Gros Morne Opens Temporary Visitor Center
Parks Canada has opened a temporary visitor center for Newfoundland's Gros Morne National Park on the waterfront in Rocky Harbour.
- By NPT Staff - May 24th, 2022 6:29pm
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Banff Urges People To Use Transit Options
Calgarians are being encouraged to help offset the impact of personal vehicle use on wildlife and the environment by taking transit to Banff National Park.
- By NPT Staff - May 23rd, 2022 3:00am
Major Construction Coming To Jackson Lake Lodge This Summer
Guests at Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park this summer will be front and center as the lodge gets a new roof, restoration of its exterior concrete walls (including restaining of that concrete) to restore the character-defining architecture and design of the National Historic Landmark.
- By Compiled From N... - May 23rd, 2022 2:30am
Under Water And Under Pressure
The National Park Service is facing a water conundrum: some parks have too little, some parks have too much. While an historic drought continues to parch much of the Western United States, a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association predicts that sea levels across the United States will rise, on average, 10-12 inches by 2050. In other words, from Maine to Florida to Texas and all the way up to Alaska, there are more than 100 national park units threatened by the slow siege of rising coastlines.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 21st, 2024 10:54am
Barbuda's Sanctuary For Frigatebirds
BARBUDA—The mangroves are teeming with pterodactyl-like frigatebirds nesting awkwardly in the foliage, sunning themselves, languidly feeding their downy white chicks, trying not to trip over each other, and staring at us with looks that range from absolute indifference to fleeting curiosity.
- By Jennifer Bain - September 4th, 2024 6:48am
New Cape Breton Campground Honours Acadian And Mi'kmaq Ties
Cape Breton Highlands National Park’s new campground — Terrain de Camping Cap-Rouge / Mkwesaqtuk Campground — will be the first French and Mi'kmaw facility name in the Nova Scotia park.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2024 5:55am
Summer Of '22 Expected To Be Smoky In Western National Parks
It took only a handful or two of days between the disappearance of snow in the Santa Fe National Forest and the start of the Cerro Pelado fire, a growing blaze that has intruded into two units of the National Park System in New Mexico in an early season signal that the coming summer months will be smoky in many parts of the park system west of the Rockies.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 10th, 2022 2:30am
Low Water Closes Another Boat Ramp At Lake Mead NRA
Low water levels are forcing the closure of another boat ramp at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada, where the Echo Bay ramp will close Wednesday.
- By Compiled From N... - May 9th, 2022 11:39am
Road To Cedar Grove At Kings Canyon National Park To Open Monday
Work to remove a landslide blocking access to the Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park should be completed in time for that area to open to the public Monday, May 9.
- By Compiled From N... - May 7th, 2022 2:30am
Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim Set To Open
Barring the possibility of a late-season snowstorm, the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is set to open on May 15 at 6 a.m.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 6th, 2022 2:30am
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