Assistance Fund Created For Rocky Mountain National Park
An assistance fund has been set up to help Rocky Mountain National Park recover from last week's torrential rain storms.
- By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2013 2:52am
National Park Service Mum On How It Plans To Celebrate Its Centennial In 2016
What's a birthday party without a surprise? That seems to be the case with the National Park Service's silence on how it plans to mark its centennial in 2016.
- By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2013 2:43am
Rocky Mountain National Park Slowly Reopening
Rocky Mountain National Park, waterlogged in spots from last week's storms, began to reopen to the public Wednesday, though all trails on the eastern side of the park remained closed.
- By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2013 12:47pm
Biscayne National Park Loses Concessionaire For Snorkeling, Dive Tours
Biscayne Underwater, which offered snorkeling and scuba tours at Biscayne National Park, has abruptly gone out of business, leaving the park without a concessionaire to offer those services.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 18th, 2013 12:20pm
A View From The Overlook: A Tale Of Two Rivers, Part I
There is a thread of commonality in the Colorado River as it flows through the Grand Canyon, and the Potomac River as it flows into Washington, D.C. It revolves around preservation.
- By PJ Ryan - September 18th, 2013 3:06am
Help Erase Graffiti In Arches National Park On Public Lands Day
You can be part of the solution in the battle against graffiti in national parks on National Public Lands Day, September 28, by helping to erase graffiti at Arches National Park.
- By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2013 2:58am
Reader Participation Day: Do You Use A Smartphone App To The National Parks?
Last week we wondered how many folks were using their smartphones as cameras in the national parks. Let's stay with the smartphone theme this week: Do you have a national park app on your phone, and do you use it?
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 18th, 2013 2:35am
Explore Sculpture At Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site
Gain, or enhance, your appreciation for sculpture later this month when Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in New Hampshire hosts its 8th Annual Sculptural Visions event.
- By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2013 2:16am
Rocky Mountain National Park Remains Closed As Damage Assessment Continues
Rocky Mountain National Park remained closed for a fifth day Tuesday as crews worked to assess the damage in the wake of last week's torrential rain storms.
- By NPT Staff - September 17th, 2013 4:28pm
Climber Hit By Rock, Falls 300 Feet To His Death At North Cascades National Park
A climber heading down after summiting Forbidden Peak in North Cascades National Park was killed when he was hit by a falling rock that knocked him about 300 feet further down the mountain.
- By NPT Staff - September 17th, 2013 2:47pm
