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National Park Service Mum On How It Plans To Celebrate Its Centennial In 2016

What's a birthday party without a surprise? That seems to be the case with the National Park Service's silence on how it plans to mark its centennial in 2016.

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By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2013 2:43am

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Rocky Mountain National Park Slowly Reopening

Rocky Mountain National Park, waterlogged in spots from last week's storms, began to reopen to the public Wednesday, though all trails on the eastern side of the park remained closed.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2013 12:47pm

Biscayne National Park Loses Concessionaire For Snorkeling, Dive Tours

Biscayne Underwater, which offered snorkeling and scuba tours at Biscayne National Park, has abruptly gone out of business, leaving the park without a concessionaire to offer those services.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 18th, 2013 12:20pm

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A View From The Overlook: A Tale Of Two Rivers, Part I

There is a thread of commonality in the Colorado River as it flows through the Grand Canyon, and the Potomac River as it flows into Washington, D.C. It revolves around preservation.

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By PJ Ryan - September 18th, 2013 3:06am

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Help Erase Graffiti In Arches National Park On Public Lands Day

You can be part of the solution in the battle against graffiti in national parks on National Public Lands Day, September 28, by helping to erase graffiti at Arches National Park.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2013 2:58am

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Reader Participation Day: Do You Use A Smartphone App To The National Parks?

Last week we wondered how many folks were using their smartphones as cameras in the national parks. Let's stay with the smartphone theme this week: Do you have a national park app on your phone, and do you use it?

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 18th, 2013 2:35am

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Explore Sculpture At Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site

Gain, or enhance, your appreciation for sculpture later this month when Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in New Hampshire hosts its 8th Annual Sculptural Visions event.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2013 2:16am

Rocky Mountain National Park Remains Closed As Damage Assessment Continues

Rocky Mountain National Park remained closed for a fifth day Tuesday as crews worked to assess the damage in the wake of last week's torrential rain storms.

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By NPT Staff - September 17th, 2013 4:28pm

Climber Hit By Rock, Falls 300 Feet To His Death At North Cascades National Park

A climber heading down after summiting Forbidden Peak in North Cascades National Park was killed when he was hit by a falling rock that knocked him about 300 feet further down the mountain.

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By NPT Staff - September 17th, 2013 2:47pm

Glacier National Park To Study Logan Pass Mountain Goats And How Humans Affect Them

So habituated to human visitors are mountain goats at Glacier National Park that they can seem as docile and innocent as sheep. To better understand exactly how habituated mountain goats have become to human invasions, the park and the University of Montana are studying how the goats are affected by people, trails, and roads in the Logan Pass area.

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By NPT Staff - September 17th, 2013 3:36am

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