There's A New Look Coming To The Traveler....Benefit From It!
There's a new look coming to National Parks Traveler, and along with it a way for you to benefit, and not just from reading.
- By NPT Staff - September 30th, 2013 3:00am
Around The Parks: Wine Sales, Park Fees, Point Reyes Seals
A glance around the National Park System seems to show wine sales can benefit the parks, more and more user fees are being approved despite a five-year-old "moratorium" against them, and Point Reyes National Seashore has had a bumper crop of seals this year.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 30th, 2013 2:35am
Federal Government Asks Court To Dismiss Backcountry Fee Lawsuit At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A group of backpackers who sued over a fee program instituted at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have failed to show they were harmed by the $4 nightly fees, according to a motion asking that the lawsuit be dismissed.
GRSM-Motion to Dismiss.pdf
National Trust For Historic Preservation Urges National Park Service To Protect Historic Buildings By Leasing Them
A report from the National Trust for Historic Preservation challenges the National Park Service to be more aggressive in leasing out historic properties in the name of preserving those properties, even if it restricts public access to those properties.
Travel Into The Wilderness Of Olympic National Park And Listen To The Sounds Of Nature
Have you ever stopped in the backcountry of a national park and just listened tothe nature around you? The following video from Olympic National Park lets you not only listen to nature, but gaze across the park's wilderness.
- By NPT Staff - September 29th, 2013 2:56am
Bill Wants National Park Service To Study More Than A Dozen Sites For Inclusion In Park System
More than a dozen sites around the country should be considered for inclusion in the National Park System, according to legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- By NPT Staff - September 29th, 2013 2:07am
Great Ranger-Led Hikes Offered Through Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park's Kahuku Unit
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Kahuku Unit by offering free programs to introduce visitors and residents to the park's southernmost section from October through December.
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- By NPT Staff - September 28th, 2013 2:39am
National Park Service Shutdown Plan Calls For Furlough Of 21,379 Employees
If Congress and the Obama administration fail to avert a budget impasse next week, the National Park Service will move to furlough more than 21,000 employees in the process of closing down the National Park System.
NPS Shutdown Plan.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 27th, 2013 1:41pm
Ku Klux Klan To Appear At Gettysburg National Military Park
The gathering of a chapter of the Ku Klux Klan at Gettysburg National Military Park will take place on October 5, barring the closure of the National Park System, under a permit approved by the park.
- By NPT Staff - September 27th, 2013 10:31am
There's A New Look Coming To The Traveler....Be Part Of It
There's a new look coming to National Parks Traveler, one that includes a significant building block for building a stronger community around the national parks.
- By NPT Staff - September 27th, 2013 3:10am
