Contest Under Way To Choose Acadia National Park's Centennial Logo
With Acadia National Park's centennial coming up in 2016, there's a search under way for a logo to mark that birthday.
- By NPT Staff - November 17th, 2013 3:01am
Public Meetings This Week To Address Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks' Trout Removal Plans
Three public meetings are scheduled this week to discuss plans to restore the health of high-country aquatic ecosystems in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks by removing non-native trout from them.
- By NPT Staff - November 17th, 2013 2:36am
Communities Step Forward To Help Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Through Winter
Communities near Apostle Islands National Lakeshore are standing ready to help the park operate as close to normal as possible this winter, which means the popular "ice caves" could be more easily accessible if the ice allows.
- By NPT Staff - November 17th, 2013 2:25am
Exploring The Parks: George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
On a warm, early fall day with brilliant sunshine and the Wabash River glistening as it flowed past the large limestone and granite building that locals affectionately call “The Memorial,” I stopped to visit George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.
- By Dr. Patricia Owens - November 17th, 2013 2:21am
Star-Gazing Event At Joshua Tree National Park On November 23
Heads will be tilted back and eyes gazing overhead on November 23 at Joshua Tree National Park when the park, in partnership with Celestron Telescopes, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, American Park Network, and the Joshua Tree National Park Association, hosts an astronomy event.
- By NPT Staff - November 16th, 2013 2:59am
Traces Of Gold Along Chesapeake And Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Gold deposits, many of us assume, are found in the Rocky Mountains or Sierra Range, not along the Eastern Seaboard. But there was a time when gold fever reigned along the Chesapeake and Ohio towpath.
- By NPT Staff - November 15th, 2013 2:39am
Gettysburg Railroad Station Acquired By Gettysburg Foundation For National Park Service
Though Congress has yet to act on legislation to allow the National Park Service to acquire the Gettysburg Railroad Station, the Gettysburg Foundation has reached an agreement to purchase the station.
- By NPT Staff - November 15th, 2013 2:31am
Campground Fees Rising At Buffalo National River
Citing the rising cost of doing business and tighter budgets, Buffalo National River officials have increased the fees for camping along the national river.
- By NPT Staff - November 15th, 2013 2:14am
Ask A Former National Park Superintendent
Do you have a national park question in search of an answer? Ask Costa Dillon, a recently retired park superintendent.
- By CJDillon - November 14th, 2013 3:10am
What Did The Colorado Plateau Look Like 250 Million Years Ago?
What did the Colorado Plateau look like 250 million years? That's a question geologists hope to shed some light on via an ambitious project that is pulling rock cores up from as much as 1.5 kilometers down into the plateau's belly.
- By NPT Staff - November 14th, 2013 2:59am
