Nearly $200,000 In Grants Distributed To Help Improve Historic Preservation Across National Park System
Nearly $200,000 is being distributed across the National Park System to help staff use science and technology for historic preservation.
Around The Parks: Drug Busts In Utah, Body Found At Glacier National Park, National Mall Photo Contest
A look at news from around the National Park System finds drug busts in Utah, another hiker death at Glacier National Park, and a photo contest for the National Mall.
A Whimsical Video Primer On Mountain Goats And Bighorn Sheep From Parks Canada
Do people really have a problem telling the difference between mountain goats and bighorn sheep? Perhaps. The folks at Parks Canada thought it was a big enough issue to produce the following witty and whimsical skit on the two creatures, with Banff National Park as a backdrop.
- By NPT Staff - July 14th, 2013 3:16am
Humpback Whales Crowding Waters In Glacier Bay National Park, Ships Ordered To Slow Down
It sounds like a great time to be in Glacier Bay National Park whale watching. Park officials have ordered cruise ships to reduce their speeds due to "extremely high humpback whale densities."
Student Conservation Association Working On Repairing Gateway National Recreation Area's Hurricane Damage
Hurricane Sandy last fall left Gateway National Recreation Area a mess, particularly along Great Kills Park. Fortunately, the Student Conservation Association came to the rescue.
Six-Year-Old Rescued After Being Trapped For Hours Under Sand At Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
A 6-year-old boy trapped for more than three hours in a sand dune at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore was reported to be in critical condition Saturday, though was responding to doctors.
Birthday Party Planned For Raspberry Light At Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Raspberry Light at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore turns 150 on July 20, and a party is planned.
- By NPT Staff - July 13th, 2013 2:39am
Body Of Man Missing In Shenandoah National Park Found
The body of a man missing in Shenandoah National Park since last weekend has been found, although a cause of death has not yet been determined.
- By NPT Staff - July 12th, 2013 3:59pm
Traveler's Gear Box: The Odin Collection From Helly Hansen
In Norse mythology, "Odin" was considered to be the father of all gods. In Helly Hansen technology circles, "Odin" is attached to a line of outerwear that is suitable for just about all situations, from mountains down to the coastlines.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 12th, 2013 2:57am
Fort Laramie National Historic Site To Celebrate 75th Birthday
Fort Laramie Historic Site, which preserves a frontier fort on the windswept Wyoming plains, will celebrate its 75th birthday as a unit of the National Park System next week.
- By NPT Staff - July 12th, 2013 2:53am
