Why Melting Permafrost Is Turning Alaskan Streams Orange
A troubling sign of climate change are the nearly 600 miles of rivers in Alaska's Brooks Range that have been stained orange.
- By Rita Beamish - June 7th, 2024 2:30am
UPDATE | BLM Favors Massive Wind Farm Near Minidoka National Historic Site
The Biden administration is poised to allow a massive wind turbine farm to be erected in central Idaho not far from Minidokda National Historic Site, a National Park System unit that housed more than 13,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, a decision that immediately drew criticism.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - June 6th, 2024 12:21pm
Campground Fee Increased Proposed For Chiricahua National Monument
The National Park Service at Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona is proposing to increase fees for Bonita Canyon Campground.
- By Compiled From N... - June 6th, 2024 2:30am
Adopt A Beach At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
There are plenty of "adoption" programs around the country — adopt a section of highway to clean up, or maybe a city park — and now you can adopt a section of beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
- By Compiled From N... - June 6th, 2024 2:30am
Plague Confirmed in Badlands – Conata Ecosystem
The National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service have confirmed plague as the cause of a prairie dog die off in Badlands National Park, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, and the greater Conata-Badlands ecosystem, all in South Dakota based on a test result received 5/31.
- By Compiled From N... - June 5th, 2024 5:06pm
UPDATE | Sinkhole Closes Road Between Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks
A sinkhole that materialized in a section of the Generals Highway between Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks forced the National Park Service to close a stretch of the highway Tuesday.
U.S. Forest Service, Fish And Wildlife Service Sued Over Livestock Trespass At Valles Caldera National Preserve
A lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over cattle that leave forest lands to enter Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico. Brought by three environmental groups, the lawsuit alleges the agencies violated the Endangered Species Act by allowing livestock to illegally graze in the preserve.
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McDermitt Caldera: An Early Caldera Of The Yellowstone Hotspot Track
Yellowstone caldera is the most recent in a series of volcanic structures that stretches across the Snake River Plain of Idaho and into northern Nevada. One of the oldest volcanic complexes in that sequence, McDermitt caldera, on the Nevada-Oregon border, shares many similarities with Yellowstone.
- By NPT Staff - June 4th, 2024 2:30am
Camp Nelson, Mammoth Cave To Celebrate Juneteenth
Camp Nelson National Monument and Mammoth Cave National Park will commemorate Juneteenth during a special ceremony on Saturday, June 22, at 1 p.m. CDT.
- By Compiled From N... - June 4th, 2024 2:30am
Preserving A Segregated Train Depot In Louisiana
The gorgeous yellow brick train depot with an ugly past sits alone on Remembrance Way in Natchitoches waiting for the chance to tell its story. It’s a disturbing story of separate entrances, separate waiting rooms and separate washrooms. But it’s also an inspiring story of people fleeing the segregated South for better opportunities.
- By Jennifer Bain - June 4th, 2024 2:30am
