Blue Ridge Parkway Proposing Increase In Camping Fees
The National Park Service is proposing an increase in camping fees at the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and North Carolina.
- By Compiled From N... - February 16th, 2024 4:20am
Maine Officials Deny Mine Proposed Near Katahdin Woods And Waters National Monument
A zinc mine proposed to be developed seven miles from Kathadin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine was blocked when a split state Land Use Planning Commission refused to rezone the land in question to allow for the operation.
- By NPT Staff - February 15th, 2024 11:33am
More Than 100 Yellowstone National Park Bison Shipped To Tribes
During the week of February the National Park Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service moved 116 Yellowstone National Park bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Montana. The Bison Conservation Transfer Program continues to make history, having relocated the largest number of live Yellowstone bison to American Indian Tribes in the world, according to the Park Service.
- By Compiled From N... - February 15th, 2024 2:30am
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Farm Buildings Repaired With GAOA Funding
The Living Historical Farm at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana is about to undergo a transformative rehabilitation project thanks to funding provided by the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund.
- By Compiled From N... - February 15th, 2024 2:30am
National Park Trust, National Park Service Collaborate To Help Fort Scott
History will expand at Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas thanks to work by the National Park Trust to facilitate the purchase of three-quarters-of-an-acre located within the park boundaries.
- By NPT Staff - February 14th, 2024 2:30am
The Nature Conservancy Has Secured Preservation Of 8,000 Acres In Alabama's Mobile-Tensaw Watershed
An 8,000-acre swath of southern Alabama clasped by the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers has been acquired by The Nature Conservancy, which pulled together $15 million to protect the "Land between the Rivers" that is viewed as one of the most ecologically diverse areas in the world.
- By NPT Staff - February 14th, 2024 2:30am
The Battle For The Skies Over National Parks Drags On
Air tour operators, politicians, and conservationists are pushing back against air flight management plans crafted by the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 14th, 2024 2:30am
PEER: Point Reyes National Seashore Cattle Deals Cost Taxpayers
The National Park Service is failing to recover fair market value on the leases for beef and dairy ranches at Point Reyes National Seashore, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which claims taxpayers are losing millions of dollars on the operations.
- By NPT Staff - February 13th, 2024 2:30am
Sierra Club Chapter Launches Petition Drive Over Padre Island Sea Turtle Program
A Sierra Club chapter in Texas has launched a petition drive in a bid to raise concerns over the direction of the sea turtle program at Padre Island National Seashore.
- By NPT Staff - February 13th, 2024 2:30am
Irving Friedman: Pioneer On The Global Water Cycle, Yellowstone’s Magma-Hydrothermal System, And More
Understanding how stable isotopes are used for tracking water is the story of USGS scientist Irving Friedman (1920–2005), a scientist considered by many to be the “father of isotope hydrology” because of his numerous innovative breakthroughs.
- By NPT Staff - February 13th, 2024 2:30am
