Swimming Holes Once Again Open At Chickasaw National Recreation Area In Oklahoma
The swimming holes are once again open at Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Okalahoma.
- By NPT Staff - July 2nd, 2013 3:31am
Overnight Use Of Sand Island At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Closed Due To Bears
An acquired taste of human food by a black bear has forced the overnight closure of Sand Island at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin.
- By NPT Staff - July 2nd, 2013 2:48am
Birding In The National Parks: A Conversation With American Birding Association President Jeffrey Gordon
A conversation with American Birding Association President Jeffrey Gordon.
Around The Parks: Lodging At Glacier Bay, Personal Hygiene On Mount McKinley, Explosives At Assateague Island
A scan of news from across the National Park System shows a need for a new lodging concessions at Glacier Bay National Park, a problem with personal hygiene on Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park, and an explosive situation at Assateague Island National Seashore.
5-Year-Old Dies In Boating Accident At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
A 5-year-old was killed instantly at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah when he fell out of a boat and was struck by the propeller, according to park officials.
- By NPT Staff - July 1st, 2013 9:52am
Exploring The Parks: Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site
The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site takes up several city blocks in downtown Atlanta. Several buildings, gardens, statues, walkways tell the story of the Civil Rights icon.
- By [email protected] - July 1st, 2013 2:33am
Help Yellowstone Park Foundation, North Cascades Institute, Land Thousands Of Dollars For Youth Programs
Whether you prefer Yellowstone National Park, or North Cascades National Park, now is your chance to help fund teen programs in one of those two parks.
Tributes, Music, But No Fireworks, For Fourth Of July At Mount Rushmore National Memorial
There will be lots to do this Fourth of July holiday at Mount Rushmore National Memorial -- music, patriotic tributes, and presidential re-enactors -- but no fireworks due to the fire danger in the surrounding forests.
Waterton Lakes National Park Almost Back To Normal
It has taken some time and a concerted effort, but most of the Waterton Lakes National Park facilities that were damaged by a storm that dumped nearly 8 inches of rain on the Canadian park have been repaired and reopened.
- By NPT Staff - June 30th, 2013 3:37am
If You Live In A National Park, You Understand The Theory Of Relativity
A comic strip in my morning newspaper offered an amusing explanation about the Theory of Relativity, and it has a definite application to life in a park: "If you put in a swimming pool...you'll discover relatives you never knew you had." That's a concept anyone who has ever lived or near in a national park can understand!
- By Jim Burnett - June 30th, 2013 3:23am
