Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim Closed Due To Wildfire
A wildfire burning just outside Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim on Saturday prompted closure of the rim to the public.
- By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2020 9:52am
Gunshot Moose Causing Concerns Near Exit Glacier In Kenai Fjords National Park
Visitors to Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska have been warned to watch for a cow moose shot by a visitor and which could be overly aggressive both because of her wound and her calf.
- By NPT Staff - June 12th, 2020 5:45pm
Photography In The National Parks: Back In Business Again
Mount Rainier National Park quietly reopened its gates to the Nisqually entrance up to Paradise on June 5th. Photographer Rebecca Latson took a trip with her cameras out to the park and reports back with her images and observations.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 12th, 2020 8:37am
Delaware North Announces Lodge Openings In National Park System
Concessionaire Delaware North started to reopen lodging in the National Park System on Thursday, and is also rolling out a program designed to minimize the spread of coronavirus.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2020 4:36pm
Covid-19 Testing Of Yellowstone National Park Employees Produces Clean Results
While visitor traffic has been building in Yellowstone National Park, park employees and staff so far seem to have been able to avoid contracting Covid-19, according to the latest testing.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2020 10:29am
New Parking Area Opens Up At Old Rag Mountain In Shenandoah National Park
A new parking area will open up on June 11, 2020, at Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah National Park. Built to provide improvced National Park Service access to the Old Rag area hiking trails, this parking lot is closer to Old Rag trails, allowing visitors to remain in the park without hiking on Route 600.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 11th, 2020 7:48am
NPS Releases Statement On Issue Of Race, Equity, And Values
Acting National Park Service Director David Vela said Tuesday that his agency "rejects behaviors, beliefs, and judgments that erode the rights and freedom of all people," and that it would work "against all racism."
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 9th, 2020 10:52am
Historic Buildings At Gateway National Recreation Area To Be Razed
Seven years after they were extensively damaged by Hurricane Sandy, two historic buildings that once housed military officers will be torn down at the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in New Jersey.
- By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2020 1:30am
Road Failure At Theodore Roosevelt National Park To Be Repaired
A section of the South Unit Scenic Drive at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota will be closed for about two weeks later this month so crews can repair a section of road that collapsed due to failure of a culvert.
- By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2020 1:30am
Yellowstone Forever Crippled By Overambition, Lack Of Financial Transparency
Too much ambition and too little financial transparency greatly hamstrung Yellowstone Forever in its fledgling years, and now the organization finds itself fighting for its life at a time when the coronavirus pandemic has been crippling for nonprofits that depend greatly on philanthropy.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 8th, 2020 6:38pm
