Parks Beyond Borders: Leaf-Peeping Picnics In Korea, Tanzania's Tiniest, More Shore For Canada's Gulf Islands
An global roundup of national park news—this week in Korea, Tanzania and Canada.
Looking For Fall Colors? Consider A Drive Down The Natchez Trace
Fall colors are starting to hit their stride in the East, with colorful displays from Acadia National Park down into Alabama and Mississippi. If you live in the South, a ride along the Natchez Trace Parkway will offer you a kaleidoscope of fall foliage.
- By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2012 2:42am
Five "Lodging And Learning" Packages Available In Yellowstone National Park This Winter
Five "lodging and learning" packages are available to visitors heading to Yellowstone National Park this winter.
- By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2012 2:38am
National Park Service Releases New Children’s Music CD
Songs, and stories read aloud, can lend an aural dimension to the history of the United States. A new compact disc released by the National Park Service brings some lessons about national parks and natural resources in the parks home to children.
- By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2012 2:29am
Yellowstone National Park Proposing To Improve Heart Lake And Basin Creek Cutoff Trails
Yellowstone National Park officials are seeking public comments on a proposal to complete routine trail work on segments of the Heart Lake and Basin Creek Cutoff trails in the southeastern corner of the park.
- By NPT Staff - October 13th, 2012 2:20am
Groups Intend To Sue Over Lack Of Critical Habitat For Loggerhead Turtles Along Atlantic Coast
Though thousands of loggerhead sea turtles, a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, nest along the Atlantic Coast each year, the National Marine Fisheries Service has not yet designated habitat critical to the species' survival, according to conservation groups planning to sue over that lack of designation.
- By NPT Staff - October 12th, 2012 2:54am
Sacred Ceremonial Horse Ride At Fort Laramie National Historic Site On October 15
A sacred ceremonial horse ride involving Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribal members is scheduled to take place Monday, October 15, at Fort Laramie National Historic Site in eastern Wyoming.
- By NPT Staff - October 12th, 2012 2:53am
Caving Season At Timpanogos Cave National Monument Soon To End
With fall foliage season in Utah having just about reached its peak, winter shouldn't be far behind. And that means cave tours at Timpanogos Cave National Monument will soon end for the year.
- By NPT Staff - October 12th, 2012 2:42am
Prickly Job Ahead At Joshua Tree National Park
This is one thorny job. Beginning October 15 and continuing through the end of December, a contractor will be working along the Pinto Basin Road in Joshua Tree National Park to salvage up to 800 cholla plants prior to a road straightening project slated to begin in 2013
- By NPT Staff - October 12th, 2012 2:36am
Two Canyoneers Who Underestimated Zion National Park Rescued By Rangers
Two canyoneers who headed off into Heaps Canyon in Zion National Park over-estimated the challenge before them and had to be rescued by park rangers three days after they ventured into the canyon.
- By NPT Staff - October 12th, 2012 2:06am
