Parks in the News

National Park Service Mum On Shutdown Plans

Whether Acadia, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Zion national parks and the rest of the National Park System will be open if there's a government shutdown this weekend remained an unknown Thursday, though Utah officials have announced their intention to keep the "Mighty Five" open with state dollars.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2023 7:53am

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Fat Bear Week  2023  Is About To Begin

 Fat Bear Week  returns to Katmai National Park  and  Preserve this October  4 –10,  and park staff is hoping you'll help crown the fattest bear.

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By Compiled From N... - September 27th, 2023 2:45am

Collaboration Launched To Save Whitebark Pines On National Park Lands

The federal government is going to try to return whitebark pine, a threatened species, to parts of Glacier, Grand Teton, and Yellowstone national parks under a program with American Forests that is being funded with $44 million from the Inflation Reduction Act.

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By Compiled From N... - September 27th, 2023 2:30am

Old Faithful Inn At $424: Who Can Still Afford A Yellowstone Road Trip?

OLD FAITHFUL—Liz Adkins saved for four or five months to afford for her family to visit Yellowstone National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2023 11:54am

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Fee Hikes Proposed At Biscayne National Park

 It will cost you more to dock your boat or camp at Boca Chita and Elliott keys at Biscayne National Park under a proposal now open for public comment.

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By Compiled From N... - September 26th, 2023 2:30am

Testing Electric Shuttle Buses At Acadia National Park

The feasibility of shifting the Island Explorer shuttle buses at Acadia National Park in Maine from propane to electricity is being tested in the park.

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By Compiled From N... - September 25th, 2023 2:45am

Gazing At Stars From Pecos National Historical Park

Having explored parts of Pecos National Historical Park in New Mexico in daylight, I can only imagine how fascinating it must be under moonlight and starlight. And were it not 650 miles away, I would make plans to experience Pecos Pueblo under the light of a full moon, or during a star gazer's event with telescopes and binoculars.

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By Compiled From N... - September 25th, 2023 2:30am

National Park Service Facilities Close Ahead Of Tropical Storm

Tropical Cyclone Sixteen's path prompted storm warnings along coastal North Carolina and led to closures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 22nd, 2023 10:26am

National Park Service Awards $3.3 million To Protect 120 Acres At Five Civil War Battlefields

The National Park Service awarded $3.29 million through the American Battlefield Protection Program to protect 120 acres at battlefields in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia.

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By Compiled From N... - September 22nd, 2023 2:30am

Work Continues On George W. Childs Park In Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Work continues on restoring George W. Childs Park in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, but the popular area isn't expected to reopen to the public utnil next spring or summer.

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By Compiled From N... - September 22nd, 2023 9:08am

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