Popular Chekika Area Reopens In Everglades National Park In April
The popular "Chekika" day-use area in Everglades National Park has reopened, and will remain open through April.
- By NPT Staff - December 22nd, 2012 2:57am
Interior: Toppling Off Fiscal Cliff Won't Immediately Impact National Park Operations
While Interior Department officials publicly refuse to discuss how failure to avert the "fiscal cliff" might impact national park operations, internally they're telling National Park Service staff that nothing should change in the short term.
- By NPT Staff - December 21st, 2012 10:22am
Welcome Changes Mark Renewal Of Folk Art Center Lease On Blue Ridge Parkway
The Southern Appalachian Handicraft Guild has run the Parkway’s Folk Art Center in Asheville since 1979 and that record continues with the organization gaining another 10-year lease on the property.
- By Randy Johnson - December 21st, 2012 5:50am
Special Year-End Programs Scheduled At Rocky Mountain National Park
Some fun programs, for young and old, are scheduled for the last week of the year at Rocky Mountain National Parks. Kids can gain outdoor lore from rangers, or join their families on a snowshoe hike.
- By NPT Staff - December 21st, 2012 2:19am
Ice Conditions Improving, But Not Perfect, At Voyageurs National Park
Ice conditions are improving at Voyageurs National Park for fishing and snowmobiling, but they're not perfect, according to park officials.
- By NPT Staff - December 21st, 2012 2:11am
The Civil War In 1863 Featured In Gettysburg National Military Park Winter Lecture Series
The sesquicentennial of the Civil War continues in 2013, and a series of free lectures at Gettysburg National Military Park will explore some interesting topics. Among the subjects: Separating fact and legend concerning Pickett's Charge and Hollywood vs. history in the story of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as told in the 1989 film Glory.
- By Jim Burnett - December 20th, 2012 2:48am
Glacier Fund Disburses Grants To Organizations For Projects In Glacier National Park
A total of $100,000 from the Glacier Fund has been disbursed to nine organizations for 2013 projects in Glacier National Park that range from trail work to astronomy programs.
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- By NPT Staff - December 20th, 2012 2:38am
Discovery Channel Visits Yellowstone National Park With "X-Ray" Vision This Sunday
A special program coming to the Discovery Channel on Sunday takes, quite literally, an inside look at Yellowstone National Park.
- By NPT Staff - December 20th, 2012 2:15am
Reservations For 2013 Seats On Shuttle Buses And Campgrounds At Denali National Park Now Open
If you're making plans to visit Denali National Park and Preserve next year, you'd can make reservations now for a seat on the park shuttle bus or a campsite in four of the Denali's largest campgrounds.
- By NPT Staff - December 19th, 2012 2:53am
Congress Asked To Approve Supplemental Appropriation Of $400 Million For National Parks To Recover From Sandy
Congress has been asked to provide nearly $400 million to help National Park System units recover from damages inflicted by "superstorm" Sandy earlier this fall.
