Parks in the News

One Kayaker Dead, Another Missing At Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

A kayaking accident at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore has left one paddler dead and another missing in Lake Superior.

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By Compiled From N... - September 17th, 2021 1:31pm

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Ticketed Entry Reduced Sun Road Traffic At Glacier National Park

Efforts to constrain traffic on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park this year succeeded, with a 12 percent decline in traffic compared to 2019, according to park staff.

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By Compiled From N... - September 17th, 2021 1:45am

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Fires Close Sequoia National Park As Crews Work To Protect Giant Forest

Rolls of aluminum foil -- heavy, heavy duty foil -- were being used at Sequoia National Park to protect structures, and some giant sequoias, from wildfires that were bearing down on the Giant Forest.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 16th, 2021 5:46pm

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.

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By NPT Staff - September 16th, 2021 1:45am

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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 23rd, 2021 1:24pm

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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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2021 11:38am

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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.

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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.

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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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 14th, 2021 9:36am

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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.

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By NPT Staff - September 13th, 2021 1:45am

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