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National Park Service Revising Regulations To Better Manage Oil And Gas Exploration in Parks

Call it long overdue housekeeping, but the National Park Service is working to revise 30-year-old regulations that affect non-federal oil and gas development that could occur, or already is occurring, in some of its units. In other words, energy development within a park on lands owned by anyone other than the federal government, such as states or even private landowners. The bottom-line of the revisions is to better protect parks from energy development.

Candlelight Tour at Fort McHenry National Monument Offers Rare Nighttime Look at the Fort

Fort McHenry is best known as the birthplace of the "Star-Spangled Banner," but the old fort has seen a lot of other history in the years since its stone walls were completed in 1803. A special candlelight tour on December 5 will offer a rare chance to visit the fort after dark and see how Yuletide celebrations have changed during the past 200 years.

Groundbreaking For Tamiami Trail Bridge That Will Aid Everglades National Park Water Flows Set for Dec. 4

It'll be a short ceremony, but when officials gather December 4 to mark the groundbreaking of the Tamiami Trail Bridge, they'll set in motion a construction project that should carry significant benefits for Everglades National Park.

This Internship with NPS Submerged Resources Center Could be a Diver's Dream

Perhaps the best-kept secrets of our National Park System are found on millions of acres which are located underwater, and most of those areas are yet to be explored. Sound intriguing? If you're a diver, perhaps you'd like to apply for a Scientific Diving Internship. Applications are now being accepted.

Driftwood Trunk Perfect Showcase For National Park Medallions

Earlier this month Traveler readers compared notes on national park memorabilia collections -- T-shirts, ball caps, hiking medallions, lapel pins and whatnot. Dan Martin had an innovative way to display his collection of hiking medallions -- he buys two from each park and attaches one to his hiking stick and another to a piece of driftwood he found near Yellowstone National Park.