Shenandoah National Park Sets Events For 2022 Veterans Day Observance
Shenandoah National Park has announced plans for their 2022 Veterans Day observance.
- By Compiled From N... - October 28th, 2022 3:00am
Apply To Be A Community Volunteer Ambassador And Work In A National Park
The Volunteers-In-Parks Program is now recruiting paid interns for the 2023 February Cohort of the Community Volunteer Ambassador program!
- By Compiled From N... - October 28th, 2022 3:00am
Legendary Mountain Explorers' Lost Cache Found After 85 Years
A historic cache of camera equipment and mountaineering gear abandoned by legendary mountaineers Bradford Washburn and Robert Bates in 1937 has been found on the remote Walsh Glacier in Kluane National Park and Reserve in the Yukon.
- By NPT Staff - October 28th, 2022 2:45am
Great Smoky Mountains Temporarily Closes Trails In Gatlinburg Area Due To Bear Activity
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials temporarily closed the Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center, and also the Twin Creeks Trail between Gatlinburg and the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center. Both trails are closed due to a large concentration of black bears feeding on acorns.
- By Compiled From N... - October 27th, 2022 3:00am
Annual Winter Season Closures To Begin Next Month At Yellowstone
The West, South and East entrances and nearly all roads in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to regular vehicle traffic Nov. 1. The park annually closes roads at this time of year to prepare them for the winter season and snowmobile and snowcoach travel, which will begin Dec. 15. The last day for visitors to drive most roads will be Monday, Oct. 31.
- By Compiled From N... - October 27th, 2022 3:00am
Organizations Calling On Congress To Take Measures To Reopen Vicksburg National Military Park
Preservation and conservation organizations, led by the nonprofit American Battlefield Trust, are calling on Congress to take measures to reopen huge portions of Vicksburg National Military Park that have been closed for nearly three years following catastrophic damage caused by torrential rainfalls in early 2020.
Reader Participation Day: Should The NPS Conduct Environmental Studies In Building Air Tour Plans?
As the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration roll out air tour management plans for parks in the West, critics say the agencies failed to follow the National Environmental Policy Act by not conducting environmental studies in developing the plans. Should the agencies be required to do so?
It Might Cost More To Take Ranger III To Isle Royale In 2023
If you're planning to ride Ranger III to Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior next year, it might cost you a little more than it did this year.
- By Compiled From N... - October 26th, 2022 2:30am
Photography In The National Parks: Exploring The Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail – Part 3
The National Park System has 423 park units, including the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail. Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson and her cameras continues her Eastern Washington Channeled Scablands exploration of this NGT with a day trip to Drumheller Channels National Natural Landmark.
Public Feedback Sought On Banff Avenue Redevelopment
Canada is investing $8 million ($5.8 million USD) to launch public engagement and planning for the re-development in the 200-block of Banff Avenue in Banff National Park, an idea first envisioned almost 25 years ago.
- By NPT Staff - October 25th, 2022 2:45am
