Pollinators Are In Decline, Even In The National Park System
Pollinators, those insects that help plants grow, are in decline across the National Park System.
- By Patrick Cone - August 6th, 2024 2:30am
Parks in the News
How Often Do Hydrothermal Explosions Occur In Yellowstone National Park?
How often do hydrothermal explosions occur in Yellowstone National Park? It all depends on the size of the event.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2024 2:30am
Which Really Is The Most Dangerous National Park?
Grand Canyon National Park is the most dangerous U.S. national park. No, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park is the most dangerous. Wait a minute, the most dangerous unit of the National Park System is really Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2024 11:53am
National Park Service Seeks Management For Major National Park Concession
The National Park Service recently issued a prospectus seeking proposals to manage concessions in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Shenandoah’s concession operation is wide-ranging with lodging, food and beverage service, retail sales, camping, horseback riding, showers, fuel sales and more, that in 2023 generated more than $22 million of revenue.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 5th, 2024 11:37am
Fort Pulaski's Defenses Strengthened By GAOA
Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia recently completed a critical $300,000 project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act that rehabilitated the historic fort’s iconic brickwork and ventilation systems.
- By Compiled From N... - August 5th, 2024 2:30am
As Tropical Storm Debby Strengthens, More Parks Close
With Tropical Storm Debby continuing to strengthen Sunday and expected to reach the Big Bend of Florida as a Hurricane, the threat of more than a foot of rain and a storm surge of maybe four feet prompted Fort Pulaski National Monument and Cumberland Island National Seashore, both in Georgia, to announce they would close Monday to prepare for the storm.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 4th, 2024 1:45pm
Grand Canyon Returns To Water Conservation Measures
Grand Canyon National Park's up again, down again water system is down again, forcing water conservation measures for the South Rim.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 4th, 2024 1:20pm
National Park Service Working To Reduce Whale Collisions At Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve staff, worried about injuries and deaths relating to humpback whale collisions with ships, are working to reduce the number of collisions.
PEER: House Interior Department Budget Would Further Gut NPS LE Rangers
The Interior Department appropriations bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would further gut the ranks of law enforcement rangers in the National Park Service, putting both visitors and natural resources in the park system at greater risk, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 5th, 2024 4:13pm
UPDATE | Tropical Storm Debby Has Parks Bracing For Weather
A tropical depression that transformed into Tropical Storm Debby on Saturday prompted Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Florida to close, while visitors to Dry Tortugas National Park were warned that the bad weather could delay emergency response.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2024 7:47pm
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