateway NRA
An Art Deco gem of Gateway National Recreation Area, the historic bathhouse in Jacob Riis Park in New York, will be restored and reopened under a $50 million agreement reached with the National Park Service.
- By Compiled From N... - October 23rd, 2022 2:30am
Air Tour Management Plans Adopted For Arches, Canyonlands, And Natural Bridges
Air tour management plans for Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Natural Bridges National Monument in southeastern Utah have been completed by the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration.
- By Compiled From N... - October 23rd, 2022 10:31am
Wilderness Stewardship Plan Being Developed For Isle Royale National Park
Staff at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan are crafting a Wilderness Stewardship Plan to outline strategies for preserving wilderness character, including the treatment of cultural resources in wilderness.
- By NPT Staff - October 22nd, 2022 2:45am
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