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Grand Teton National Park Gets Go-Ahead To Makeover Colter Bay Village

A plan to makeover Colter Bay Village at Grand Teton National Park has been approved, although it still needs funding to move forward.

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By NPT Staff - March 8th, 2013 2:17am

Plowing Of Denali National Park Road To Begin Sunday

National Park Service road crews will begin preparations for the annual spring road opening on Sunday, March 10.

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By NPT Staff - March 8th, 2013 2:04am

Investigation Concludes Hunters Killed Grizzly In Self-Defense In Grand Teton National Park

Three hunters who were charged by a grizzly bear in Grand Teton National Park last Thanksgiving Day acted in self-defense in shooting and killing the bear, an investigation has determined.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2013 10:38am

Congressman From North Carolina Wants To Overturn Cape Hatteras National Seashore Access Regs

A congressman from North Carolina is making a second bid to force the National Park Service to reverse itself on managing people, birds, and sea turtles at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2013 2:44am

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Blizzard Of '13 Rearranged Parts Of Cape Cod National Seashore

While Hurricane Sandy walloped a good section of the Eastern Seaboard, it was a snowstorm dubbed Nemo by some that did substantial damage to Cape Cod National Seashore.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 7th, 2013 2:30am

Everglades National Park Pursuing Higher Fees For Backcountry Use

Under a proposal open for public comment at Everglades National Park, you would pay more than four times as much to explore the park's backcountry for a week by canoe or kayak than you would to drive into the park over that same period of time.

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By NPT Staff - March 7th, 2013 2:27am

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Rebuilding After Sandy: Putting Gateway National Recreation Area Back Together Again

Photographic slides paper-clipped to strings to dry out. Officer's Row at Fort Hancock propped up with two-by-fours. Multi-use paths ripped out in places and buried in sand elsewhwere. That was part of the aftermath from Hurricane Sandy at Gateway National Recreation Area.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 7th, 2013 2:11am

Skiing The Appalachian Trail—Get It While It's Cold: Video And Feature

The Appalachian National Scenic Trail is a great destination for cross country skiers—especially right now as the latest storm dumps more snow on the AT from North Carolina to New England. The AT only seems to be about summer. Backcountry ski enthusiasts—get out there!

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By Randy Johnson - March 6th, 2013 5:38am

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Sequestration Doubly Costly As Mammoth Cave National Park Losing Tour Revenues

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky is being hit twice by the federal budget sequestration -- first by having to cut 5 percent from its budget, and again by lost revenues from cave tours that have been canceled due to lack of staff.

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By NPT Staff - March 6th, 2013 2:53am

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A View From The Overlook: Marshal Reeves And Marshal Obama

Yale University environmental historian, Dr. Robin Winks, once termed America’s National Parks as “The greatest university in the world with hundreds of branch campuses." While Oxford and Cambridge might take issue in a tweedy British manner with Professor Winks’ hyperbole, his point is well taken: The units of the National Park System are indeed educational.

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By PJ Ryan - March 6th, 2013 2:20am