Cherry Blossom Time In Washington, D.C.
It's cherry blossom time in Washington, D.C., with the rosé-hued flowers expected to peak between Tuesday and Friday this week.
- By Compiled From N... - March 21st, 2022 2:30am
Parks in the News
Yellowstone: A Rugged 'Hole' In The Map Of North America Until The 1870s
The isolated and rugged Yellowstone region remained a “hole” in the map of North America until the 1870s. Indigenous North Americans knew the area well, but it was one of the last places on the continent to be explored by Euro-Americans.
- By NPT Staff - March 21st, 2022 2:30am
Plugging Cape Sable At Everglades National Park
Nearly a century after a series of canals was dug through Cape Sable to the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay, work to permanently seal them all is almost complete in another step towards restoration of the "river of grass."
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 3rd, 2022 11:08am
Tracking Climate-Change Impacts In The National Park System
A new eBook, Changing Climate, Changing Parks, from the National Parks Traveler presents park-by-park examples of how these impacts are altering the park system.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 29th, 2022 9:43am
NPS Denies South Dakota Request For Fireworks Over Mount Rushmore
National Park Service officials have denied a request from South Dakota to allow a fireworks display over Mount Rushmore National Memorial to celebrate the Fourth of July.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2022 10:12am
President Biden Signs Legislation For Amache National Historic Site
A Japanese-American incarceration site in Colorado became the 424th unit of the National Park System on Friday when President Biden signed legislation to establish Amache National Historic Site.
- By NPT Staff - March 18th, 2022 3:51pm
Generals Highway Opens At Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks
Barring an unexpected event, the Generals Highway between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks was set to open Friday for the season. With it open, visitors can quickly travel between the Giant Forest area of Sequoia and the Grant Grove area of Kings Canyon.
- By Compiled From N... - March 18th, 2022 2:45am
Construction To Navigate Pretty Rocks Landslide In Denali To Start This Summer
Work to build a way around the Pretty Rocks landslide in Denali National Park in Alaska is set to begin this summer.
- By Compiled From N... - March 18th, 2022 2:45am
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Campground Added To Recreation.Gov
The Wilderness Road Campground at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Virginia has been added to the online recreation.gov reservation portal, bringing an end to first-come, first-served access to the campground.
- By Compiled From N... - March 18th, 2022 2:45am
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Weighing Livestock Management Plan
Whether Theodore Roosevelt National Park should more actively manage its feral horses and longhorn cattle, and if so, how, are questions up for public consideration and input.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 18th, 2022 2:30am
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