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UPDATE | Tropical Storm Debby Has Parks Bracing For Weather

A tropical depression that transformed into Tropical Storm Debby on Saturday prompted Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in Florida to close, while visitors to Dry Tortugas National Park were warned that the bad weather could delay emergency response.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2024 10:15am

BASE Jumper Falls 500 Feet To His Death At Grand Canyon National Park

A man who tried to BASE jump from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park fell hundreds of feet to his death in the attempt.

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By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2024 3:57pm

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Acadia National Park Seeking Three Who Violated Wildlife Closure

Acadia National Park rangers are hoping to learn the identities of three individuals who violated a closure order in place to protect nesting peregrine falcons on the east face of Champlain Mountain.

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By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2024 11:54am

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National Park Foundation Gives $2 Million To Help Build Housing For Acadia National Park Employees

The National Park Foundation is contributing $2 million to the effort to build housing for Acadia National Park employees.

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By NPT Staff - August 2nd, 2024 2:30am

Isle Royale National Park Opens Marine Debris Exhibit

Isle Royale National Park, with support and funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, has unveiled an exhibit in the Rock Harbor Auditorium about the impacts of marine debris on the park and Lake Superior.

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By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2024 2:30am

Paddling The Huron River National Water Trail

A watery urban trail, the Huron River Water Trail that arcs around Detroit offers a human connection to the environment.

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By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - August 2nd, 2024 2:30am

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North Carolina Man Plunges 400 Feet To His Death At Grand Canyon National Park

A 20-year-old North Carolina man fell from the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park about 400 feet to his death

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By Compiled From N... - August 1st, 2024 12:08pm

Rocky Mountain National Park Bans Open Fires

A park-wide ban on open fires was put in place Thursday in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, where a number of wildfires were burning.

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By Compiled From N... - August 1st, 2024 11:37am

Pioneer Fire Leads To Evacuation Order For Stehekin In North Cascades National Park

Firefighters in North Cascades National Park were working to protect facilities in and around Stehekin Landing from the Pioneer Fire, a nearly 34,000-acre blaze that was just 12 percent contained as of Thursday morning.

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By NPT Staff - August 1st, 2024 11:01am

Tracking Climate-Change Impacts In The National Park System

Across the National Park System, climate-change impacts are reaching into virtually all of the more than 420 units. But a 2022 study of how parks were reacting to those impacts found a lack of cohesiveness in evaluating vulnerabilities to those impacts.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 2:45am