Calling The Curious: Take A Class In Your Favorite Park This Summer
There is, near the roof of Rocky Mountain National Park, a unique landscape rarely found in the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025 2:30am
Overhaul Of Interior Department And Its Bureaus Coming
A massive overhaul of the Interior Department and all its bureaus, which include the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management, apparently is in the works, while at the same time Interior Secretary says unleashing the nation's energy resources is the answer to its long-term prosperity.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2025 11:25pm
Businesses Form Coalition To Lobby For Public Lands
A coalition of more than five dozen businesses and organizations from Arkansas to Washington state has formed to defend public lands against mining, energy development, and other "types of exploration and development."
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2025 2:49pm
Traveler's View | How Are We Doing?
A country’s wealth, and it’s soul, can be measured in how it cares for its natural resources. It’s wildlife, vistas, streams and lakes.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2025 3:00am
National Parks Traveler Surpasses 1 Million Readers In 2025
Just three months into the year, more than one million of you have read the National Parks Traveler's content, either on our website or on our Apple News feed — a 450 percent increase over last year.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2025 2:30am
Trump Administration Said To Be Aiming To Weaken Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration has initiated steps to redefine what it means to "harm" a threatened or endangered species, a move that could jeopardize the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 8th, 2025 3:37pm
UPDATE | National Park Superintendents Told To Use Ingenuity When Staffing
National park superintendents, told to properly staff the National Park System in the face of firings and resignations, have been directed to use their ingenuity when it comes to accomplishing that task.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 8th, 2025 10:35am
At Yellowstone’s Edge: The Beartooth Mountains And The Stillwater Complex
Yellowstone volcanism has produced some of the youngest rocks in North America. This same region also features some of the most ancient rocks in North America—as old as 3.96 billion years in the Beartooth Mountains to the northeast of Yellowstone caldera.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 8th, 2025 2:30am
Voyageurs National Park Reservations For Boat Tours And North Canoe Programs Open April 15
Reservations for Voyageurs National Park's ranger-led boat tours and North Canoe Voyage programs open at 9 a.m. CST on April 15 for the 2025 season.
National Park Week Kicks Off April 19
National Park Week kicks off April 19 and runs through 27 with plenty of special programming for visitors.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 8th, 2025 2:30am
