Traveler's View | Things I'd Like To See In 2025
Here we are, five days into 2025. A fresh year is before us, waiting with promise. What will it deliver?
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 5th, 2025 2:30am
4th Annual Threatened And Endangered Parks: Steep Lodging Rates Price Out Some Visitors
The privatization of park lodges — occurring since the National Park Service’s inception — has made stays inside the parks unaffordable for many visitors.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 5th, 2025 2:30am
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #82
Happy New Year! It’s time to hone your national parks knowledge with this first quiz and trivia piece of 2025. You may know more than you realize. And if you want to learn more, check out the many National Park Service Instagram accounts, from which came most of the material for these questions and trivia.
- By Rebecca Latson - January 4th, 2025 3:00am
Tuzigoot National Monument To Close On Weekdays For Asbestos Removal
Tuzigoot National Monument will close on weekdays from January 13 to at least February 7 for asbestos and lead abatement.
- By justin.housman - January 4th, 2025 2:30am
Biden To Dedicate Two New National Monuments In California, Possibly Expand Joshua Tree
President Biden is soon to designate two new national monuments in California, one, in partnership with Joshua Tree National Park, forms one of the largest protected areas of the country.
- By justin.housman - January 3rd, 2025 12:39pm
Yellowstone's One-Eyed 'Queen Of the Wolves' Dies After Clash With Rival
On Christmas Day, Yellowstone National Park's beloved wolf 907F, called the Queen of the Wolves, died from injuries sustained during a fight with a rival pack.
- By justin.housman - January 3rd, 2025 2:45am
Heritage Trail Rehabilitation Project For Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park’s Heritage Trail, Old Guides Trail, and visitor center pedestrian bridge will be closed for nine months starting Monday, January 6, to allow for work to complete the Heritage Trail Rehabilitation Project that will improve the trail’s visual profile, enhance the visitor experience, and maintain wheelchair accessibility while reducing the park’s annual maintenance requirements.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 3rd, 2025 2:30am
Upper Colorado River Basin States Urge States To Plan For Increasing Demand, Decreasing Supply
The Upper Colorado River Commission has issued a statement advocating that every state in the Colorado River Basin works for a practical, clear-eyed approach to water management following last month's Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas.
- By justin.housman - January 3rd, 2025 2:25am
4th Annual Threatened and Endangered Parks: The Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Hurricane Helene diminished the forest canopy and caused massive damage along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, which already faces major environmental concerns.
- By Kim O'Connell - January 2nd, 2025 2:30am
Shoreline Restoration Being Funded At Park Units In Florida, Georgia
Eight-hundred-thousand dollars is being spent on shoreline restoration projects at Cumberland Island National Seashore, Fort Matanzas National Monument, and Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 2nd, 2025 2:30am
