Brick By Brick, Prism By Prism
The ongoing restoration of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse relies on science, history, art, and patience.
- By Kim O'Connell - August 8th, 2024 11:48am
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For 60 Years, This International Park In Canada Has Celebrated The Roosevelts
In the name of cross-border relations, I sip on King Cole orange pekoe tea from New Brunswick and eat gingersnaps connected to one of America’s favorite First Families while hearing what Eleanor Roosevelt accomplished as a diplomat, activist, United Nations spokesperson and political force.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am
See D.C.'s Other Famous Blossoms — Water Lilies And Lotus Flowers
It’s a rare double heron day at the only national park dedicated to preserving aquatic plants. A Yellow-crowned Night Heron is stalking crustaceans in a water lily pond straight out of a Claude Monet painting. A Green Heron clutching a lotus stalk stands surrounded by pink and white flowers, huge, cup-shaped leaves and bright green pods that look like shower heads.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:54am
Drakesbad Guest Lodge And Warner Valley Campground At Lassen Volcanic National Park Remain Closed
The continuing aftermath of the Dixie Fire that roared through Lassen Volcanic National Park in 2021 is keeping the Drakesbad Guest Lodge and Warner Valley Campground in the park closed this summer.
Valles Caldera National Preserve Proposing To Collect Entrance Fees
Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico is proposing to resume the collection of entrance fees and is seeking public input on it.
- By Compiled From N... - July 18th, 2024 3:01pm
"As Far As One Can See" At Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument
A new visitors’ center — one with unique architecture that harmonizes with the landscape and showcases its rich history — will strengthen the connection visitors have with Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
- By Marcus Wolf - August 2nd, 2024 12:54pm
Flightseeing Tour Makes Forced Landing In Denali National Park
Mechanical problems forced a flightseeing plane with nine aboard to make a forced landing inside Denali National Park and Preserve, with the aircraft coming down near the Tokositna Glacier. No injuries were reported in the incident
- By Compiled From N... - July 13th, 2024 3:02pm
Voices Of Yellowstone: First Peoples Celebration
A week-long celebration of the Indigenous history of the land within Yellowstone National Park will kick off August 4 in Gardiner, Montana, just outside the park's northern entrance.
- By Compiled From N... - July 14th, 2024 7:26am
Campfire Ban Coming To Olympic National Park
A campfire ban will take effect Saturday for Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest in Washington state due to rising temperatures and increasingly dry conditions.
- By Compiled From N... - July 12th, 2024 3:40pm
NPS Discovers Nearly 250-Year-Old Musket Balls from ‘Shot Heard Round the World’
National Park Service archaeologists working at Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts recently discovered five musket balls that were fired during the world-changing event known as “The Shot Heard Round the World” on April 19, 1775.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 10th, 2024 2:30am
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