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.
- By Compiled From N... - November 12th, 2021 2:20pm
Parks in the News
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.
- By Compiled From N... - November 11th, 2021 1:45am
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- By Compiled From N... - November 9th, 2021 6:38pm
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.
- 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.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 1st, 2021 11:49am
Rent A Villa, Help Friends Of Virgin Islands National Park Help The Park
When my wife and I visited Virgin Islands Island National Park some years ago, we rented a "villa." Basically, it was a beautiful home, much as you might find today via AirBnB or VRBO. Today you can do the same thing, and help Friends of Virgin Islands National Park in their support of the national park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 8th, 2021 1:45am
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