A Winter Visit To Virgin Islands National Park: The Logistics
While winter is the slow season for many national parks, it is the very best season to visit Virgin Islands National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 3rd, 2011 2:44am
Two Nighttime Emergencies at Big Bend National Park Solved by Hardy Rescuers—and a Mule
Dramatic rescues employing helicopters and highly-trained crews have become almost commonplace from high mountains, deep canyons and other challenging terrain in parks across the country, but sometimes the solution to an emergency requires a return to the basics, including a trio of hardy park employees…and a mule.
- By Jim Burnett - November 3rd, 2011 2:14am
Family of Man Killed By Mountain Goat in Olympic National Park Sues National Park Service
The family of a man gored to death by a mountain goat in Olympic National Park a year ago has sued the National Park Service for wrongful death, arguing the park staff knew the animal was a danger to hikers but failed to do anything about it.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 2nd, 2011 5:56pm
National Park Mystery Spot 30: Just Answer These Questions
This one may give you cause for pause, but we swear that it's fair.
- By Bob Janiskee - November 2nd, 2011 4:00am
Stretches Of Blue Ridge Parkway To Be Closed For Months For Work on Historic Guardrails
Planning to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway in the months to come? Be sure to bring your roadmap, as construction work along three stretches in North Carolina will impede your progress.
BLRI-Detour Map NPS.pdf
- By NPT Staff - November 2nd, 2011 2:44am
Running With The Big Sled Dogs At Denali National Park, The Video
Running with the big dogs means something in Denali National Park and Preserve, where Ranger Jess Toubman has been training her sled dogs in a park campground for the coming winter.
- By NPT Staff - November 2nd, 2011 2:29am
Yellowstone National Park Receives Green Light To Redesign Traffic Flow Through North Entrance
A plan to redesign traffic flows into Yellowstone National Park through its North Entrance has been given the green light by regional officials, although a firm timetable for the work to proceed is somewhat open-ended at this time.
- By NPT Staff - November 2nd, 2011 2:16am
President Obama Uses Antiquities Act To Create Fort Monroe National Monument
The National Park System grew by one unit Tuesday as President Obama used his powers under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to create Fort Monroe National Monument in Virginia. With that declaration the president preserved a site integral to the history of slavery, the Civil War, and the U.S. military.
- By NPT Staff - November 1st, 2011 1:14pm
Science Takes A Hit In President Obama's 2012 Budget
Budget cuts are rippling through federal programs. One that has taken a direct hit is the National Biological Information Infrastructure, which will go the way of the Dodo on January 15.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 1st, 2011 2:59am
Joshua Tree National Park Abandons General Management Plan Revision, Blue Ridge Parkway Proceeding With Its GMP
While Joshua Tree National Park officials have abandoned efforts to revise their long-range General Management Plan, preferring instead to focus on specific issues, Blue Ridge Parkway officials are moving ahead with their own GMP.
