Cedar Grove In Kings Canyon National Park To Open Monday
One of the most beautiful settings in Kings Canyon National Park in California that you can reach by car reopens Monday.
- By Compiled From N... - June 9th, 2024 2:30am
Parks in the News
Yellowstone National Park Bison Management Proposal Raises Questions
A proposed plan for managing bison at Yellowstone National Park has generally received plaudits, though it has its critics and leaves some questions unanswered about the future for the country's national mammal.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2024 2:30am
Bryce Canyon Ranger Dies In Fall During Astronomy Festival
A ranger at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah has died from injuries sustained after tripping and falling while on-duty during the park's annual Astronomy Festival.
- By Compiled From N... - June 8th, 2024 5:05pm
Fire Restrictions Taking Effect At Zion National Park
Rapidly drying out vegetation prompted Zion National Park officials to announce fire restrictions beginning Saturday.
- By Compiled From N... - June 7th, 2024 4:49pm
Spring Runoff Boosting Lake Powell At Glen Canyon NRA
Spring runoff out of the Rocky Mountains has raised the water level of Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area by 32 feet over the past three weeks, and the level should continue to rise in the coming weeks, prompting the National Park Service to warn visitors to keep rising water levels in mind.
- By Compiled From N... - June 7th, 2024 2:30am
Roadwork Will Require Strategic Planning To Drive Blue Ridge Parkway
Ongoing roadwork along the Blue Ridge Parkway this summer will require visitors to be strategic if they want to avoid delays while motoring down the scenic byway.
- By Compiled From N... - June 7th, 2024 2:30am
Why Melting Permafrost Is Turning Alaskan Streams Orange
A troubling sign of climate change are the nearly 600 miles of rivers in Alaska's Brooks Range that have been stained orange.
- By Rita Beamish - August 2nd, 2024 1:00pm
UPDATE | BLM Favors Massive Wind Farm Near Minidoka National Historic Site
The Biden administration is poised to allow a massive wind turbine farm to be erected in central Idaho not far from Minidokda National Historic Site, a National Park System unit that housed more than 13,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, a decision that immediately drew criticism.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - June 6th, 2024 4:39pm
Campground Fee Increased Proposed For Chiricahua National Monument
The National Park Service at Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona is proposing to increase fees for Bonita Canyon Campground.
- By Compiled From N... - June 6th, 2024 2:30am
Plague Confirmed in Badlands – Conata Ecosystem
The National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service have confirmed plague as the cause of a prairie dog die off in Badlands National Park, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, and the greater Conata-Badlands ecosystem, all in South Dakota based on a test result received 5/31.
- By Compiled From N... - June 6th, 2024 10:25am
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