Capitol Reef And 13 Other National Parks Receive Impact Grants From Disney Nature's Movie "Bears"
Capitol Reef and 13 other parks are awarded Impact Grants from Disney Nature's movie "Bears."
Cape Hatteras, Where The 'National Seashore' Concept Was Born
Sun, salt spray, and sand are the main ingredients for a traditional Outer Banks vacation. Here on the North Carolina coast, where barrier islands bare the brunt of the Atlantic Ocean, families have been coming for decades to enjoy not only those aspects of summer but some of the best fishing along the Atlantic coast.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 26th, 2014 2:13am
Collapsing Sand Tunnel Kills Cape Hatteras National Seashore Visitor
A Virginia man died at Cape Hatteras National Seashore when a sand tunnel he was digging collapsed, covering him with five-six feet of sand.
- By NPT Staff - June 25th, 2014 1:10pm
Glacier National Park Park Recovering From Impacts Of Major Spring Storm
Getting roads, trails and other facilities ready for the summer season at Glacier National Park is always a challenge for the park staff, but a recent major storm dealt a serious setback to some of those efforts. After a number of closures last week, work has resumed on the popular Going-to-the-Sun road.
- By Jim Burnett - June 25th, 2014 2:37am
National Park Service To Mark 75th Birthday Of Old Santa Fe Trail Building
Signs of the Civilian Conservation Corps -- trails, roads, buildings -- can be found throughout the National Park System, though one of the work crews' iconic productions is outside the parks, in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. There, in the heart of the city's old section, stands the largest adobe office building in the United States.
- By NPT Staff - June 25th, 2014 2:30am
Bear Research Resuming In Yellowstone National Park For The Summer
For the next four months biologists will be trapping grizzly and black bears in Yellowstone National Park's backcountry as part of an ongoing research project to better understand the bears' populations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
- By NPT Staff - June 24th, 2014 2:56am
Exploring The Parks: Musings From Island In The Sky At Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park is divided by the Green and Colorado Rivers into three distinct districts. Needles, Island in the Sky, and the Maze. There are no roads connecting them because the rivers and some very deep ditches are in the way. Island in the Sky is about a two-hour drive north of the Needles. The Maze is another matter. It can be reached only via a very long and circuitous route.
- By Lee Dalton - June 24th, 2014 2:38am
Photography in the National Parks: DOF, Foreground Objects and Framing
How and where you choose to focus on your image can make a huge difference in how a viewer perceives your national park photo. Rebecca Latson provides some tips for helping you do just that.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 24th, 2014 2:00am
ORV Group Loses Latest Challenge To Cape Hatteras National Seashore's Management Plan
In a conclusion that has been reached in many other court cases across the country, a federal court has found that resource protection trumps recreational interests in a case from Cape Hatteras National Seashore. U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle also found that the National Park Service did not rely on shoddy science when it developed an off-road management plan.
Trails I've Hiked: Zion National Park's Angels Landing Trail
The Angels Landing Trail in Zion National Park in Utah is one of the most talked about trails in the National Park System, due to its precarious nature high over Zion Canyon and the spectacular view of that canyon. Should you hike it when you get to the park? The following video will help you decide.
- By NPT Staff - June 23rd, 2014 2:36am
