Lava Beds National Monument Moving To Winter Hours
Lava Beds National Monument in California is transitioning to winter hours.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 5th, 2024 2:30am
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Very High Fire Danger Returns To Grand Teton National Park
Very high fire danger has returned to Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 4:39pm
UPDATE | Parks Slowly Recovering From Damage Inflicted By Helene
Damage assessments and recovery work is slow going in national park units from North Carolina to Georgia that were hard hit by Tropical Storm Helene.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 6:59pm
Capital Reef National Park Campground Reservations Available Year-Round
You'll soon be able to reserve a campsite in Capital Reef National Park in Utah year-round.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2024 2:30am
Planting Trees And Mending Ground At Thousand Islands National Park
Overhead, turkey vultures and hawks circle looking for prey. Underfoot, snakes, salamanders and turtle hatchlings do their best to stay hidden. All around, young trees — thousands of them — dot the landscape of what was once a rock quarry and is now part of a project to plant two billion trees across Canada.
- By Jennifer Bain - October 8th, 2024 12:20pm
Newfound Gap Road To Open In Great Smoky Mountains On Wednesday
While cleanup from Tropical Storm Helene continues in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Newfound Gap Road that crosses the park from Tennessee to North Carolina is scheduled to reopen Wednesday morning.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 1st, 2024 3:06pm
Recovery Continues At National Parks Impacted By Tropical Storm Helene
Flooding, power outages, and downed trees were among the issues national parks were facing in the aftermath of Helene, which evolved from tropical storm to hurricane and back to tropical storm as it rampaged from the Gulf of Mexico north into Appalachia.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 30th, 2024 2:58pm
In Buffalo, A Celebration Of Theodore Roosevelt's Unusual Inauguration
As far as National Park Service passport cancellation stamps go, the one I'm given at Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site is historically significant. “Sep 14, 2024,” it reads. “Buffalo, NY.”
- By Jennifer Bain - September 30th, 2024 3:00am
Parks Struggling To Recover From Helene
Tropical Storm Helene has blown away, but units of the National Park System are struggling to recover in her wake. All of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina remained closed Sunday, many roads in Great Smoky Mountains National Park were closed, and Congaree National Park in South Carolina was closed due to loss of power and functioning water systems.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2024 1:13pm
This Newfoundland Site Tells Salt Fish Tales
“Salt. Fish. Salt. Fish.” Heritage presenter Richard Street is regaling a bus tour group at Ryan Premises National Historic Site with the story of how Newfoundland fishing families traditionally turned cod into salt fish for the global market.
- By Jennifer Bain - September 27th, 2024 2:30am
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