A Celebration Of Volcanoes
Have you ever stopped to think about the number of National Park System units created around volcanoes and volcanic features?
- By Rebecca Latson - February 10th, 2023 3:00am
Death Valley Park Rangers Rescue Hikers At Mosaic Canyon And Wildrose Peak On Same Day
National Park Service (NPS) staff were busy assisting hikers in two separate incidents on Sunday, February 5 at Death Valley National Park. Park rangers carried a woman with a broken leg out of Mosaic Canyon and located a man who had separated from his group on Wildrose Peak Trail.
- By Compiled From N... - February 9th, 2023 10:30am
Death Valley National Park Flower Forecast: No Super Bloom
Though it has been a wet and wild winter along the Sierra, and though last summer's monsoonal season dumped quite a bit of water on Death Valley National Park, park officials are not expecting a "super bloom" of wildflowers this spring.
- By NPT Staff - February 9th, 2023 10:23am
Canada Moves Closer To Goal For New National Marine Conservation Areas
Canada has announced a new policy to help it reach its goal of creating 10 new national marine conservation areas.
- By NPT Staff - February 9th, 2023 2:45am
Exploring Pine Forests And Mangroves In Grand Bahama's National Parks
The first thing I see when I land on Grand Bahama Island is Caribbean pine trees decimated by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. The impossibly tall evergreens line the highway, but all that’s left is their slender, erect trunks. They look naked without their branches and needles. Naked, yet also defiantly still alive.
- By Jennifer Bain - February 8th, 2023 3:00am
Agate Fossil Beds Continues To Reveal Its Secrets Of Ancient Life
Faunal life from 5 million years ago, or older, will come to life Saturday when a paleontologist reveals what she has learned from fossils excavated from Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska.
- By Compiled From N... - February 8th, 2023 2:45am
Bryce Canyon National Park Turning 100
A cave without a ceiling, red rocks standing like men, nature’s most delicate jewel—Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah has been described as many things, and this year the National Park Service will add “100 years old” to that list. To celebrate this historic milestone, the park and its partners are inviting the public to enjoy a year of special programs and events.
- By Compiled From N... - February 7th, 2023 2:30am
International Collaboration On Active Volcanoes
Volcano observatories operate in many countries and are responsible for monitoring and communicating the hazards posed by active volcanism. Several organizations help with the transfer of knowledge between scientists and the emergency managers who are responsible for preparedness, response, and mitigation.
- By NPT Staff - February 7th, 2023 2:30am
Group Questions Management Approach At Valles Caldera National Preserve
National Park Service plans for managing visitation at Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico are being questioned by an outside organization that advocates for sustainable preservation of the nealy 89,000-acre park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 6th, 2023 3:00am
Night Sky Magic Over Olympic National Park
Night sky programs introduce Olympic National Park visitors to the other half of the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 6th, 2023 2:30am
