National Parks Traveler

In the ongoing trend of air tour management plans for national parks being called shoddy and insufficient in their crafting, a lawsuit has been filed challenging tour plans for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Reyes National Seashore, Muir Woods National Monument, and San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park.

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By NPT Staff - March 21st, 2023 3:00am

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve To Renew Seasonal Dog Ban To Protect Migrating Seabirds

After a successful pilot in 2022, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is implementing the Combers Beach seasonal dog ban for a second pilot year from Apr. 1 to Oct. 1.

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By NPT Staff - March 21st, 2023 2:45am

Rehabilitation Of Hurricane Ridge Lodge About To Start At Olympic National Park

This spring work at Olympic National Park will begin to rehabilitate the Hurricane Ridge Day Lodge, an approximately $11 million project funded through the Great American Outdoors Act.

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By Compiled From N... - March 21st, 2023 2:45am

Photography In The National Parks: The Beauty Of A Simple Composition

There’s something to be said for a simple composition, you know. Something to be said for an image not requiring much parsing through the various details combined to create a shot, the gist of which might take time to fully comprehend. A simple image can pack a punch and create an emotional response despite, or perhaps because of, its minimalism.

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By Rebecca Latson - March 21st, 2023 2:45am

Number Of Litigants In Bears Ears, Grand Staircase Lawsuit Swells

The number of litigants involved in a battle over the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments has swelled with the addition of a number of conservation organizations opposed to any changes.

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By NPT Staff - March 20th, 2023 11:48am

Mesa Verde National Park's Wetherill Mesa To Be Closed All Year

The Wetherill Mesa area of Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado will be closed for the 2023 season to accommodate the demolition and construction of a new visitor contact station in the Wetherill area. The existing contact station was damaged by the Pony Fire in August 2000 and needs to be replaced.

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By Compiled From N... - March 20th, 2023 10:00am

Geraldine Road Construction To Begin Soon In Jasper National Park

Following a public tendering process, Landmark Solutions has been awarded the contract to construct a 65-hectare (160-acre) conservation breeding centre for caribou in Jasper National Park over the next several years.

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By NPT Staff - March 20th, 2023 2:45am

Canadian Mountain Parks Unite To Conserve Two Types Of Pine Trees

Parks Canada has released a short film that tells the story of whitebark and limber pine conservation in the mountain national parks, and what conservation specialists are doing to safeguard and recover the future of these trees.

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By NPT Staff - March 19th, 2023 2:45am

Glacier National Park Could Be A Refuge For Canada Lynx

Glacier National Park, famous for its mountain goats and grizzly bears, holds a surprising number of Canada lynx and could prove to be a climate refuge for the cats, according to researchers.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2023 2:30am

$2 million Released In Maritime Heritage Preservation Grants

The National Park Service has announced $2 million in maritime heritage grants to assist funding 12 preservation projects in nine states. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, the NPS is awarding grants for education programs and projects that will preserve sites and objects related to the nation’s maritime history.