30 Seconds Of Nirvana From Grand Teton National Park
Here's your 30 seconds of nirvana from Grand Teton National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 14th, 2022 9:23am
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Face Masks Required Indoors At Grand Teton National Park
An escalation in covid cases in Teton County, Wyoming, has prompted Grand Teton National Park officials to require that face masks be worn inside buildings in the park. Park buildings include, but are not limited to visitor centers, administrative offices, lodges, gift shops, and restaurants in the national park.
- By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2022 12:36pm
UPDATE | Flooding, Rock Slides Force Closure Of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park closed all entrances Monday as flooding and rock and mud slides chewed away at park roads, forcing the evacuation of visitors in northern areas of the park due to "extremely hazardous conditions." With the potential for severe flooding in the southern half of the park, officials made the decision to shutter the entire park. Dramatic aerial footage captured by the park's helicopter manager demonstrated the damage being inflicted on the park.
- By Compiled From N... - June 14th, 2022 9:24am
National Parks Traveler Webinar | Slough Slogs And Park Funding
One of the best hikes in Everglades National Park is a slough slog into a cypress dome. Ranger Yvette Cano, the park's education director, explains what such a hike is like, and then she and Frank Dean, president and CEO of the Yosemite Conservancy, explain the challenges of funding educational and interpretive programs in the parks. They often are not part of a park's government-funded budget.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 13th, 2022 2:30am
Backcountry Campers At Fundy Asked To Record Bat Sounds
Fundy National Park is asking backcountry campers to help collect data on bats.
- By NPT Staff - June 8th, 2022 2:45am
Cash Payments Won't Be Accepted For Tours At Wind Cave National Park
If you want to camp at Wind Cave National Park or go underground on a cave tour, you'll have to pay with a credit card as the park won't accept cash payments as of June 15.
- By Compiled From N... - June 8th, 2022 2:30am
Manitoba Fort Launches Guided, Hands-On Experiences
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site has reopened for the 2022 season and has guides ready to escort visitors back in time to experience the booming 1850s fur trade era with hands-on history they can taste, touch and feel.
- By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2022 2:45am
Blue Ridge Parkway Detour Around Laurel Fork Bridge Project
Work has begun on a $29 million project to replace the Laurel Fork Bridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 248.8 in Ashe County, North Carolina. A full park closure to all uses in the immediate vicinity of the bridge is expected to be in place this week. Work is expected to take over two years to complete, with a target completion date of November 2024.
- By Compiled From N... - June 7th, 2022 2:30am
Plastic Waste Cleanups Slated For Gros Morne Area
Parks Canada Parks works with the Atlantic Healthy Oceans Initiative and Gros-Morne Cooperating Association to help reduce the amount of waste in the Gros Morne National Park region and boost awareness of the impacts of plastic pollution on the environment.
- By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2022 6:31am
Booker T. Washington National Monument To Host Juneteenth 2022
Booker T. Washington National Monument in Virginia is scheduled to present Juneteenth 2022 on Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Juneteenth, short for June nineteenth, has long served as a celebration date for the effective end of slavery in the United States. The date became a federal holiday in 2021.
- By David and Kay Scott - June 6th, 2022 2:30am
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