National Parks Traveler

News of a dramatic rescue via helicopter in a national park often involves locations like Yosemite or Grand Teton National Parks, but there's also an elite National Park Service helicopter rescue team based in the East. This year marks 40 years of service by the United States Park Police (USPP) Aviation Unit, and the group has been involved in some unusual and high-profile incidents

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By Jim Burnett - September 22nd, 2013 3:11am

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National Parks, Other Federal Lands Generate Big Tourism Income For State Of Utah

How important are national parks, forests, and other federal lands in the economies of Western states? Data recently released in Utah offers a glimpse.

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By Lee Dalton - September 22nd, 2013 2:53am

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Deer Culling To Resume At Gettysburg National Military Park

Deer culling at Gettysburg National Military Park will resume in October as officials work to tamp down the herds so vegetation has a better chance to grow.

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By NPT Staff - September 22nd, 2013 2:52am

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Bears Out In Force In Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Teton National Parks

Earlier this month Yellowstone National Park officials issued a release warning that grizzly bears very possibly would be active in their search for food this fall and humans should be especially alert. Well, it seems the bears took that message to heart.

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By NPT Staff - September 21st, 2013 2:06am

There's A New Look Coming To The Traveler....

After all these years, there's a new look coming to National Parks Traveler, folks, and you can be a part of it. Watch for details.

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By NPT Staff - September 20th, 2013 10:40am

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Going-To-Sun Road In Glacier National Park Will Close, Partially, This Sunday

So crews can get back to full speed rehabbing the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, access to Logan Pass via that road from St. Mary will end Sunday evening.

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By NPT Staff - September 20th, 2013 8:50am

Touring Grand Canyon National Park: Take It Sitting Down

The Grand Canyon has a new taxi service. It’s totally green and only for off-road touring. Like a New York cabby, these guys have a no-nonsense attitude, occasionally talk back, and are famously stubborn, but the resemblance ends there.

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By George Oxford Miller - September 20th, 2013 3:43am

Cellphone Towers In Yellowstone National Park: A Flaw In The National Park Service Mission?

When the National Park Service was created nearly a century ago, its mission seemed straightforward: to preserve the landscape for the enjoyment of today's and tomorrow's generations. As the agency nears its centennial, is there a need to recommit to that mission?

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By NPT Staff - September 20th, 2013 2:53am

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National Park Quiz: How Good Are You When Quizzed On Fall In The National Parks?

We begged, pleaded, cajoled, and finally bribed the quizmeister -- a lifetime membership to the Traveler! -- to get him to kick out a fall quiz for your entertainment (and possible chagrin). And...he relented!

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By Bob Janiskee - September 20th, 2013 2:22am

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Traveler's Gear Box: The Bug Blocker From Kelty

Bugs can quickly ruin a national park vacation, especially the ones that bite and suck your blood. That's when you need a shelter from the storm, as it were.