National Park Mystery Spot 39 Revealed: A Saintly Father Lived and Died There
Almost nobody wanted anything to do with the 8,000 unfortunate people sent to this place.
- By Bob Janiskee - April 6th, 2012 5:21am
Yellowstone National Park Officials Decide To Boost Lodging At Old Faithful Complex
Nearly 70 more nightly rooms will be available in the Old Faithful area at Yellowstone National Park as National Park Service officials have agreed to convert 67 cabins from concessionaire employee housing to rental units.
- By NPT Staff - April 6th, 2012 2:57am
Visiting Denali National Park This Summer? Join A Ranger For A Discovery Hike
Got your ticket punched for a visit to Denali National Park and Preserve this summer? Don't miss the opportunity to join a park ranger for a Discovery Hike into the park.
- By NPT Staff - April 6th, 2012 2:56am
National Geographic Coming To Rocky Mountain National Park For BioBlitz In August
You can add Rocky Mountain National Park to the list of parks that are being scoured for as many species as possible during a 24-hour period, and you can even participate in the inventory.
- By NPT Staff - April 6th, 2012 2:43am
National Park Mystery Spot 39: Sound Medical Advice
The Quizmeister has been accused of employing fuzzy logic. It's true, and here's the proof.
- By Bob Janiskee - April 5th, 2012 1:51pm
Oil Exploration Creeping Up To Glacier National Park's Border
While a big deal was made several years ago when the outgoing Bush administration moved to allow energy exploration on the doorstep of some national parks in Utah, relatively little has been heard about oil drilling on the Blackfoot Reservation next to Glacier National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 5th, 2012 2:29am
Road Plowing In Glacier National Park Is Under Way
It's time for the annual pool: When will the snowplows open the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park end-to-end?
- By NPT Staff - April 5th, 2012 2:25am
Congressman Making Run To Jettison Off-Road Vehicle Rules At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
It may be “back to the drawing board” for off-road vehicle rules at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. On February 28, 2012 North Carolina Congressman Walter B. Jones, Jr. introduced a bill to void the latest “final rules” regarding pedestrian and ORV use on the seashore.
Reader Participation Day: Do You Read Nevada Barr's National Park-Based Anna Pigeon Mysteries?
Nevada Barr is the premier writer of novels dealing with national parks and the people who manage, work in, and protect them. If you've read any of the best-selling author's 17 Anna Pigeon Mysteries, please let us know what you think of them.
Putting Black History Into Perspective At Hampton National Historic Site
A page out of slavery unfolds at Hampton National Historic Site in Maryland, where Ranger Angela Roberts-Burton tells an unusual story of a freed slave who returns to work for her once-upon-a-time overseers.
- By Lisa Lance - April 4th, 2012 2:58am
