Section Of Blue Ridge Parkway To Close Next Week
A section of Blue Ridge Parkway just north of Asheville, North Carolina, will close next week so work can resume on stabilizing the road bed.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 3:07am
National Park Service Names Deputy Director For Congressional And External Relations
A former staffer on the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands has been appointed deputy director of the National Park Service for congressional and external relations.
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- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 2:28am
Big Bend National Park Seeking Public Input On Proposed Fossil Exhibit
Though it looks anything but a great habitat for prehistoric animals today, Big Bend National Park's landscape has a rich connection with the long-ago past. And to display some of that history, park officials are proposing to build a fossil exhibit along the Fossil Discovery Trail.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 2:21am
Portions Of Skyline Drive Through Shenandoah National Park To Close Nightly During Hunting Season
With hunting season in Virginia arriving soon, Shenandoah National Park officials have announced that portions of Skyline Drive through the park will be close nightly, beginning on Monday.
- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2013 2:09am
Head Of Discovery Channel Taking Helm At National Parks Conservation Association
W. Clark Bunting, who most recently was president and general manager of the Discovery Channel, next week takes the helm of the National Parks Conservation Association.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 7th, 2013 2:59am
Lottery For Float Permits Through Dinosaur National Monument Going Online
One of the most exciting and intriguing ways to experience Dinosaur National Monument is from a raft floating down either the Green or Yampa rivers as they course through this magnificent landscape. And if you want to land a permit for a private float trip, the Park Service is making it a tad bit easier by moving the application process online.
- By NPT Staff - November 7th, 2013 2:59am
Future Of Isle Royale National Park Wolves Subject Of Public Meetings
The precarious future of wolves on Isle Royale National Park will be the subject of four public meetings this month.
- By NPT Staff - November 7th, 2013 2:31am
The View From Clingmans Dome At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
National park vistas often are breathtaking. They practically beg you to head off into the landscape. The way Andy Drinnon captured the view from Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park does just that...but it also stands on its own as a thing of beauty for the way he captures nature.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 7th, 2013 1:27am
Budget Cuts Lead To Reduced Services At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore This Winter
With another layer of budget sequestration coming in January, barring any congressional intervention, national parks are cinching their belts wherever possible. At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin, that means reduced services this winter.
- By NPT Staff - November 6th, 2013 2:45am
Star Party This Friday At Pipe Spring National Monument In Arizona
A star party will be held Friday at Pipe Spring National Monument in Arizona, where the importance of the stars overhead to ancient cultures will be discussed.
- By NPT Staff - November 6th, 2013 1:31am
