La Mauricie National Park Seeks Input On Its Management Plan
Canadians who love La Mauricie National Park have until June 25 to weigh in on its future.
- By Jennifer Bain - June 1st, 2021 2:00am
Op-Ed | Is It Time To Reconsider Some Place Names In The Great Smokies?
Is it time to reconsider the names of LeConte, Clingman, and Thomas that are attached to well known locations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
- By NPT Staff - June 1st, 2021 2:00am
An Examination Of Grand Canyon National Park's Rich Paleontological History
Once upon a time, a very long time ago, cheetahs chased mountain goats deep within the Grand Canyon, and sloths were among the faunal community, and sharks, not humpback chub, swam there as well.
- By NPT Staff - June 1st, 2021 1:45am
Multiple Rescue Missions Under Way At Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Two rescue attempts were under way Monday at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, where climbing rangers were trying to reach three mountaineers in trouble on Mount Bona while other rangers were trying to reach a downed plane near Mount Hawkins.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2021 12:17pm
Public Can Weigh In On Deer Eradication Plan For Gulf Islands
Parks Canada is seeking public input until June 17 on a plan to eradicate invasive deer on Sidney Island in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve to help save forests.
- By Jennifer Bain - May 31st, 2021 2:30am
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Opens Renovated Museum And Visitor Center
An expanded museum and redesigned visitors center has opened at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Missouri after 18 months of renovations.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2021 1:45am
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Crafts Beach Nourishment Plan
Turbulent seas long have created problems for Cape Hatteras, a long barrier island off the North Carolina coast that is home to the country's first national seashore. Pounding waves and storm surge related to hurricanes and nor'easters shifts beaches around, and even erase them. At Cape Hatteras, over the decades that has meant dune erosion and almost annual repairs to the highway that runs down the island. Against that, a plan has been approved to allow state and local governments to haul in sand from the seabed, when needed, to buttress the island against storms.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 31st, 2021 1:45am
Is The National Park Service Struggling To Stay With Its Mission?
Is the National Park Service fully able to live up to its mission? Science is a large part of guiding that mission, but is the agency properly using science to do that? Two veterans who during their careers with the National Park Service were closely tied to the agency's science mission are now concerned that the mission has gotten off track and needs to be refocused.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 30th, 2021 7:00am
Jasper Warns Of Bears With Cubs Near Town
Jasper National Park is warning that numerous grizzly and black bears, some with cubs, have been spotted close to town in recent weeks.
- By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2021 2:00am
Restoring Americana on the Blue Ridge Parkway
An iconic early 20th-century mountain home along the Blue Ridge Parkway built by textile magnate Moses Cone and his wife, Bertha, is being restored to its elegant original appearance.
- By Kim O'Connell - May 30th, 2021 2:00am
