2023 Boat Tour And North Canoe Program Reservations Open In April At Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park staff announce ranger - led boat tours and North Canoe Voyage reservations open at 9:00 am CST on April 15 for the 2023 season.
Tales From A Seventh Generation Churchillian In Northern Manitoba
In a cozy and private meeting room of the Parks Canada Visitor Centre in Churchill, Indigenous Knowledge Weaver Heather Spence-Botelho launches her talk about being “seventh generation Churchill” by introducing herself in both English and Cree.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 12th, 2023 2:45am
GAOA Funds $27 Million In Repairs At Minute Man National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park received approximately $27.4 million in project funds from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to address deferred maintenance and repair needs for the park’s buildings, structures, landscape, trails, signage, and monuments in order to improve the visitor experience.
- By Compiled From N... - April 11th, 2023 3:00am
Photography In The National Parks: The Invitation Of An Intimate Composition
How many times have you viewed someone’s national park images and one shot in particular pulled you into the composition? This shot invited you in. This is the power of an intimate composition. Traveler contributing photographer Rebecca Latson explains the photographic elements of this type of composition.
- By Rebecca Latson - April 11th, 2023 3:00am
UPDATE | Crews Make Headway On Big Cypress National Preserve Wildfire
Fire crews have contained 40 percent of the Cypress Camp Trail Fire at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. The fire has currently burned 9,722 acres since staff were notified of the fire on April 5th, 2023.
- By Compiled From N... - April 10th, 2023 3:00am
CCC Feats: Isle Royale National Park
When the first Civilian Conservation Corps crews arrived on Isle Royale in 1935, the understanding was that the young men would help transform most of the island into a national park. Along the way, they got a quick course in firefighting.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2023 2:45am
Johnston Canyon And Other Reasons To Love Banff In Winter
“Water is the most expressive element in nature,” Canadian watercolor painter Walter Phillips once mused. “It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.”
- By Jennifer Bain - April 10th, 2023 2:45am
The Other Side Of The National Park System
One of the most incredible experiences I've had in the National Park System was being able to watch the total solar eclipse of 2017 at Grand Teton National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2023 2:30am
Lassen Volcanic National Park Transitioning To Cashless System
Add Lassen Volcanic National Park to the list units wtihin the National Park System going cashless. Beginning May 1, 2023, Lassen will transition to a fully cashless fee system and only accept mobile or electronic payments for entrance and permit fees. Acceptable forms of payment will include credit and debit cards as well payment apps on mobile devices.
- By Compiled From N... - April 9th, 2023 6:00am
Taking An Icewalk Through Jasper's Maligne Canyon
As promised, Maligne Canyon wraps us around its icy finger with its spellbinding frozen waterfalls, giant icicles and frosted limestone walls.
- By Jennifer Bain - April 9th, 2023 2:45am
