Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing At Yellowstone 301: Thermal Metrics
Calculating important thermal metrics at Yellowstone National Park that can be used for monitoring change over time.
- By NPT Staff - April 30th, 2024 2:30am
Parks in the News
Camping Fees Increasing At Blue Ridge Parkway
The National Park Service is implementing an increase for camping and other associated fees on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Rate changes include frontcountry and backcountry camping site fees, as well as non-camper user fees for shower and dump station services.
- By Compiled From N... - April 30th, 2024 2:30am
Potential Eruption Leads To Restrictions At Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
Growing seismic unrest Monday that could be a predecessor to a volcanic eruption led to temporary closures at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
- By NPT Staff - April 29th, 2024 11:46pm
UPDATE | Idaho Man Arrested After Reportedly Kicking Yellowstone National Park Bison
An Idaho man who allegedly kicked a bison and in turn was injured by the animal in Yellowstone National Park was arrested on several counts and faces the possibility of thousands of dollars in fines and time in jail.
Death Valley's Devils Hole Pupfish Spring Population At 25-Year High
Numbers of Devils Hole pupfish in a tiny crater that is part of Death Valley National Park have reached the highest spring count in 25 years, according to National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists.
- By Compiled From N... - April 29th, 2024 11:10am
Road Construction Starts Monday In Sequoia National Park
Starting Monday visitors to Sequoia National Park in California can expect weekday, daytime closures, and delays for an estimated 4-week period between Hospital Rock and the Giant Forest area.
- By Compiled From N... - April 29th, 2024 10:33am
Struggling To Maintain Cultural Resources Against Climate Change Impacts
Wildfires, drought, sea level rise, more frequent and intense storms, and warming oceans are sometimes destroying and occasionally improving or allowing cultural resources to emerge at national park units.
- By Lori Sonken - April 28th, 2024 2:30am
UPDATE | Mountaineer Dies In Fall In Denali National Park And Preserve
The body of a mountaineer who died in a fall of roughly 1,000 feet earlier this week was recovered Saturday by Denali National Park and Preserve climbing rangers, while a second climber injured in the accident remained hospitalized in Anchorage, Alaska.
- By Compiled From N... - April 27th, 2024 6:42pm
Jewel Cave National Monument Moving To Summer Hours
Jewel Cave National Monument is changing its operations to prepare for visitors this summer season.
- By Compiled From N... - April 29th, 2024 10:31am
Rockfall Covers Section Of Popular John Muir Trail At Yosemite National Park
A stretch of the John Muir Trail in Yosemite National Park has been covered by a rockfall that has covered about 1,000 feet of trail and which will take weeks to clear.
- By NPT Staff - April 26th, 2024 1:59pm
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