Parks Canada Unveils A Podcast
Parks Canada has unveiled five episodes of a new podcast series called ReCollections about the stories behind national historic sites.
- By NPT Staff - April 24th, 2023 2:45am
Visit Robert E. Lee's Headquarters At Gettysburg This Summer
Combine your visit to Gettysburg National Military Park this summer with a stop at the headquarters General Robert E. Lee used during the Battle of Gettysburg.
- By NPT Staff - April 24th, 2023 2:30am
Mount Rainier’s Astronomy Interns Share The Stars And Start A Park Service Career
Cat Burleaud, originally from Southlake, Texas, wouldn’t have dared to imagine that her 2019 internship at Mount Rainier National Park would open the door to a burgeoning career with the National Park Service.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 23rd, 2023 3:00am
Trails I've Hiked: The Shortest Trail In Terra Nova National Park
For once I wasn’t in a hurry when I pulled off the Trans-Canada Highway and stopped for a bathroom break in Canada’s most easterly national park.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 23rd, 2023 2:45am
Captured British Cannon Given To Saratoga National Historical Park
A nearly 270-year-old British cannon that the Continental Army captured from the Battles and Siege of Saratoga has been given to Saratoga National Historical Park.
- By Compiled From N... - April 23rd, 2023 2:45am
Traveler's View | Rethinking National Park Access
Flamingoes, marine lizards, blue-footed boobies, and even diminutive Galápagos penguins.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 21st, 2023 3:00am
Debt Ceiling Battle Could Be Crippling For National Park Service, National Parks
Efforts by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives to exact spending cuts in return for agreement to raise the nation's debt ceiling could have crippling impacts on the National Park Service.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - April 21st, 2023 2:30am
California Condors In Arizona-Utah Flock Dying From Avian Flu
Avian flu, which has devastated chicken flocks across the country, has been blamed for the deaths of at least 10 of 20 California condors from the Utah-Arizona flock, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- By NPT Staff - April 20th, 2023 11:16am
Trails I’ve Hiked: The Cinder Cone Trail
If you’ve ever visited Lassen Volcanic National Park, you’ll probably have hiked the Bumpass Hell Trail. It’s one of those must-do hikes. But that’s not the only trail you should tackle. Contributing photographer and editor Rebecca Latson hiked Cinder Cone Trail in the more remote northeastern portion of the park and firmly believes the rewards are worth the effort.
- By Rebecca Latson - April 20th, 2023 3:00am
How The National Park Service Is Working To Protect Ecological Corridors
National Park Service staff is working on a number of fronts to implement a White House directive to develop or restore and protect ecological corridors, including those relied upon by wildlife during their migrations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 20th, 2023 2:30am
