Graphic Highlights Sequester Impacts At Acadia National Park
A glance at this graphic clearly shows how the budget sequester is impacting operations at Acadia National Park in Maine.
- By NPT Staff - April 16th, 2013 2:56am
Comment Period Open On Proposed Multi-Use Trail For Bryce Canyon National Park
A proposal to create a multiple-use trail in Bryce Canyon National Park from Bryce Canyon City on the park's northern boundary is open for public comment.
- By NPT Staff - April 16th, 2013 2:41am
Late Spring Snow Helps Snowpack At Rocky Mountain National Park – But Concerns Remain
Winter just keeps on hanging around in parts of the country, and today's snowfall at Rocky Mountain National Park brought some welcome moisture to the park. Even with the late precipitation, there's concern throughout the region for the lower than normal snowpack.
- By Jim Burnett - April 15th, 2013 1:22pm
Newfound Gap Road Across Great Smoky Mountains National Park Open End-To-End
The entire Newfound Gap Road across Great Smoky Mountains National Park reopened today between Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Cherokee, North Carolina, a month ahead of schedule.
- By NPT Staff - April 15th, 2013 11:04am
Parks Beyond Borders: Pioneer Of Iraq’s First National Park Wins Global Environmental Award
The world’s largest prize for grassroots environmentalism has been awarded to Iraqi Azzam Alwash for the impending creation of Iraq’s first national park. The startling fact—this soon-to-be realized preserve in the Mesopotamian Marshland had to be recreated from scratch after being completely destroyed by Saddam Hussein.
- By Randy Johnson - April 15th, 2013 4:04am
Case Of Indian Trader At Hubbell Trading Post Heading To 9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals
Billy Malone, an Indian trader who was forced out of Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in Arizona by National Park Service investigators, is taking his case for damages to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Malone 9th Circuit Appeal.pdf
- By NPT Staff - April 15th, 2013 3:38am
A March For All, Selma's Voting Rights Movement
A new booklet provides a nice overview of the events leading up to, and including, the calamitous march for civil rights in Alabama in 1965 that propelled the issue of segregation and voting rights for all Americans onto the national stage.
- By NPT Staff - April 15th, 2013 2:57am
Around The Parks: Solar Power At Death Valley, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Tamiami Trail Through The Everglades
Solar power at Death Valley National Park, the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin, and the Tamiami Trail that crosses the Everglades are just some of the items in our roundup of what's going on in the National Park System.
A Walk In The Woods - Talk About A Movie Again?
A Walk in the Woods was the most popular book about the Appalachian Trail. Now talks are reviving again that Robert Redford will star in the movie. Will it happen this time?
- By [email protected] - April 14th, 2013 3:04am
Yes, The Sequestration Has Hit The National Parks. But They're Still Open And Still Spectacular!
Yes, our national parks are grappling with the loss of millions of dollars due to the failure of Congress and the Obama administration to treat the country's ailing fiscal condition, but they're still open, and still spectacular places to explore.
