Avian Flu Discovered At Point Pelee National Park
Point Pelee National Park has logged one confirmed case of a highly infectious strain of avian influenza.
- By NPT Staff - April 12th, 2022 2:45am
New Seasonal Dog Ban For Part Of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
To protect migratory seabirds, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is launching a seasonal dog ban on Combers Beach from Apr. 14 to Oct. 1.
- By NPT Staff - April 11th, 2022 2:45am
Growing The Seeds Of Community Resilience In The North Cascades
More sunshine, warmer temperatures, longer days, and birdsong at dawn build our excitement for spring. And no one is more joyous than a gardener. Or in this case, the gardeners at the Darrington School Greenhouse in northwestern Washington state.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 11th, 2022 2:30am
Climbing Schedules For Cape Hatteras National Seashore Lighthouses
You'll have one, and possibly two, lighthouses to climb at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina this summer.
- By Compiled From N... - April 10th, 2022 2:30am
Op-Ed | Parking Fee In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
We all know that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited park in the United States. In 2021, the Smokies had 14.1 million visitors. Maybe it was a pandemic response and wanting to be outside or just greater appreciation of the outdoors. The bottom line is that there was a 57 percent uptick in visitation in a decade. But the park doesn’t get more money because of increased visitation; that’s not how the National Park Service works.
- By [email protected] - April 10th, 2022 2:30am
Saskatchewan Anglers Asked To Weigh In On Park's Lake Trout Decline
Lake trout numbers are dropping in one of Prince Albert National Park’s popular fishing lakes and Parks Canada wants the public’s help in figuring out why.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 9th, 2022 2:45am
Around The Parks: Road Openings, Closures, And Delays
Spring is here and summer is just around the corner. A number of units within the National Park System are opening their roads, or in some cases, delaying openings.
- By Compiled From N... - April 8th, 2022 5:00am
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Recently Detected In Dinosaur National Monument
The National Park Service is asking visitors to take caution and not to approach wildlife, especially wild rabbits. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) was recently detected in wild cottontail rabbits inside Dinosaur National Monument in Uintah County, Utah.
- By Compiled From N... - April 8th, 2022 4:45am
Vancouver Island Military And Maritime Sites Seek Management Plan Input
One is a military site that commemorates the role of the Victoria-Esquimalt fortifications in defending Victoria and the Esquimalt naval base for nearly 80 years. The other was the first permanent lighthouse on Canada’s Pacific coast.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 7th, 2022 2:45am
Mount Rainier To Feature More Lahar Detectors
The National Park Service has approved a proposal from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory to improve the lahar detection system at Mount Rainier National Park. Mount Rainier is an active volcano with a history of large lahars (volcanic mudflows) that have previously impacted areas now populated both within and outside of the national park.
- By Compiled From N... - April 7th, 2022 2:45am
