What Is “Normal” Earthquake Activity In Yellowstone?
Does Yellowstone National Park witness a "normal" number of earthquakes each year?
- By NPT Staff - February 20th, 2024 2:30am
Canaveral National Seashore Seeking Public Comments On Fee Increases
Canaveral National Seashore in Florida is planning to increase camping fees as well as the cost to attend a nighttime sea turtle program and is seeking public comments on the proposals.
- By Compiled From N... - February 19th, 2024 2:30am
Vanishing Treasures In The National Park System
From the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast and on up to Alaska, there are thousands of historic structures and archaeological sites within the National Park System. They range in from homesteader cabins to prehistoric cave dwellings. Taking care of these buildings in archaeological sites is a valuable job for the National Park Service as they speak to the country's history and its prehistory.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 19th, 2024 2:30am
Cruising Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne’s Landlocked Freshwater Fjord
According to the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, a pond is a “natural body of still water of any size.” So that explains how a landlocked freshwater fjord that’s 10 miles long, 540 feet deep and surrounded by towering cliffs came to be called Western Brook Pond.
- By Jennifer Bain - February 18th, 2024 3:00am
Dry Tortugas National Park's Campground To Close For Construction Project
Work to repair a moat wall at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida will spur a 45-day closure of the Garden Key Campground later this spring.
- By Compiled From N... - February 18th, 2024 2:30am
Wolves Have Not Completely Restored Yellowstone National Park's Ecosystem
Expectations that the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park would make the ecosystem whole again with the return of the apex predator have not been fulfilled, as vegetative imbalances remain across the park, according to recent research.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 18th, 2024 2:30am
Now's Your Chance To Kayak In Death Valley National Park
Now's your chance — possibly that once in a lifetime chance — to paddle your kayak in Death Valley National Park.
- By Compiled From N... - February 16th, 2024 4:05pm
National Park Service Seeks To End Concessions Contract At Crater Lake National Park
The National Park Service plans to cancel the concessions contract held by an Aramark subsididary at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon unless the company can demonstrate why it should be retained.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - February 16th, 2024 10:36am
Valles Caldera National Preserve Backcountry Vehicle Passes Now Available
The National Park Service is providing vehicle access to the backcountry of Valles Caldera National Monument in New Mexico via reservation.
- By Compiled From N... - February 16th, 2024 2:30am
Amache National Historic Site Formally Established As America’s Newest National Park
Amache National Historic Site in Colorado has formally been established in the National Park System following the Town of Granada’s acquisition and donation of the land needed to establish the nation’s newest national park.
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- By Compiled From N... - February 16th, 2024 2:30am
