Parks in the News

In Search Of Reasonable Housing For National Park Service Employees

Yellowstone National Park in 2020 embarked on what Superintendent Cam Sholly calls "the largest housing improvement project in the National Park Service since Mission 66" for park employees, but not all parks are so fortunate.

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By Lori Sonken - August 27th, 2024 12:12pm

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Rockfall Affects Access To Zion National Park

A rockfall early Friday along the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway closed access to Zion National Park from the eastern side of the park.

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By Compiled From N... - November 12th, 2021 2:20pm

Another Batch Of Fishers Released At Olympic National Park

Five more fishers have been released into the forests of Olympic National Park, just the latest released in a nearly two decades-long project to restore the native species to Washington State.

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By Compiled From N... - November 11th, 2021 1:45am

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Wounded Veterans Benefit From Diving While Helping Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park hosted volunteer divers from the Wounded American Veterans Experience Scuba (WAVES) Project who spent a week helping the coral reef ecosystem at the park and in return received therapy, healing and relief from their service-connected disabilities.

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By Compiled From N... - November 11th, 2021 1:45am

Sequoia National Park Set To Partially Open

A small section of Sequoia National Park, which has been closed since mid-September by wildfires, is set to reopen Thursday.

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By Compiled From N... - November 10th, 2021 12:04pm

Outdoor Industry Took A Hit From Covid, But Outlook Is Strong

Though the coronavirus pandemic sent crowds into the National Park System and elsewhere in the great outdoors, the pandemic took a roughly $100 billion toll on the outdoor industry due to supply chain problems, loss of international travelers, and decisions by many travelers to postpone their adventures.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 10th, 2021 1:45am

Camping Reservations At Voyageurs National Park Open Next Week

Camping and houseboating reservations for next summer at Voyageurs National Park open next week, but they'll cost you a bit more as the fees have increased.

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By Compiled From N... - November 10th, 2021 1:45am

Death Valley's Sand Dunes Claim A Hiker

A 27-year-old woman who headed out into Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes at Death Valley National Park for a hike of a couple hours was found dead roughly a mile-and-a-half from her vehicle.

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By Compiled From N... - November 9th, 2021 6:38pm

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National Park Service Proposes Preservation Plan For Spanish-American Battery

A concrete gun battery built by the United States government in 1898 during the Spanish-American War should be preserved and open to the public at Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Florida, according to the National Park Service.

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By Compiled From N... - November 9th, 2021 1:45am

National Park Service Wants To Change Oil Company's Restoration Goals At Big Cypress National Preserve

Four years after an oil company began to search portions of Big Cypress National Preserve for recoverable oil deposits, but before restoration work on damaged wetlands could be completed, the National Park Service is now proposing to alter the restoration requirements.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 1st, 2021 11:49am

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Here’s the definitive guide to National Park System campgrounds where RVers can park their rigs.

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