Hawaii Volcanoes National Park To Be Celebrated On a 25-Cent Piece
Come August, you'll be able to comfortably place a volcano in your pocket.
- By NPT Staff - January 16th, 2012 3:00am
Government Denies Responsibility In Death of Man Gored By Mountain Goat at Olympic National Park
U.S. attorneys representing the National Park Service in a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a man gored to death by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park say the Park Service is not at fault nor responsible.
Mojave Desert Land Trust Working To Secure Land for Wildlife Corridor Near Joshua Tree National Park
The Mojave Desert Land Trust, which in the past has engineered successful campaigns to protect lands for Joshua Tree National Park, is now embarking on a campaign to preserve a wildlife corridor important to the park.
Yellowstone National Park Report To UNESCO Outlines Issues of Park's Genetic Isolation, Human Pressures
Ever more human pressures, largely in the form of hunting, development, and ranching, are forcing Yellowstone National Park's managers to be more hands-on in their approach to wildlife in the world's oldest national park.
Searchers Looking For Missing Snowshoer At Mount Rainier National Park
More than two dozen personnel were searching an area near Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park on Sunday for a missing snowshoer who failed to return from an afternoon outing the day before.
- By NPT Staff - January 15th, 2012 12:00pm
Being On The Coast, Shipwrecks Should Come As No Surprise To Acadia National Park Visitors
Acadia National Park is surrounded by water and much of its history and resources relate to its maritime location. It should be no surprise, then, that there are many shipwrecks in the waters around the park.
- By NPT Staff - January 15th, 2012 3:00am
Fort Caroline in Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve; the French are Coming
Fort Caroline in Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve commemorates a short-lived French community in North Florida. The reconstructed fort will fulfills a child's dream of long-ago adventure.
- By [email protected] - January 15th, 2012 3:00am
Furnace Creek Campground At Death Valley National Park To Close For Water, Sewer Line Work
The winter months are some of the best for visiting Death Valley National Park thanks to the cooler temperatures and the wildflower bloom that arrives as early as February. But if you're planning to pitch a tent at the Furnace Creek Campground in the coming months, you'll need to alter your plans.
- By NPT Staff - January 15th, 2012 3:00am
100 Years Of Observing Volcanic Activity At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
For a century now researchers have been studying volcanic activity from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, a facility that has provided many insights into volcanoes and earthquakes in the Pacific.
- By NPT Staff - January 14th, 2012 3:00am
NPCA Accuses Alaska Officials of Waging "Quiet War" Against Bears
Contending that the state of Alaska has "declared a quiet war" on bears, National Parks Conservation Association officials on Friday urged the Alaska Board of Game to curtail bear baiting, snaring, and spotlighting of bears in national preserves in the state.
- By NPT Staff - January 13th, 2012 1:00pm
