Parks in the News

Man Sentenced To Prison For Sexual Assault In Lake Mead National Recreation Area

At an 8th District Court (NV) hearing in July 2022, Nicholas Ryan Floyd was ordered to serve 20-55 years in prison, with earliest parole possibility in 2042. This outcome was the result of the bravery of the young survivor of Floyd's crimes, and a determined investigation by Special Agents of the NPS Investigative Services Branch.

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By Compiled From N... - November 26th, 2022 7:35am

Around The Parks: NPS Seeking Public Comment

The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input on several different issues for different national parks. Public comment is a way for you to inform the NPS on whether or not you like their plans and if you have any suggestions for the agency.

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By Compiled From N... - November 25th, 2022 3:00am

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"Narrows" Trip Leaves One Dead At Zion National Park

A pre-Thanksgiving trip through the Narrows at Zion National Park ended in tragedy when a 31-year-old woman died less than two miles from the end.

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By Compiled From N... - November 24th, 2022 5:42pm

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Thanksgiving Weekend In Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks

Planning on a little trip over the Thanksgiving holiday to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks? Thanksgiving weekend is a busy time, at a time of year when some services and attractions are closed for the winter. Planning will help to ensure a safe and enjoyable trip.

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By Compiled From N... - November 24th, 2022 3:00am

Effigy Mounds National Monument Becomes A Tribal Sister Park To Ioway Tribal National Park

The National Park Service (NPS) Effigy Mounds National Monument and leaders of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska (ITKN), signed a first-of-its-kind agreement establishing the first Tribal Sister Park relationship between a U.S. national park and a Tribal Nation’s National Park.

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By Compiled From N... - November 24th, 2022 8:58am

Lost And Found

At Fort Raleigh, archaeology holds the answers to many enduring questions about the disappearance of the Roanoke Island colonists, a source of ongoing speculation and fascination.

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By Kim O'Connell - January 8th, 2025 3:24pm

NPS Explains Approach To Crafting Air Management Tours At Bryce Canyon National Park

National Park Service officials, while explaining their approach to crafting an air tour management plan for Bryce Canyon National Park, acknowledged that they never considered a ban on the commercial overflights.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 23rd, 2022 2:30am

Conservation Groups Move To Intervene In Bears Ears Legal Battle

A coalition of conservation groups has moved to intervene in the legal battle over Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah, joining tribal nations that also are challenging two lawsuits that seek to reverse the monuments' boundaries.

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By NPT Staff - November 22nd, 2022 2:35pm

Grand Canyon's Indian Garden Campground Now Called Havasupai Gardens

The Indian Garden Campground within the inner gorge of Grand Canyon National Park has been renamed Havasupai Gardens following a request from the Havasupai Tribe to change the name.

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By Compiled From N... - November 22nd, 2022 2:30am

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Under the Willows | Beavers Return To Bandelier National Monument

After decades of being despised, trapped, and killed, beavers are being brought back to Bandelier National Monument with hopes of reviving life in Frijoles Canyon.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 20th, 2022 3:00am

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