Grand Canyon National Park Tallies Southwest's Fifth Condor Chick
It's not a big number, but it is important in the world of California condors in the wild.
- By NPT Staff - October 25th, 2019 2:00am
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Op-Ed | Glacier National Park's Congestion Problem
The National Park Service is stepping up to address the Going-to-the-Sun Road congestion issue, but I believe their announced plan will not deliver the scale of improvements necessary to reset the visitors experience back to The Last, Best Place promise of days past.
- By NPT Staff - October 25th, 2019 2:00am
Searching For Water At Grand Canyon National Park
The search for a new source of water for the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is scheduled to resume next week, when five test wells are to be sunk near Phantom Ranch on the floor of the Inner Gorge.
- By NPT Staff - October 25th, 2019 1:30am
Neurological Malady Afflicting Some Florida Panthers
Some Florida panthers, already struggling with an extremely low population, could be afflicted with a neurological malady that impairs their rear legs and leads to difficulty in walking, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
- By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2019 2:00am
Former Deputy Director Of National Park Service To Oversee Intermountain Region
Mike Reynolds, a former deputy director and acting director of the National Park Service before moving to Yosemite National Park to serve as superintendent, is heading to Denver to oversee the Intermountain Region.
- By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2019 2:00am
Grant Allows Repairs To Food Storage Cables In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Along A.T.
A $4,000 grant awarded by the Appalachian Trail Conservation will allow that organization and Friends of the Smokies to repair food storage cables in Great Smoky Mountains National Park and along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
- By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2019 1:45am
After Providing More Access To eBikes In National Park System, Interior Seeking Public Comment
After already ordering units of the National Park System to be more accommodating to eBike users, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt now wants the National Park Service to seek public opinion on eBikes, a move that could be considered to be backwards.
Five Architectural Firms Retained To Redesign National Mall Tidal Basin
Five landscape architectural firms have been retained to envision a redesign of the National Mall Tidal Basin, which is a crumbling focal point of the mall.
- By NPT Staff - October 23rd, 2019 1:30am
What Did Our Readers Tell Us?
Nearly 400 readers took time out to complete a survey on National Parks Traveler, and the bottom line was that a strong majority found the nonprofit media organization valuable for keeping them atop of news from the National Park System.
Musings From The Parks: Things You Might Think Are Important, Or Not
There's never a dull moment around the National Park System. Just take a look.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2019 2:00am
Tune In To The Traveler
Have you tuned in to National Parks Traveler's weekly podcasts? These audio magazines run the gamut of news and features in national parks and protected areas, as our latest show with the filmmakers behind The Elephant Queen demonstrates.
- By NPT Staff - October 21st, 2019 2:00am
Bathhouses At Hot Springs National Park Urged To Sanitize Their Bathing Systems
Bathhouse operators at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas have been urged to sanitize their water systems to reduce the risk of having an outbreak of Legionella bacteria.
- By NPT Staff - October 21st, 2019 2:00am
Camera Hunter: George Shiras III And The Birth of Wildlife Photography
Wildlife photographers today, amateurs like me and professionals, don’t know how easy we have it – well, maybe not easy because wildlife photography is a demanding discipline, but certainly much easier than George Shiras III and his fellow pioneers of the art had it. I have long been impressed at the large format cameras that early landscape photographers had to carry around along with wet plates and all of that paraphernalia, but I never thought about the challenges early wildlife photographers must have faced. Their subjects would not be still like landscapes. How, in the beginning, did they get wildlife shots?
- By John Miles - October 20th, 2019 2:00am
Pew Survey: American Public Thinks Highly Of National Park Service
Nearly nine in 10 Americans view the National Park Service very favorably, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.
- By NPT Staff - October 20th, 2019 1:30am
National Park Service Awards More Than $4.6 Million To Protect Battlefields
More than $4.6 million in grants have been released by the National Park Service to help protect 783 acres in battlefields in Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia that are threatened with damage or destruction by suburban development.
- By NPT Staff - October 19th, 2019 1:30am
Small Number Of Threatened California Red-Legged Frogs Were Able To ‘Tough Out’ The Woolsey Fire And Subsequent Mudslides
It appears that neither wildfires nor mudslides can wipe out populations of California red-legged frogs in the Santa Monica Mountains of California.
Grand Teton National Park To Remove Non-Native Mountain Goats
Non-native mountain goats will be moved from Grand Teton National Park as quickly as possible to protect a native population of bighorn sheep and natural resources in the park.
- By NPT Staff - October 18th, 2019 1:45am
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Instituting Entrance Fees
On November 13, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia will implement a vehicle entrance fee program at its parking lots to raise funds to help improve park facilities and infrastructure and provide additional services.
- By NPT Staff - October 18th, 2019 1:30am
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Opinions can be all over the board when it comes to news coverage, which is why National Parks Traveler wants you to take this short survey.
- By NPT Staff - October 17th, 2019 2:00am
Voyageurs National Park Seeks Input On Development Of Kettle Falls Historic District
Can the National Park Service do a better job of managing the Kettle Falls Historic District in Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota? That's a question the agency is exploring as it looks to the future, and your input is being sought for how best the area can be managed.
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- By NPT Staff - October 17th, 2019 1:30am
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