Raise A Pint For National Parks Conservation Association
From now through September you can raise money for the National Parks Conservation Association simply by raising a pint of beer.
- By NPT Staff - July 9th, 2020 1:30am
9th Circuit Agrees Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzlies Can't Be Delisted
Politics and a lack of sound science played roles in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's attempt to remove Endangered Species Act protections from Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzlies, a unanimous 9th U.S. Circuit Court ruled Wednesday in upholding a lower court's decision that blocked the delisting.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 8th, 2020 12:42pm
An Abnormal Summer At Acadia National Park
It's an unusually quiet summer at Acadia National Park, where the coronavirus pandemic has ended the streams of cruise ships and out-of-towners, for the most part, have been staying out of town.
- By NPT Staff - July 8th, 2020 2:00am
Condors Return To Sequoia National Park After Nearly 50 Years
A few of the country's most iconic birds decided recently to take in the sights from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, making it the first time in nearly 50 years that California condors have been spotted there.
- By NPT Staff - July 8th, 2020 1:45am
UPDATE | Interior Secretary Ends Work To Help Recover Grizzlies In North Cascades
In a move quickly criticized as placing politics over science, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Tuesday brought a halt to work to help recover grizzly bears in the North Cascades Ecosystem.
YVO | What's The Story, Morning Glory?
Yellowstone National Park's Upper Geyser Basin is one of the truly unique places on Earth. It contains the world's highest concentration of geysers, including Old Faithful, and several remarkable hot springs. One the most famous is Morning Glory Pool, which is accessible at the end of an easy 1.5-mile trail from the Old Faithful Visitor Center. But years ago, you could drive a car right up to its edge.
- By NPT Staff - July 7th, 2020 2:00am
Overnight Stays At Brooks Camp In Katmai National Park Still On Hold
It will be a month, at least, before overnight stays are allowed at the Brooks Camp Developed Area in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
- By NPT Staff - July 7th, 2020 2:00am
Op-Ed | Upper Green Area Should Be National Park, Not Feedlot
George Wuerthner argues that the Upper Green River Lakes area of the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming would serve the general public better as a national park, not a cattle feedlot.
- By NPT Staff - July 6th, 2020 2:00am
Bad Behavior At Assateague Island National Seashore
Though the horses at Assateague Island National Seashore that straddles the Maryland-Virginia border are habituated to visitors, that doesn't mean they're tame. Some visitors haven't gotten that message, and one woman is lucky to be alive despite her ill-advised actions.
- By NPT Staff - July 6th, 2020 1:45am
Atlantic Coast Pipeline That Would Have Gone Under A.T. Canceled
Just weeks removed from a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, Duke Energy and Dominion Energy have abandoned their Atlantic Coast Pipeline project that would have burrowed beneath the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Virginia.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 5th, 2020 4:17pm
