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Great Smoky Mountains Temporarily Closes Trails In Gatlinburg Area Due To Bear Activity

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials temporarily closed the Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center, and also the Twin Creeks Trail between Gatlinburg and the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center. Both trails are closed due to a large concentration of black bears feeding on acorns.

Annual Winter Season Closures To Begin Next Month At Yellowstone

The West, South and East entrances and nearly all roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to regular vehicle traffic Nov. 1. The park annually closes roads at this time of year to prepare them for the winter season and snowmobile and snowcoach travel, which will begin Dec. 15. The last day for visitors to drive most roads will be Monday, Oct. 31.

Organizations Calling On Congress To Take Measures To Reopen Vicksburg National Military Park

Preservation and conservation organizations, led by the nonprofit American Battlefield Trust, are calling on Congress to take measures to reopen huge portions of Vicksburg National Military Park that have been closed for nearly three years following catastrophic damage caused by torrential rainfalls in early 2020.

Reader Participation Day: Should The NPS Conduct Environmental Studies In Building Air Tour Plans?

As the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration roll out air tour management plans for parks in the West, critics say the agencies failed to follow the National Environmental Policy Act by not conducting environmental studies in developing the plans. Should the agencies be required to do so?

Photography In The National Parks: Exploring The Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail – Part 3

The National Park System has 423 park units, including the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail. Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson and her cameras continues her Eastern Washington Channeled Scablands exploration of this NGT with a day trip to Drumheller Channels National Natural Landmark.