Parks in the News

National Park Foundation Grants To Friends Groups Under Review

Grant agreements national park friends groups have with the National Park Foundation are under review to ensure they are in sync with all executive and secretarial orders issued by the Trump administration.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 13th, 2025 2:30am

Mount Rainier National Park Evaluating Project In Official Wilderness To Address Flooding

Public input is being sought on a plan by the National Park Service and Washington State Transportation Department on a proposed project within the Mount Rainier Wilderness that seeks to reduce the risk of flooding and erosion to a segment of State Route 410 (SR 410) adjacent to the White River in Mount Rainier National Park. 

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 13th, 2025 2:30am

Blue Ridge Rising Program Aims To Unify Gateway Communities

A program launched by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation seeks to unify the more than two dozen gateway communities along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 13th, 2025 2:30am

Ozark National Scenic Riverways Continues Campground Repairs For 2025

Campground and access point repairs are continuing at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri following a record-setting flood in November 2024.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2025 2:30am

Slow As A Sloth Or Swift As A Sprinter? Clocking The Speed Of Yellowstone’s Magma

To time how fast a sprinter runs, you just need a stopwatch. To time how fast magma moves, you need to know a little bit about chemistry.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2025 2:30am

Kīlauea Continues To Put On A Dazzling Show At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

The Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park continues to put on a dazzing show, with fountains of lava being spit 400-500 feet into the air.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 11th, 2025 2:53pm

New Shark Species Identified At Mammoth Cave National Park

A new species of shark has been discovered a Mammoth Cave National Park, where fossil records have revealed more than 70 species of shark that swam in the ocean when this part of present-day Kentucky was under water about 340 million years ago.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 11th, 2025 5:12am

Pa-Hay-Okee Overlook Boardwalk Trail And Tower At Everglades National Park To Be Replaced

The aged Pa-Hay-Okee Overlook boardwalk trail and tower at Everglades National Park will be replaced over the next six months, forcing closure of the attraction.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 11th, 2025 5:12am

FLASH Act Could Damage National Park Units Along Mexico Border

An Arizona Republican wants to give the Border Patrol unfettered access across official wilderness, and potential wilderness, in Big Bend National Park and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in an effort to reduce illegal immigration.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 11th, 2025 10:08am

National Park Service Developing Contingency Plan For Govt Shutdown

The National Park Service reportedly is developing a contingency plan that could allow the National Park System to remain open if Congress can't agree on a funding plan by the weekend.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 10th, 2025 1:48pm

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