National Parks Traveler

How many of you out there appreciate abstract art? Even if you don’t like it, how many of you have photographed something abstract because it caught your eye while visiting a unit of the National Park System? Contributing photographer Rebecca Latson discusses ways to photograph (or even create after the fact) abstracts framed within your national park compositions.

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By Rebecca Latson - February 20th, 2024 3:00am

What Is “Normal” Earthquake Activity In Yellowstone?

Does Yellowstone National Park witness a "normal" number of earthquakes each year?

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By NPT Staff - February 20th, 2024 2:30am

Canaveral National Seashore Seeking Public Comments On Fee Increases

Canaveral National Seashore in Florida is planning to increase camping fees as well as the cost to attend a nighttime sea turtle program and is seeking public comments on the proposals.

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By Compiled From N... - February 19th, 2024 2:30am

Vanishing Treasures In The National Park System

From the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast and on up to Alaska, there are thousands of historic structures and archaeological sites within the National Park System. They range in from homesteader cabins to prehistoric cave dwellings. Taking care of these buildings in archaeological sites is a valuable job for the National Park Service as they speak to the country's history and its prehistory.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 19th, 2024 2:30am

Cruising Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne’s Landlocked Freshwater Fjord

According to the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, a pond is a “natural body of still water of any size.” So that explains how a landlocked freshwater fjord that’s 10 miles long, 540 feet deep and surrounded by towering cliffs came to be called Western Brook Pond.

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By Jennifer Bain - February 18th, 2024 3:00am

Dry Tortugas National Park's Campground To Close For Construction Project

Work to repair a moat wall at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida will spur a 45-day closure of the Garden Key Campground later this spring.

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By Compiled From N... - February 18th, 2024 2:30am

Wolves Have Not Completely Restored Yellowstone National Park's Ecosystem

Expectations that the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park would make the ecosystem whole again with the return of the apex predator have not been fulfilled, as vegetative imbalances remain across the park, according to recent research.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 18th, 2024 2:30am

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Now's Your Chance To Kayak In Death Valley National Park

Now's your chance — possibly that once in a lifetime chance — to paddle your kayak in Death Valley National Park.

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By Compiled From N... - February 16th, 2024 4:05pm

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National Park Service Seeks To End Concessions Contract At Crater Lake National Park

The National Park Service plans to cancel the concessions contract held by an Aramark subsididary at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon unless the company can demonstrate why it should be retained.