Grand Canyon's North Rim To Open Tuesday Morning
Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim, which has been closed to the public due to a wildfire, is set to reopen Tuesday morning.
- By NPT Staff - June 29th, 2020 10:23am
Poaching Flowers At Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area
There are poachers, and then there are dumb poachers. The dumb ones are those who leave behind evidence of their illegal deed. At Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, the dumb poachers didn't erase the holes they dug to steal more than two dozen Pink Lady Slipper plants.
- By NPT Staff - June 29th, 2020 1:31am
Missing Climber Adds To Mount Rainier National Park's SAR Load
Mount Rainier National Park's search-and-rescue teams, who have been busy the past week looking for two missing hikers, have added a missing climber to their workload.
- By NPT Staff - June 28th, 2020 10:00am
Can You Name The National Park Named After A Slave Trader?
Princeton University made national news the other day when it took Woodrow Wilson's name off its School of Public and International Affairs because of President Wilson's racist thinking. Might that prod calls to have Jean Lafitte's name removed from Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana?
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2020 2:00am
Gases From Yellowstone Volcano Provide Clues To Earth's Formation
Scientists skilled in geologic chemistry say gases released from some of Yellowstone National Park's thermal features point to a new hypothesis for how Earth obtained the "ingredients" needed to spawn life.
- By NPT Staff - June 28th, 2020 1:45am
Body At Colorado National Monument Believed To Be Missing Hiker
A body found Saturday at Colorado National Monument is believed to be that of a man who went for a hike Monday and never returned.
- By NPT Staff - June 27th, 2020 3:55pm
Searches For Missing Hikers At Mount Rainier National Park Fruitless
A week of searching for two missing hikers at Mount Rainier National Park so far has been fruitless.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 27th, 2020 12:26pm
Winner Announced In 2020 Brooks Camp Bear Pins Design Competition
An Alaskan artist has won the 2020 Brooks Camp Bear Pins Design Competition with a design that features an outline of Katmai National Park and Preserve in the imprint of a brown bear paw print.
- By NPT Staff - June 27th, 2020 1:30am
9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Shoots Down Border Fence Funding
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled that the Trump administration unconstitutionally tapped Defense Department funds to build a 30-foot-tall wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, a ruling that very likely will lead the administration to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn it.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 26th, 2020 5:00pm
Missing Hiker At Colorado National Monument
A search-and-rescue mission was continuing Friday a Colorado National Monument for a local man who went for a hike on Monday and failed to turn up.
- By NPT Staff - June 26th, 2020 4:18pm
