Backcountry Skier Killed In Yoho National Park
A Cochrane, Alberta woman has died while ski touring in Yoho National Park.
- By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2022 2:45am
Alaska Gets 40 Bison From Canadian National Park
Forty wood bison from Elk Island National Park in Alberta have relocated to Alaska.
- By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2022 2:45am
Tunnel Fire Swept Across National Monument, Burning Buildings And Vehicles
Flames from the Tunnel Fire were said to be burning Friday in Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, three days after a firestorm swept across the monument, destroying a number of buildings and vehicles, the National Park Service said Friday evening.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 22nd, 2022 6:56pm
Cades Cove To Be Free Of Vehicles On Wednesdays
The loop road that meanders through Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be free of vehicles on Wednesdays from May 4 through September 28.
- By Compiled From N... - April 22nd, 2022 2:30am
State Of Maine Rebuffs Aquaculture Operation In Frenchman Bay Across From Acadia
A proposal to raise Atlantic salmon in two 60-acre pens in Frenchman Bay off of Acadia National Park in Maine has been blocked by the state, where the Department of Marine Resources said the company behind the project failed to properly source its fish eggs.
- By NPT Staff - April 22nd, 2022 2:30am
Rock Slide Impacts Access To Kings Canyon National Park
A rock slide will not allow access down to Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park as planned for Friday. The slide is on a portion of Highway 180 near Boyden Cavern (east of the cave at milepost 131) in Sequoia National Forest.
- By NPT Staff - April 21st, 2022 4:13pm
Fires, And Fire Danger, In The Parks
A small fire was burning Thursday in Big Bend National Park in Texas, while the high fire danger prompted a closure of all backcountry campsites in nearby Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
- By Compiled From N... - April 21st, 2022 3:15pm
Grand Teton National Park Searching For Plan To Protect Bighorn Sheep Winter Habitat
Though Wyoming's Teton Mountain Range looks pretty expansive to the human eye, wildlife must coexist with a nearby ski resort and backcountry travelers, as well as shrinking habitat. At Grand Teton National Park, biologists are working on a plan to better protect the park's native bighorn sheep winter habitat, a plan that could lead to increased winter closures or designated travel routes.
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- By Compiled From N... - April 21st, 2022 2:30am
Overpass To Help Reconnect Wildlife Habitat At Santa Monica Mountains
Crossing ten lanes of California's 101 Freeway, which sees more than 300,000 vehicles a day, is tricky at best, and often deadly, for mountain lions. When ground is broken Friday for a wildlife overpass spanning the freeway, it will mark a step towards safely reconnecting some of the fragmented habitat the lions need as they move about the region that includes Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
- By Compiled From N... - April 21st, 2022 2:30am
Reserve Your Wind Cave Tour Online
Visitors to Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota can now reserve cave tour tickets online up to 120 days in advance. Tickets can be purchased through www.recreation.gov, a website used for reservations at thousands of sites across the country.
- By Compiled From N... - April 21st, 2022 2:30am
