Series Of Snowshoe Hikes Planned At Voyageurs National Park
A weekly ranger-led snowshoe hike, including one by moonlight, is scheduled at Voyageurs National Park through the next month.
- By NPT Staff - February 7th, 2013 2:57am
Biscayne National Park Closes Elliott Key Harbor And Campground To Protect Visitors From Themselves
After watching several boat captains swim to shore after dropping off passengers and gear at Elliott Key Harbor for camping, Biscayne National Park officials have decided to close the harbor and campground to prevent possible drownings.
- By NPT Staff - February 7th, 2013 2:35am
Himalayan Shangri-La: The Annapurna Circuit, Experience An Ancient Culture On This Classic Nepal Trek
The old school bus rumbles to life with a painful metallic grinding and we roll forward, our chariot rocking side to side down a rutted, muddy street of a small crossroads town called Dumre in central Nepal. Angling down a hillside, the bus lists heavily to starboard and moves too slowly to escape its own cloud of choking exhaust, which drifts in through the open windows.
Dinosaur National Monument Officials Want To Resurface Deerlodge Road
Folks who run the Yampa River through Dinosaur National Monument access the river at Deerlodge Park, and if you've been down that road lately you know it's a bit bumpy. Monument officials want to improve that condition with a rehabilitation project.
- By NPT Staff - February 7th, 2013 2:22am
Updated: Sally Jewell, CEO Of Outdoor Gear Retailer REI, To Be Nominated As Interior Secretary
Sally Jewell, who runs the outdoor gear retailer REI, is to be nominated to replace retiring Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, it was being reported this morning.
- By NPT Staff - February 6th, 2013 8:30am
Body Found In Rocky Mountain National Park Thought To Be That Of Missing Texan
A body found propped up against a tree in Rocky Mountain National Park by two snowshoers is thought to be that of a Texas man missing since late last week.
- By NPT Staff - February 6th, 2013 8:06am
Reader Participation Day: Will Expanded Wi-Fi Enhance The National Park Experience?
Will expanded wireless service for cellphones and the Internet enhance your national park experience, or will it clutter it with a technological Disneyification of the parks, one that will detract from, not add to, the national park experience?
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 6th, 2013 2:45am
Big Cypress National Preserve Facing Lawsuit Over Off-Road Vehicle Networks
National Park Service officials are facing a lawsuit over off-road vehicle access in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, where opponents say preserve officials are over-reaching with trail networks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 6th, 2013 2:44am
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Proposing Increase In Campground Fees
With springtime drawing near, another park is proposing an inrease in campground fees. At Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Kentucky, a hike of not quite 15 percent in the fees charged at the Wilderness Road Campground is under consideration.
- By NPT Staff - February 6th, 2013 2:41am
Federal Judge Declines To Block Oyster Farm's Ouster From Point Reyes National Seashore
A federal judge, saying the owner of an oyster farm at Point Reyes National Seashore failed to accept the National Park Service's long-stated intention not to renew his lease, has refused to block the company's removal from the seashore.
PORE-Order Denying TRO.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 5th, 2013 12:15pm
