National Guard To Tackle Deferred Maintenance At Dinosaur National Monument
National Guard troops will set up camp in Dinosaur National Monument for the next few years to tackle deferred maintenance projects in the park.
Lachine Canal Has New Offerings For 20th Anniversary
Paddleboarding will now be welcome on part of the Lachine Canal National Historic Site, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its reopening this year.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2022 7:47am
Avalanche Kills One, Injures Two Others At Rocky Mountain National Park
An avalanche killed one climber and left two others injured in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, where a late spring storm brought wintry conditions to the park's high country.
- By Compiled From N... - May 30th, 2022 8:41am
Grizzly Bears Spotted In Jasper Townsite
Jasper National Park is grappling with the sudden appearance of young grizzly bears in the townsite of Jasper.
- By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2022 2:45am
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #49
There’s always something to learn when visiting any of the 423 units within the National Park System. How much do you know? Test your knowledge with this quiz and trivia piece and maybe learn a thing or two, as well.
- By Rebecca Latson - May 30th, 2022 2:30am
Avalanche, Wintry Conditions Complicating Climbing Rescue At Rocky Mountain National Park
Wintry conditions in Colorado on Sunday were complicating a rescue in the high country of Rocky Mountain National Park, where an avalanche and rockfall came down on three climbers, with one of the three still missing late in the afternoon.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2022 12:38pm
Celebrating The Songbird Migration At Point Pelee
As the sun sinks without fanfare over the southernmost tip of mainland Canada, the nocturnal and normally elusive American woodcock makes his presence known with a strange, repetitive and decidedly nasal sound.
- By Jennifer Bain - September 3rd, 2024 1:06pm
"Legacy Pollution" To Be Cleaned Up In Seven National Parks
Nearly $10 million will be spent to plug, remediate, and reclaim abandoned oil and gas well sites in seven national parks. Overall, bureaus within the Interior and Agriculture departments will address 277 high-priority wells that pose threats to human health and safety, the climate, wildlife and natural resources.
- By Compiled From N... - May 29th, 2022 2:30am
Federal Judge Orders Fish And Wildlife Service To Consider ESA Protection For Wolverines
A federal judge in Montana has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider protecting the wolverine under the Endangered Species Act, ruling that the agency committed "serious errors" that undermined its 2020 decision not to extend those protections.
