Yosemite Conservancy Leader Stepping Down This Year
Frank Dean, who has led the Yosemite Conservancy since 2015, will be stepping down from the organization this summer.
- By NPT Staff - January 11th, 2024 2:30am
Inspector General: National Park Service Doing Poor Job Administering LWCF Dollars
Failures by the National Park Service to properly administer the millions of Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars it disperses is jeopardizing the use of those funds, according to some of the recipients.
- By Lori Sonken - January 10th, 2024 3:00am
Feral Cats To Be Removed From San Juan National Historic Site
A national park site is not a home for wayward cats. That's the decision of the National Park Service at San Juan National Historic Site and the Paseo del Morro National Recreational Trail, where feral cats have had a home and food service for years.
- By Compiled From N... - January 10th, 2024 2:30am
House Committee To Explore National Park System Maintenance Backlog, Park Service Not Invited
Two House subcommittees concerned over why the National Park System's deferred maintenance backlog is not shrinking were scheduled to meet Wednesday with officials from the General Accounting Office (GAO) and the Interior Department's Inspector General (IG) to discuss the matter, but no one from the National Park Service.
gao-deferred_maintenance_january_2024.pdf house_deferred_maintenance_hearing_memo.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 10th, 2024 2:30am
Caldera Or Crater…What’s The Difference?
Is a caldera a landform or a type of volcano? Turns out, it’s both. Which can be a little confusing.
- By NPT Staff - January 9th, 2024 2:45am
CCC Exhibit On Display At Scotts Bluff National Monument
An exhibit tracing the work of Civilian Conservation Corps crews at Scotts Bluff National Monument is now on display in the park in western Nebraska.
- By Compiled From N... - January 9th, 2024 2:30am
UPDATE | National Park Sites Dealing With Weather Extremes
Bitter sub-zero temperatures, flooding, ice, and heavy snows are being reported from across the National Park System, forcing some closures and warnings that visitors not ignore the weather extremes.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2024 12:21pm
Rocky Mountain National Park Rangers Ready To Take You Snowshoeing
With snowstorms beginning to rake the Rockies, the rangers at Rocky Mountain National Park are ready to lead you on a snowshoe jaunt in the park.
- By Compiled From N... - January 8th, 2024 2:30am
NPS Proposing To Rehabilitate Water Systems In Death Valley National Park
Two water systems in Death Valley National Park that are in a state of failure would be rehabilitated under a plan the National Park Service is seeking public comment on.
- By Compiled From N... - January 8th, 2024 2:30am
An Arborist’s Challenge: Saving John Muir's Giant Sequoia
The John Muir tree is in serious trouble. The giant sequoia towers 80 feet over the landscape, but its vibe is scrawny — a scarred trunk beneath a skimpy top half, where sparse branches wear scraggly foliage. Gone is the bushy canopy seen in its historic photos. Needles are entirely brown, not a good look for an evergreen’s mantle.
- By Rita Beamish - January 7th, 2024 2:30am
