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Early Latino Settlement In Colorado Designated National Historic Landmark

A Latino homestead in Colorado that dates to the mid-19th century has been designated a National Historic Landmark by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

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By NPT Staff - January 4th, 2012 2:26am

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Mount Rainier National Park To Remain Closed To Public Until Saturday

Mount Rainier National Park will remain closed to the public until Saturday to allow for park staff to grieve in the wake of the murder of Ranger Margaret Anderson, officials said Tuesday.

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By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2012 8:02pm

Birding in the National Parks: Chasing The Snowy Owl

The United States has been invaded. None of the presidential candidates are talking about it and I haven’t even seen it mentioned on the national news reports yet. Birders, however, are well aware of this invasion and we welcome our new owl overlords.

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By Kirby Adams - January 3rd, 2012 2:31am

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Summit On Future Of National Parks Coming To Washington Later This Month

An invitation-only conference designed to explore the future of the national parks movement in the United States is coming to Washington, D.C., later this month.

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By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2012 2:20am

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Work On Long-Range General Management Plan For Everglades National Park Slows Down

The country's fiscal fitness, or lack thereof, is forcing Everglades National Park officials to re-examine the direction of development at Flamingo and Everglades City, and that, in turn, is slowing work on the park's long-range general management plan.

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By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2012 2:19am

Slain Mount Rainier National Park Ranger 9th In Park Service History To Be Murdered In Line of Duty

When Mount Rainier National Park law enforcement Ranger Margaret Anderson was shot and killed on New Year's Day, she became the ninth ranger in the history of the National Park Service to be murdered in the line of duty, according to Park Service records.

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By NPT Staff - January 2nd, 2012 2:51pm

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The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader

If you can't find yourself out on a trail, then perhaps the next best thing is reading about trails, no? Which is a good reason to invest in The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader, a two-volume collection of narratives that share in common the Pacific Crest Trail.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 2nd, 2012 2:32am

Updated: Suspect In Mount Rainier National Park Shooting Found Dead

An Iraqi war veteran wanted in connection with the slaying of a ranger in Mount Rainier National Park was found dead Monday afternoon in a drainage near one of the park's hallmark waterfalls just south of Paradise.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 2nd, 2012 2:26am

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Scant Snowfall Allows Dinosaur National Monument To Keep Harpers Corner Road Open

While most impacts of the diminished snowfall so far this winter across the Rockies have been negative, one positive is that the Harpers Corner Road at Dinosaur National Monument has remained open.

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By NPT Staff - January 2nd, 2012 2:03am

Ranger Shot And Killed At Mount Rainier National Park

A 34-year-old Mount Rainier National Park ranger was shot and killed in the line of duty Sunday as she tried to apprehend a man who fled a check stop at Paradise. Fellow rangers were prevented from reaching the downed ranger for about 90 minutes as the shooter pinned them down with gunfire.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 1st, 2012 2:52pm

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