National Parks Traveler: What We're Not
The National Parks Traveler is not part of the National Park Service. And there's a lot of other things we're not.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 16th, 2022 2:30am
Interior Department Taking Multi-Agency Strategy To Save Hawaiian Forest Birds
In a move to further advance efforts to save Hawaii's endemic forest birds from demise, the Interior Department has launched a multi-million-dollar, multi-agency strategy to combat a disease, avian malaria, that is deadly to the birds.
- By NPT Staff - December 15th, 2022 2:45pm
Christmas Bird Count Comes To Great Sand Dunes National Park On December 23
Birders and nature enthusiasts in Colorado's San Luis Valley will join birders across the western hemisphere to participate in Audubon's longest-running wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count, held at Great Sand Dunes National Park on December 23. Birders of all skill levels are invited and encouraged to participate.
- By Compiled From N... - December 15th, 2022 2:30am
Beach Driving Permits Going On Sale Soon At Assateague Island National Seashore
Permits to drive your rig on the beach at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and Virginia will go on sale January 4.
- By Compiled From N... - December 15th, 2022 2:30am
Reader Participation Day: Which Is Your Favorite Hiking Stick National Park Medallion?
For some years now, I've been purchasing a hiking stick medallion whenever I visited a National Park System unit. I probably have 50 or more, and this summer during a stop at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve I finally bought a hiking stick to showcase the medallions. Now in the process of attaching the medallions to the stick, I got to wondering which was my favorite.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 15th, 2022 2:30am
Whitebark Pine Listed As A Threatened Species Under ESA
Whitebark pines, majestic trees that grow across Western national parks and feed birds and bears and serve as living snow fences, are at risk of disappearing due to disease, beetle attacks, and climate change and deserve protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday.
- By NPT Staff - December 14th, 2022 6:52pm
Canada Signs On For Global Forest Restoration Challenge
Canada has pledged to join the Bonn Challenge, a global initiative aimed at bringing 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes under restoration by 2030.
- By NPT Staff - December 14th, 2022 2:45am
Steps Being Taken At Great Smoky Mountains National Park To Halt Illegal Parking
In a move to halt illegal roadside parking that greatly impacts the park, Great Smoky Mountains National Park crews will be installing barriers -- boulders, fencing, and wooden bollards -- to protect the road shoulders.
- By Compiled From N... - December 14th, 2022 2:30am
NPS Approves Plan To Replace Facilities Damaged By Kīlauea's 2018 Eruption
Plans to replace facilities damaged by Kīlauea volcano's months long eruption in 2018 have been approved by the National Park Service at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, where work could begin in March. However, the work doesn't currently include replacing the visitor center.
- By Compiled From N... - December 14th, 2022 2:30am
On Patrol At The St. Martin Nature Reserve
Peeking through the viewing slots on the wooden observation platform at Étang de la Baie Lucas, we don’t need binoculars to see an embarrassment of wildlife. Large iguanas are nestled in the mangroves, including one bright green female and two males that have turned reddish-orange to display dominance and attract mates. There’s a Brown Pelican on the rocks. In the water, a Snowy Egret looks for food near a Great Egret and Spotted Sandpiper as four White-Cheeked Pintail ducks putter merrily about.
- By Jennifer Bain - December 14th, 2022 2:30am
