Halls Crossing To Bullfrog Ferry Resumes Operations At Glen Canyon NRA
The Charles Hall Ferry across Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area returns to service on July 4th.
- By Compiled From N... - July 2nd, 2024 3:35pm
Water And History At Lake Roosevelt NRA
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is the perfect unit of the National Park System for boating, paddling, swimming, and fishing. If you don’t engage in any of those water sports very much, then maybe a little history might “float your boat” instead, because Fort Spokane, located along the southeastern border of this NRA, has the history.
- By Rebecca Latson - July 2nd, 2024 3:00am
NPS Ruling On Bear Baiting In Alaska Draws Mixed Reaction
A decision by the National Park Service to ban bear baiting by sport hunters in national preserves in Alaska but not address how moose, caribou, black bears, and wolves are hunting drew mixed response from wildlife and national park advocates.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2024 2:30am
Tracing 17th-Century Spain's “Royal Road of the Interior Lands"
During the 17th century, Spanish explorers cut the Royal Road of Interior Lands in the Southwest. Our intrepid reporter takes to the route today to see where it leads.
- By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - July 2nd, 2024 2:30am
Heat Could Be Tied To Texas Man's Death In Grand Canyon National Park
A 69-year-old Texas man hiking to Phantom Ranch on the floor of Grand Canyon National Park lost consciousness along the way and died, according to a park release.
- By Compiled From N... - July 1st, 2024 12:17pm
Wildfire Forces Evacuations At Denali National Park, Closes Park
A wildfire burning just inside the north entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve has forced evacuations of the Riley Creek Campground there and prompted closure Monday of all visitor facilities and park operations in the entrance area.
- By Compiled From N... - July 1st, 2024 8:13am
Grand Portage Band Of Lake Superior Chippewa Flag Raised On Isle Royale
The flag of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has been raised above Rock Harbor at Isle Royale National Park and will serve as a permanent fixture on the northeastern end of Isle Royale. The Band’s flag has flown in Washington Harbor since 2021, where it was first raised within the national park after a formal request from the Band.
- By Compiled From N... - July 1st, 2024 2:30am
Hubbell Trading Post Taking Rugs To Petroglyph National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Monument staff are taking their rugs and jewelry to Petroglyph National Monument for first time since 2017.
- By Compiled From N... - July 1st, 2024 2:30am
National Park Service Adopts New Rule Concerning Bear Baiting In Alaska Preserves
The National Park Service has adopted a new regulation pertaining to bear baiting in national preserves in Alaska, a rule that bans the practice for sport hunting but allows it for subsistence hunts focused on putting food on the table.
nps_ak_hunting_trapping_final_rule1.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 30th, 2024 2:30am
National Park Service Presents 2024 Independence Day Celebration In The Nation's Capital
The National Park Service will once again host the annual celebration of Independence Day on the National Mall, the nation’s most important civic space and home to more than a dozen memorials that commemorate great Americans and significant events in the nation’s history.
