Backcountry Travelers At Guadalupe Mountains National Park Will Need WAG Bags
WAG' bag: A plastic bagging system used for containing human waste.
- By Compiled From N... - April 24th, 2022 2:30am
Everglades National Park: Ground Zero In The Battle With Invasive Species
Billions of dollars have been spent to restore the "river of grass" from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay, but invasive species have been robbing the park of its small mammals and overwhelming some of the mesmerizing sawgrass prairie.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 24th, 2022 2:30am
Fires, And Fire Danger, Threatening National Parks
Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico was closed Saturday due to a wildfire burning in the Jemez National Forest, while growing fire conditions prompted other park units in the region to institute restrictions on campfires, grills, lanterns, and smoking in the open.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 23rd, 2022 1:05pm
Backcountry Skier Killed In Yoho National Park
A Cochrane, Alberta woman has died while ski touring in Yoho National Park.
- By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2022 2:45am
Alaska Gets 40 Bison From Canadian National Park
Forty wood bison from Elk Island National Park in Alberta have relocated to Alaska.
- By NPT Staff - April 23rd, 2022 2:45am
Tunnel Fire Swept Across National Monument, Burning Buildings And Vehicles
Flames from the Tunnel Fire were said to be burning Friday in Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument in Arizona, three days after a firestorm swept across the monument, destroying a number of buildings and vehicles, the National Park Service said Friday evening.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 22nd, 2022 6:56pm
Cades Cove To Be Free Of Vehicles On Wednesdays
The loop road that meanders through Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be free of vehicles on Wednesdays from May 4 through September 28.
- By Compiled From N... - April 22nd, 2022 2:30am
State Of Maine Rebuffs Aquaculture Operation In Frenchman Bay Across From Acadia
A proposal to raise Atlantic salmon in two 60-acre pens in Frenchman Bay off of Acadia National Park in Maine has been blocked by the state, where the Department of Marine Resources said the company behind the project failed to properly source its fish eggs.
- By NPT Staff - April 22nd, 2022 2:30am
Rock Slide Impacts Access To Kings Canyon National Park
A rock slide will not allow access down to Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon National Park as planned for Friday. The slide is on a portion of Highway 180 near Boyden Cavern (east of the cave at milepost 131) in Sequoia National Forest.
- By NPT Staff - April 21st, 2022 4:13pm
Fires, And Fire Danger, In The Parks
A small fire was burning Thursday in Big Bend National Park in Texas, while the high fire danger prompted a closure of all backcountry campsites in nearby Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
- By Compiled From N... - April 21st, 2022 3:15pm
