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Catch Up With Friends Of Acadia When You Visit Acadia National Park This Summer

Planning to visit Acadia National Park this summer? Consider taking some time to join the Friends of Acadia during one of their many activities. Here's a list of what's on their calendar:

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By NPT Staff - June 1st, 2012 2:39am

Annual Road Lottery Opens June 1 At Denali National Park And Preserve

For the next 30 days you'll be able to enter for a chance to drive along the Denali Park Road this fall.

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By NPT Staff - June 1st, 2012 2:05am

Third Pipeline Break In A Week Halts Cross-Canyon Travel In Grand Canyon National Park

For the third time in a week, a pipeline carrying water below the rim in Grand Canyon National Park has broken. This time the break washed out a 45-foot section of the North Kaibab Trail, and park officials say that means cross-canyon travel won't be possible for the near future.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2012 8:02pm

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Unseasonably Warm Weather Bringing Synchronized Fireflies Out Ahead Of Schedule At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The fireflies at Great Smoky Mountains National Park know it's getting warmer earlier than usual. According to park officials, the synchronized fireflies that show their stuff at Elkmont are coming out ahead of schedule.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2012 1:11pm

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National Park Mystery Spot 43: The January Sky

To get into the Winners Circle, you’ll need to make sense of doors and suits and such.

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By Bob Janiskee - May 31st, 2012 6:31am

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Guest Column: IMBA Is A "Strong Partner" For The National Park Service

In a guest column, Mark Eller, the communications director for the International Mountain Bicycling Association, explains why the mountain biking community would be a "strong partner" for the National Park Service.

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By Mark E - May 31st, 2012 2:13am

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58th Annual Bird Walk Coming To Theodore Roosevelt National Park On June 3

Birding and chuckwagon breakfasts intersect Saturday at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2012 2:10am

Bone Fragments Found At Glacier National Park Came From Hiker Who Vanished In 2008

Analysis of bone fragments found in the backcountry of Glacier National Park last summer have confirmed they came from a hiker who vanished in the park four years ago.

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By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2012 1:33pm

NPCA Worried That House Legislation Would Open National Park System To Hunting

Is hunting about to spread across the National Park System? Worries that that could be the fallout of legislation that cleared the U.S. House of Representatives prompted the National Parks Conservation Association to seek a legal interpretation of the measure.

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By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2012 9:39am

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Cumberland Island National Seashore To Reopen Saturday After Storm Cleanup

With Tropical Storm Beryl having come and gone, it will take until Saturday for crews to clean up Cumberland Island National Seashore so it can reopen to the public.

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By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2012 8:21am