Canada Investing In Future Of Woodland Caribou
The Canadian government is making a $24 million (CDN) bet on the future of woodland caribou in Jasper National Park in Alberta.
- By NPT Staff - September 16th, 2021 1:45am
Parks in the News
Battling Invaders With Fire At National Battlefields
Two centuries after the British were defeated at Saratoga in upstate New York, a new invader is forcing the National Park Service to set fire to the landscape in a bid to preserve its appearance.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 23rd, 2021 1:24pm
Complex Of Fires At Sequoia National Park Spurring Evacuations
Highly combustible forests and rugged terrain in both Sequoia and Lassen Volcanic national parks in California gave firefighters on the ground little option but to watch as flames jumped across the two parks. While Lassen Volcanic has been closed to the public since early August, parts of Sequoia closed this week as a complex of fires was galloping across the landscape and forcing area evacuations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2021 11:38am
Research To Resume In Search Of The "Lost Colony" At Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Work resumes this week in a bid to find the "Lost Colony" believed to be within the footprint of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina.
- By Compiled From N... - September 14th, 2021 1:45am
Biscayne National Park Latest To Propose Increase In Camping Fees
Biscayne National Park in Florida is just the latest unit in the National Park System to propose an increase in camping fees to help pay for maintenance and other needs not being met by Congress.
- By Compiled From N... - September 14th, 2021 1:45am
Point Reyes National Seashore Management Plan: "A Model Where Wilderness And Ranching Coexist"
Promising a "model where wilderness and ranching can coexist side-by-side," the National Park Service on Monday released the record of decision authorizing land-management changes for areas of Point Reyes National Seashore in California where livestock grazing is permitted within the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2021 9:36am
Canada's Bruce Peninsula National Park Gains 28 Acres
Bruce Peninsula National Park in the Canadian province of Ontario has grown by 28 acres, thanks to the acquisition of land along the Georgian Bay shoreline north of Cabot Head Provincial Park.
- By NPT Staff - September 13th, 2021 1:45am
Put Your Stamp On Every National Park Experience
Since 1986, national park visitors across the country have turned to the Passport To Your National Parks program to preserve cherished memories of their park travels by collecting ink cancellations at every national park they visit. This year the program is celebrating its 35th birthday. For 35 years, the Passport to Your National Parks program has assisted visitors explore and protect the vast natural, cultural, and historic treasures of America.
- By NPT Staff - September 13th, 2021 1:45am
Fire Complex Forcing More Visitor Closures At Sequoia National Park
More closures were coming to Sequoia National Park on Sunday as two wildfires were rapidly growing in size as they burned across a steep and rugged landscape on the west side of the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 12th, 2021 5:00pm
Mammoth Cave National Park: The World's Longest Cave Is Longer Than Before
The world's longest cave, protected as Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky, is longer than you might have thought. Recent efforts by the Cave Research Foundation have mapped eight more miles for the cave, bringing its currently accepted length to 420 miles.
- By Compiled From N... - September 12th, 2021 2:15am
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