Isle Royale National Park Seeking Comments On Draft Wilderness Plan
A draft wilderness management plan crafted for Isle Royale National Park is open for public comment through September 26.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2023 2:30am
Great American Outdoors Act Drives Major National Park Service Improvements
From the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state and beyond, the Great American Outdoors Act is making a huge difference in the protection and enjoyment of national parks and other public lands
- By Compiled From N... - August 1st, 2023 2:30am
Mojave National Preserve's York Fire Approaching 80,000 Acres In Size
High winds and hot temperatures were combining to drive the York Fire, a nearly 80,000-acre blaze ignited in Mojave National Preserve in California that was being fought by nearly 300 firefighters Monday.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 31st, 2023 9:20am
Concerns Raised Over Proposed $100 Million Cut In LWCF Funding For Local Communities
The Land and Water Conservation Fund was established to address a number of recreation-related issues across the country. Among them is providing funds to local communities for improving recreational opportunities in their backyards.
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- By NPT Staff - July 31st, 2023 2:30am
Op-Ed | The “Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act” Is Still An Imminent Threat To Wilderness
I recently wrote an op-ed calling the proposed “Protecting America’s Rock Climbing Act” (PARC Act, H.R.1380) an imminent threat to Wilderness. In response, members of the Access Fund, the group behind the bill, have been contacting individual publishers, pressuring them to pull the piece.
Monitoring Kīlauea With Ocean Noise
Ocean swells are constantly occurring across the Earth’s oceans. These swells interact with the ocean crust below, creating continuous ocean noise that travels all over the Earth, including through our active volcanoes here in Hawaii. Because ocean noise signals are always being generated, scientists can use these seismic sources to identify small changes occurring in the Earth’s crust over time.
- By NPT Staff - July 31st, 2023 2:30am
Cougar Attacks Youngster At Olympic National Park
A hunt was on Sunday morning in Olympic National Park for a cougar that attacked an eight-year-old camping at Lake Angeles, in the park's Heart O' the Hills area.
- By Compiled From N... - July 30th, 2023 2:11pm
National Park System Expansion Key To Biodiversity Protection
Strategically expanding the National Park System could help build a rich biodiverse conservation system across the country.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 30th, 2023 7:22am
Old-Growth Trees, Some Dating To 17th Century, Protected At New River Gorge
Old trees, some dating to the 17th century, long protected in land now occupied by New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia, are being inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network.
- By Compiled From N... - July 30th, 2023 2:30am
Here's A Mind-Boggling Calculation For The Colorado River Basin
Climate-change is being blamed for the loss of roughly 10 trillion gallons of water — an amount roughly equal to the capacity of Lake Mead — from the Colorado River Basin from 2000 to 2021.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 30th, 2023 2:30am
