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Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day In Rocky Mountain National Park Or Mesa Verde National Park

If you missed celebrating International Migratory Bird Day last month, you can make it up by heading to Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday for a bird walk in the park

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By NPT Staff - June 8th, 2012 2:06am

Missing Camper Found Dead In Joshua Tree National Park

A 41-year-old Canadian visitor reported missing in Joshua Tree National Park early Wednesday was found dead in the park later that day.

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By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2012 6:22pm

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National Park Mystery Photo 51: A Rail Fence In The Foreground

The national park in which this photo was taken is east of the Rocky Mountains.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 7th, 2012 5:54am

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Where The Wild Things Are: Untamed Americas

Where are the wild things? For those who call a metropolitan area home, and seldom leave its concrete and steel confines, that might be a reasonable question. National Geographic has the answers for you in a two-night series, Untamed Americas, that debuts this Sunday and Monday nights.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 7th, 2012 2:23am

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Fireside Read: The Soul Of Yosemite: Finding, Defending, And Saving The Valley's Sacred Wild Nature

Does the National Park Service always make the correct choices? This book presents an insider's view of what can go wrong in the decision-making process.

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By Rick Smith - June 7th, 2012 2:14am

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California County Again Rebuffed In Trying To Claim A Road In Remote Section Of Death Valley National Park

Nearly four years after a federal judge tossed out most of the claims by a California county to what it considered roads in a remote area of Death Valley National Park, the judge has thrown out the final piece of the claims.

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By NPT Staff - June 7th, 2012 2:10am

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New Sled Dog Pups At Denali National Park Featured On YouTube And Live Webcam

Three new puppies arrived at the Sled Dog Kennel at Denali National Park and Preserve on May 3, and they’re attracting plenty of fans via a new video on YouTube and images on the park’s “Puppy Cam.”

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By Jim Burnett - June 7th, 2012 1:57am

Repaired Pipeline Again Carrying Water Into Grand Canyon National Park's Inner Canyon

Rest easy hikers, water is once again flowing into the Inner Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park.

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By NPT Staff - June 6th, 2012 6:46pm

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Fireside Read: One Night In The Everglades

Much time is spent wondering how to connect today's youth with national parks, how to instill a life-lasting bond between these wondrous places and younger generations, to give them places to enjoy and appreciate, and to nurture tomorrow's stewards. Laurel Larsen, with the help of Joyce Mihran Turley, make strides in that direction with One Night in the Everglades.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 6th, 2012 2:44am

Be Bear Aware If You're Heading To Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Or Yosemite National Parks

Bears are part of the package if you travel to the High Sierra parks -- Sequoia, Kings Canyon, or Yosemite -- and you should know what to expect and how to react if you encounter one this summer.

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By NPT Staff - June 6th, 2012 2:37am

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