Op-Ed | Historic Lessons From The Conservation Movement
In many instances, more protection for federal lands has resulted by proposing the best alternative, not compromising the goals.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 18th, 2024 2:30am
Latest News
The latest news from around the National Park System.
Coffeepot Fire At Sequoia National Park Covers More Than 200 Acres
A lightning-sparked fire thought to be of no concern has flared up in Sequoia National Park and covered more than 200 acres Saturday.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 17th, 2024 3:01pm
Another House Toppled By The Ocean At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Visitors to Cape Hatteras National Seashore are being urged to stay out of the Atlantic Ocean around all areas of the beaches at Rodanthe, North Carolina, where another house has been toppled into the ocean.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 17th, 2024 2:39pm
Part Of Lassen Volcanic National Park Reopened To The Public
With the Park Fire's northeastern edge relatively static, the northern entrance to Lassen Volcanic National Park has reopened.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 17th, 2024 2:23pm
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #77
How much do you really know about units of the National Park System? You may know more than you think! Test your knowledge with this latest Traveler quiz and trivia piece, #77.
- By Rebecca Latson - August 17th, 2024 4:07am
President Biden Creates Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
President Joe Biden on Friday used his authority under The Antiquities Act to create the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument as America’s newest national park site, one that preserves historic objects associated with a violent, racially motivated riot in President Abraham Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, in 1908.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 16th, 2024 1:17pm
Work Underway To Repair Seawalls At Tidal Basin At National Mall And Memorial Parks
Construction has begun on a major project to replace the sinking seawalls around the Tidal Basin and along the Potomac River in West Potomac Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 16th, 2024 2:30am
Heart Of The Appalachian Trail
This natural beauty sits within the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, the heartland of the Appalachian Trail.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 16th, 2024 2:30am
Trails I’ve Hiked: Fremont Lookout Trail
The Fremont Lookout Trail at the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State is an extremely popular hike filled with awe-inspiring landscapes and possibly a little wildlife.
- By Rebecca Latson - August 15th, 2024 5:10pm
Yosemite National Park Proposing Timed Entry For Key Periods
Yosemite National Park officials are proposing to make permanent a timed entry system for peak periods of the year.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 15th, 2024 2:30am
Cedar Breaks National Monument Opening New Visitor Center
Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah plans to open a new visitor contact station on August 22 thanks to the help of the National Park Service-Centennial Challenge Program, the Zion National Park Forever Project, and Iron County.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 15th, 2024 2:30am
Padre Island National Seashore To Receive $7.1 Million To Restore Oil And Gas Well Sites
Padre Island National Seashore in Texas has been approved to receive $7,115,165 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore abandoned oil and gas well sites within the park boundaries.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 15th, 2024 2:00am
It's Dangerous Out There In The Parks
We head to national parks for relaxation and recreation, but we can't forget that these destinations can be dangerous places.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2024 1:41pm
Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim Back On Water Conservation Measures
Just 24 hours after lifting water conservation measures for the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, a pipeline break has put the measures back in place.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 14th, 2024 12:56pm
House-Endorsed Amendment Would Block Any Wilderness Designation At Big Cypress
A long-running effort to designate official wilderness within Big Cypress National Preserve, a landscape of sawgrass prairie and cypress swamps the size of Rhode Island, appears headed to failure again under Republican concerns and tribal opposition.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 13th, 2024 2:30am
Virgin Islands National Park Preparing For Tropical Storm Ernesto
The approach of Tropical Storm Ernesto has placed the U.S. Virgin Islands under a tropical storm warning, prompting the National Park Service to begin to batten down Virgin Islands National Park and other park units in the islands for the storm.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 12th, 2024 5:21pm
Wildfire Preparations Lead To Closure Of Crater Lake National Park's North Entrance
Work to reduce fuels that could feed the Middle Fork Fire will close the North Entrance to Crater Lake National Park in Oregon on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 13th, 2024 4:01am
Wildfires Continue To Plague National Parks
Wildfires continued to plague units of the National Park System, with Lassen Volcanic National Park still closed due to the proximity of the Park Fire to the west, multiple backcountry fires burning in Yosemite National Park, and two fires impacting North Cascades National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 11th, 2024 2:22pm
Park Advocates: Time To Build Momentum For GAOA Reauthorization
There's still one year before the Great American Outdoors Act sunsets, but groundwork is being laid now to see the measure that invests in tackling the National Park System's maintenance backlog renewed.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 11th, 2024 2:45am
House Funding Decisions For National Park Service Show Contradictions
While the House of Representatives couldn't alter the flow of funding to the Greater American Outdoors Act that helps federal land managers tackled backlogged maintenance projects, the chamber did make significant cuts into the National Park Service's two main accounts that fund construction, repairs, and maintenance.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 11th, 2024 2:45am
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