Parks in the News

Wildfire At Isle Royale Causes Trail And Campground Closures

Early in the afternoon on Saturday, August 13, 2022, Isle Royale National Park staff received reports of a plume of smoke coming from an apparent wildfire burning in the area of Three Mile campground, prompting trail and campground closures.

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By Compiled From N... - August 14th, 2022 3:00pm

Watch California Condors Take Their First Flights

If you're in northern Arizona in late September you can take in the first flights of captive-bred California condors that are going to be released into the wild at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

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By Compiled From N... - August 14th, 2022 2:45am

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Under The Willows: Beavers Partner With National Parks For Landscape Restoration

There are places in the National Park System where beavers are being welcomed into parks to help restore the landscape.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Recent Earthquake Activity Felt At National Park of American Samoa

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is reporting recent earthquake activity detected at American Samoa, including the National Park of American Samoa.

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By NPT Staff - August 13th, 2022 9:30am

Campfire Restrictions Taking Effect At Olympic National Park

Unusually dry forest conditions at Olympic National Park and neighboring Olympic National Forest in Washington state are leading to a campfire restriction that will only allow campfires in metal rings at designated site, campgrounds or picnic areas.

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By Compiled From N... - August 13th, 2022 2:30am

Roads Reopening At Mojave National Preserve After Torrential Rains

Mojave National Preserve, which saw torrential rains bury many of its roads under debris, opened some of the routes Friday while others with more substantial damage remained closed.

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By Compiled From N... - August 12th, 2022 2:17pm

Park Service Awards $7 Million In Inaugural Semiquincentennial Grant Program

The National Park Service has awarded $7 million in the inaugural round of funding for the Semiquincentennial Grant Program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Created by Congress in 2020 and funded through the Historic Preservation Fund, this round of grants will support 17 cultural resource preservation projects across 12 states.

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By Compiled From N... - August 12th, 2022 2:30am

Bears Prompting Closure Of Big Bend's Chisos Basin Campground

Frequent bear activity at Big Bend National Park in Texas is prompted closure beginning at noon Friday of the Chisos Basin Campground and Chisos Basin Group Campground beginning at noon on Friday until further notice.

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By Compiled From N... - August 11th, 2022 4:49pm

Nearly Four Months After Tunnel Fire, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Remains Closed

As wildfires go, the Tunnel Fire that overran Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in April was not headline-grabbing outside of Arizona, but it inflicted enough damage on the park and surrounding national forest lands to keep the monument closed for months.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 11th, 2022 9:29am

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Death Valley Rangers Rescue Stranded Travelers Led Astray By Apps

While a portion of Death Valley National Park reopened Wednesday in the wake of last week's widespread flooding, most of the park remained closed to the public due to road access issues and visitors who figured they could negotiate some areas needed to be rescued by rangers after their rigs became mired down.

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By Compiled From N... - August 10th, 2022 3:00pm

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