National Parks Traveler

In a move described as a means to improving the national park experience for visitors, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is proposing to ease regulations for park concessionaires with hopes they'd add services in the parks and invest in facilities. Along the way, the changes also could make that experience more expensive.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 16th, 2020 3:19pm

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UPDATED | Funding Cuts Imperil Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Program At Padre Island National Seashore

A National Park Service review of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle recovery program at Padre Island National Seashore is calling for substantial funding cuts and programmatic changes that would greatly hamstring the program and amount to "conservation malpractice," Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility charged Thursday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 16th, 2020 12:52pm

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Traveler's View: Weakening NEPA Is A Huge Mistake, Will ESA Be Next?

First it was the National Environmental Policy Act. Is the Endangered Species Act next?

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 16th, 2020 2:00am

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Group Will Sue To Force Trump Administration To Recover Grizzlies In North Cascades

A week after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt tossed aside efforts to draft a recovery plan for grizzly bears in the North Cascades ecosystem, a conservation organization announced it would try to undo Bernhardt's decision.

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By NPT Staff - July 16th, 2020 1:45am

Acadia National Park Officially Owns Bass Harbor Head Light Station

You now can visit Bass Harbor Head Light on Mount Desert Island without leaving Acadia National Park.

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By NPT Staff - July 16th, 2020 1:30am

Yellowstone Rangers Kill Black Bear That Bit Woman, Child

A black bear sow that walked into a backcountry campsite and bit a woman on her arm and head and "nipped" the hand of a child in the group was killed by Yellowstone National Park rangers who arrived on the scene while the bear was eating the campers' food.

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By NPT Staff - July 15th, 2020 1:17pm

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Monitoring Yellowstone's Gaseous World

Unlike most volcanoes, that spit out their toxic gases near the summit, the volcano that is Yellowstone is mostly flat; there is no "top" to vent toxic gases. Instead, gases waft up from throughout the national park's thermal basins. Better monitoring of these gases would help geologists better understand the volcano beneath the surface.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 15th, 2020 2:00am

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Heading To Voyageurs National Park? Be Bear Aware

Humans aren't the only ones heading to the parks. At Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota, there's be a noticeable increase in black bear activity in campsites throughout the park, so be sure to store your foods and scented items properly if you're planning to camp there.

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By NPT Staff - July 15th, 2020 1:45am

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Bryce Canyon National Park OKs Cell Tower...Pending Fee Requirements

A 60-foot cell tower will be coming to Bryce Canyon National Park, once the park staff and the telecommunications companies agree on the fees to be paid the park.