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Glacier National Park Proposing To Close Swiftcurrent Area To Allow Improvements

Needed infrastructure improvements to the Swiftcurrent area of Glacier National Park has the National Park Service wanting to close the area to the public through 2025 to allow for construction.

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By Compiled From N... - July 2nd, 2023 2:30am

Outdoor Alliance Calls On Congress To Improve Wildfire Policies

Congress needs to pass more effective policies for battling, and managing, wildfires, according to the Outdoor Alliance, which points out that nearly 24,000 miles of trails across the country have been impacted by fires over the past five years.

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By NPT Staff - July 2nd, 2023 2:30am

Start Canada Day With Parks Canada At Signal Hill

Parks Canada will kick off Canada Day celebrations with its annual sunrise event at Signal Hill National Historic Site.

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By NPT Staff - June 30th, 2023 2:45am

Fort Smith National Historic Site Restoring Historic Commissary Building

Preservation work is taking place on the historic Commissary Building at Fort Smith National Historic Site in Arkansas with funding provided by the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund.

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By Compiled From N... - June 30th, 2023 2:30am

Western Snowy Plover Update From Point Reyes National Seashore

Western snowy plovers at Point Reyes National Seashore have been having a good nesting year and it's possible the outcome could be just as big or bigger than last year's 40-45 individuals, according to the National Park Service.

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By Compiled From N... - June 30th, 2023 2:30am

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National Park Service Looking To Strengthen Fort Pulaski Against Climate Change

Sea-level rise and potent hurricanes have the National Park Service looking to strengthen its facilities at Fort Pulaski National Monument in coastal Georgia. At the same time, the agency wants to improve the visitor experience and better equip the staff.

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By NPT Staff - June 29th, 2023 2:30am

Nearly $16 Million Committed To Save Hawaiian Forest Birds

Nearly $16 million has been committed by the Interior Department on a plan to prevent the extinction of Hawaiian Forest Birds found in Haleakalā and Hawai'i Volcanoes national parks and elsewhere in the state.

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By Compiled From N... - June 29th, 2023 2:30am

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel To Open Saturday For The Summer

The Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins in Yellowstone National Park, closed since last year's historic flood damaged the area's wastewater system, are set to reopen Saturday.

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By Compiled From N... - June 29th, 2023 2:30am

Plane Wreckage From 1983 Removed From Blue Ridge Parkway

The remaining wreckage from a 1983 plane crash on land now inside the Blue Ridge Parkway has been removed from the site due to resource damage caused by growing numbers of hikers who created social trails in an effort to visit the site.

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By Compiled From N... - June 28th, 2023 2:45am

2023 Independence Day Celebration In The Nation's Capital

The National Park Service will once again host the annual celebration of Independence Day on the National Mall, the nation’s most important civic space and home to more than a dozen memorials that commemorate great Americans and significant events in our nation’s history.

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By Compiled From N... - June 28th, 2023 2:30am