National Parks Traveler

Parson Branch Road, a bucolic route that runs from Cades Cove to the western boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been closed since 2016 due to hazardous trees. Now, however, the road could reopen this summer as tree removal work is completed and rehabilitation of the gravel road is tackled.

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By Compiled From N... - March 28th, 2022 2:30am

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Olympic National Park Proposing Repairs To Cape Alva, Sand Point Trails

With most of the boardwalk that leads down the Cape Alava and Sand Point trails in poor condition, Olympic National Park staff is trying to decide how best to make repairs and is seeking public input.

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By Compiled From N... - March 28th, 2022 2:30am

Wildfires Close Trails, Campsites In Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Two wildfires that burned into Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina forced closures of some backcountry trails and campsites.

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By Compiled From N... - March 27th, 2022 10:43am

Long-Distance Hiking Trails Offer Room For Biodiversity Corridors

As climate change continues to alter habitats for plants and animals, and as the call for a national biodiversity strategy gets louder, the country's long-distance hiking trails could prove to be valuable corridors for species.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2022 2:45am

Mapping The Web Of Life

National parks protect immense biodiversity, and science is providing the data and graphics to monitor and protect that biodiversity.

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By Kim O'Connell - March 27th, 2022 2:30am

Senators Seek To Create A 92,000-Acre Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area

A protected landscape roughly half the size of Shenandoah National Park would be carved out of the George Washington National Forest to the west of the park in Virginia under legislation Virginia's U.S. senators have introduced in Congress.

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By NPT Staff - March 27th, 2022 2:30am

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Parks Canada Asks People To Help Monarchs Rest And Recover

As monarch butterflies begin their annual spring migration from Mexico to southern Canada, they face what’s called “landscape fragmentation.” This species-at-risk needs specific habitat for food and shelter but the landscape is being lost or broken up by things like urban development, roads and industrial agriculture.