Ancient, And Big, Shark Tooth Found At Cape Lookout National Seashore
Will a massive shark tooth spur a throng of beachcombers to Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina?
- By Compiled From N... - July 29th, 2023 2:30am
National Park Service Approves Caneel Bay Redevelopment Plan
A redevelopment plan for the Caneel Bay Resort property at Virgin Islands National Park, while favored by a majority of those who commented on it, drew harsh comments from some who favored a posh resort without "riff raff" seeking to use the resort's amenities.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 29th, 2023 2:50pm
St. Croix River National Scenic Riverway Opening New Boat Launch At Osceloa Landing
Improvements to the boat launch and day-use area at Osceola Landing in St. Croix River National Scenic Riverway have been completed, clearing the way for the area to open to the public this weekend.
New Thermal Activity On Geyser Hill In Yellowstone National Park
Geysers and hot springs are some of the most dynamic geologic features on the planet. They are always changing and sometimes that change happens in places where we can see and appreciate it. This has been the case on Geyser Hill, near Old Faithful, in Yellowstone National Park.
- By NPT Staff - July 28th, 2023 2:30am
More Than $2 Million Being Spent To Protect Civil War Battlefields
Battlefields in Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia are protecting a combined 238 acres through the National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program.
- By Compiled From N... - July 28th, 2023 2:30am
Bill Introduced To Create Chesapeake National Recreation Area
Legislation has been introduced in Congress to establish Chesapeake National Recreation Area, a sprawling National Park System unit that would, if created, tie together new and existing sites and trails, according to its sponsors.
- By NPT Staff - July 27th, 2023 1:23pm
Full Fire Ban Coming To Crater Lake National Park
With wildfire conditions in southern Oregon increasing, a full ban on wood and charcoal fires is being put in place at Crater Lake National Park.
- By Compiled From N... - July 27th, 2023 11:40am
The Explorations That Led To The World’s First National Park
The Yellowstone region was known for millennia by Indigenous people, who would frequent the area in search of game and other resources—they had been in the area for at least 11,000 years! Obsidian from the region was an especially prized commodity, and artifacts made from obsidian taken from Yellowstone’s numerous lava flows have been found as far east as the Ohio River Valley.
- By NPT Staff - July 27th, 2023 2:45am
Cracked: The Future Of Dams In A Hot, Chaotic World
Cracked takes on the big and complex issue of dams, their impact on rivers worldwide, the weakening rationales for maintaining dams already built or for building more, and how people are working with some success to “crack” these monolithic structures.
- By John Miles - July 27th, 2023 2:45am
Historic Cabin In Dinosaur National Monument Being Restored
A century-old cabin on the Green River shoreline in Dinosaur National Monument is being restored thanks to funding from the Great American Outdoors Act.
- By Compiled From N... - July 27th, 2023 2:30am
