Fostering the Next Generation of Scientists
The EcoLogik Camp at Cabrillo National Monument is a specialized STEM program for girls that turns the park into a living laboratory.
- By Kim O'Connell - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Parks in the News
Inflation Reduction Act Carries Benefits For National Park Service
Conservation groups are applauding Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which carries about $1 billion for the National Park Service to hire more staff and continue to prepare for climate change.
- By NPT Staff - August 9th, 2022 2:30am
Donation Brings Accessible Carriage To Acadia National Park
A donation has enabled Friends of Acadia to purchase a wheelchair accessible carriage for tours on the historic carriage roads of Acadia National Park in Maine.
- By NPT Staff - August 9th, 2022 2:30am
Flooding Closes Southern Half Of Joshua Tree National Park
Flooding tied to monsoonal rains, which already have closed Death Valley National Park and Mojave National Preserve, on Monday forced closure of the southern portion of Joshua Tree National Park in California.
- By Compiled From N... - August 8th, 2022 8:44pm
Wanted: Those Who Destroyed Shorebird Egg At Gateway National Recreation Area
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the conviction of those who destroyed an American oystercatcher egg at Gateway National Recreation Area in New York.
- By Compiled From N... - August 8th, 2022 9:59am
NPS Issues Concession Prospectus For Death Valley National Park
In late spring the National Park Service released a prospectus for the Death Valley National Park concession at Stovepipe Wells Village. The concession offers lodging, food and beverage, gas, and retail at the only NPS-owned commercial complex within the park. The national park’s three other major facilities, the Inn at Death Valley, the Ranch at Death Valley, and Panamint Springs Resort, are each inholdings, privately-owned land within the park.
- By David and Kay Scott - August 8th, 2022 2:30am
Death Valley Flooding: 1,000-Year Event
A three-hour rainstorm that dumped nearly 1.5 inches of rain on Death Valley National Park, causing widespread flooding that tore up roads, blew out water systems, and shut down the park, has been classified as a 1,000-year event by the National Weather Service.
- By NPT Staff - August 7th, 2022 4:12pm
Yellowstone Forever Taking Donations To Help Park Recover From Historic Flooding
More than $1 million has been raised in donations for recovery efforts at Yellowstone National Park through the park's philanthropic partner, Yellowstone Forever.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 7th, 2022 2:45am
Repairing The Parks In The Age Of Climate Change
Climate-change driven events are proving costly for the National Park Service, as impacts from drought, flooding, and landslides in just the past year are expected to cost nearly $2 billion to address, and that comes on top of hundreds of millions of dollars the agency unexpectedly needed from Congress in the past decade to address other weather-related impacts.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2024 3:37pm
Assessment Of Flood Damage At Death Valley National Park Underway
As Saturday dawned over Death Valley National Park the impacts of flooding the day before could be seen in most directions: extensive debris flows of mud and gravel, undercut roads with asphalt damage, broken water lines. Overhead, aircraft searched for any stranded vehicles in remote areas of the 3.4-million-acre park, while down below law enforcement provided escorts for visitors who were leaving the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2022 1:13pm
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