A Smoky Trail Across The Country
This year's wildfires in the West have released a hazy, choking trail of smoke that has settled over much of the country.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Parks in the News
How Hot Is It At Badwater? Check In From Home
You no longer need to travel to Death Valley National Park to find out how hot it is at Badwater. Now you can check the latest weather conditions for the lowest point in North America from the comfort of your home.
- By Compiled From N... - September 12th, 2021 1:45am
Elk Bugling Program Coming To Wind Cave National Park
Rangers at Wind Cave National Park will be leading programs mid-September through early October to listen for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk. The elk’s high-pitched whistle heralds the arrival of fall and the elk’s mating season.
- By Compiled From N... - September 10th, 2021 1:45am
Guadalupe Mountains National Park Moving Campground Reservations Online
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is moving its campground reservations system online to recreation.gov.
- By Compiled From N... - September 10th, 2021 1:45am
Glacier Launches Native America Speaks Artist-in-Residence Series
A weekly program of presentations by Native American artists has launched at Glacier National Park in Montana, with talks on the Native American connection to the landscape within the park.
- By Compiled From N... - September 10th, 2021 1:45am
EPA Moving To Protect Bristol Bay Watershed From Mining
An announcement Thursday from the Environmental Protection Agency that it was moving to protect the watershed of Bristol Bay in Alaska was hailed by groups opposed to a massive copper mine proposed to be developed near Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 9th, 2021 3:20pm
Essay | The Other Yellowstone
Wilderness, and its occupants, slowly are vanishing. How we explore national parks determines whether we can preserve both.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 30th, 2024 4:59pm
Gateway Towns Grateful For National Park Visitors, But...
National park gateway towns often put up with a lot when high season brings floods of tourists, but they also profit quite a bit, too.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
National Park Service Works To Preserve Rare Pillar Coral Genetics
At Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida, pieces of a rare coral have been taken from different colonies for preservation in a maintained and monitored aquarium setting at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami.
- By Compiled From N... - September 8th, 2021 1:45am
Condor Nestling At Zion National Park Takes Flight
Two years after Zion National Park saw its first wild-hatched condor take to the skies, another has accomplished the same feat.
- By Compiled From N... - September 6th, 2021 1:45am
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