New Management Plan For Kejimkujik Embraces Mi'kmaw Concepts
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site has a new management plan.
- By NPT Staff - January 17th, 2023 2:45am
Review | Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Richard Nixon, And The Great Environmental Awakening
One of historian Douglas Brinkley’s “fortes,” as he puts it, is presidential history, and one project has been to focus on the conservation and environmental records of presidential players in 20th century America.
NPS Issues Prospectus For Hostel At Point Reyes National Seashore
The National Park Service recently issued a prospectus soliciting proposals for operation of the hostel at Point Reyes National Seashore in California. The hostel is the only lodging facility within the 71,000-acre national seashore that was established under legislation signed by President John Kennedy in 1962.
- By David and Kay Scott - January 17th, 2023 2:30am
Parks Canada Restricts Road Access To Moraine Lake In Banff
A move by Parks Canada to ban personal vehicles from an overcrowded road in Banff National Park has sparked pushback from the Alberta government.
- By NPT Staff - January 16th, 2023 2:45am
Muir Woods' Mystery: Straying Chinook, Climate Change, And Salmon Survival
Michael Reichmuth was stunned to see Chinook salmon showing up in Redwood Creek, a tiny stream that meanders amid the towering coast redwood trees in Muir Woods National Monument.
- By Rita Beamish - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Point Pelee National Park Closed For Annual Deer Cull
Point Pelee National Park has closed to conduct an annual deer cull with the Caldwell First Nation. The Leamington, Ontario park closed Jan. 5 and will reopen Jan. 21.
- By NPT Staff - January 15th, 2023 2:45am
National Park Trust Celebrating 40 Years Of Supporting National Parks
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the National Park Trust, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving national parks and providing young people with inspiring park experiences.
- By NPT Staff - January 15th, 2023 2:30am
Within The Fine Print Of The Consolidated Appropriations Act
Running nearly 1,700 pages, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 contained $3.47 billion for the National Park Service for fiscal year 2023, and while the Traveler previously reported on many of those, the following items were also buried in the fine print:
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 14th, 2023 5:23pm
One Pass, Three National Parks In Hawaii
A trio of national parks in Hawai'i can now be entered with just one pass.
- By Compiled From N... - January 13th, 2023 2:30am
Humpback Whale's Death At Cape Lookout Will Benefit Visitors
How whales use baleen to filter their meals, and how truly big the flippers of humpback whales are, will be interpreted to future visitors to Cape Lookout National Seashore following the death of a female humpback whale at the seashore.
- By NPT Staff - January 13th, 2023 2:30am
