More Access Comes To Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Recent rains have allowed two roads, a backcountry trail, and a cabin to reopen in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
- By Compiled From N... - December 14th, 2023 2:30am
Counting Birds This Holiday Season
Armed with binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, and notepads, and assisted by experts who immediately can tell the difference between a Western tanager and a goldfinch, or between a Downy woodpecker and its Hairy cousin, devoted birders across the hemisphere will be heading to plots with a 15-mile radius over the next three weeks to see what they can see during the 124th annual Christmas Bird Count.
- By Compiled From N... - December 13th, 2023 2:30am
Ozark National Scenic Riverways Modifying Rules For Motorboats
The National Park Service is moving ahead with plans to modify regulations governing the horsepower allowed by powerboats on the Jacks Fork and Current rivers at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.
- By Compiled From N... - December 13th, 2023 2:30am
Lottery Dates For Angels Landing Permits At Zion National Park Announced
Hikers who want to visit Angels Landing in Zion National Park next year can apply to four seasonal lotteries.
- By Compiled From N... - December 13th, 2023 2:30am
Safeguarding Sombrero Island With The Anguilla National Trust
To get to tiny Sombrero Island, you must travel 34 miles from Anguilla by sea, dart across the bow of your boat and climb a steel ladder anchored to a limestone cliff. Then, as you regain your bearings and stroll across a barren moonscape plundered by a seabird guano mining operation, the wildlife welcome party makes itself known.
- By Jennifer Bain - December 12th, 2023 3:00am
Shenandoah National Park Backcountry Reservations Moving To Recreation.Gov
Reservations for Shenandoah National Park backpacking permits will move to recreation.gov early next year.
- By Compiled From N... - December 12th, 2023 2:30am
How Yellowstone Thermal Features Get Their Names
How did many of Yellowstone National Park's hot springs, mud pots, geysers, and perpetual spouters come to bear their colorful and descriptive names? How do newly found or described thermal features receive a name today?
- By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2023 2:30am
Transparency | National Parks Traveler By The Numbers
What is the cost of keeping the National Parks Traveler open?
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2023 2:30am
Bison Return To The Landscape Near Batoche National Historic Site
Twenty-five Plains bison have been successfully transferred from Parks Canada to Métis Nation–Saskatchewan.
- By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2023 2:30am
Cape Breton Highlands Road To Become Hiking Trail
Cape Breton Highlands National Park is closing Mary Ann Falls Road to vehicles because of more frequent extreme and damaging weather events and turning it into a sustainable hiking and mountain biking trail.
- By NPT Staff - December 10th, 2023 2:30am
