Arches National Park

Imagine If The National Park Service Had Injured Reserve And Disabled Lists

If the National Park System had an "injured reserve" or "disabled list," as professional sports teams do, how might things look heading into the high summer season? Let's imagine...

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 4th, 2017 7:57am

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Devils Garden Area Of Arches National Park Closed Through June 3

The Devils Garden area of Arches National Park, including access to all area hiking trails, is now closed through June 3rd to allow construction crews to complete needed road work. During this period, vehicles may drive as far as the Sand Dune Arch trailhead, where they will need to turn around.

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By NPT Staff - May 1st, 2017 3:00am

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Painting The National Parks With Wildflowers

Delicate trilliums, glorious columbines, and flamboyant redbuds are some of the harbingers of spring found across the National Park System. This is a favorite season for birds, bees, and photographers. Wildlife is more easily seen in the spring in many parks, too, making the coming three months idyllic for exploring the parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2017 3:00am

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BLM Regs That Would Give Public Greater Ability To Comment On Planning Scrapped By Senate

National park boundaries are largely imaginary things, without walls or fences. As a result, what happens on adjacent lands can impact parks, which is one reason there is an outcry over the U.S. Senate's decision, by a party-line vote, to scrap a U.S. Bureau of Land Management regulation intended to give the public a greater voice during that agency's planning periods.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 8th, 2017 8:30am

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Colorado River Flows Will Keep Shrinking As Climate Warms

Warming in the 21st century reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet, about the amount of water used by 2 million people for one year, according to new research.

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By NPT Staff - February 24th, 2017 11:22am

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Road Through Arches National Park Will Close Overnight Most Of This Year

A rebuilding of the road through Arches National Park in Utah will require that it be closed nightly beginning in March and continuing through November.

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By NPT Staff - February 16th, 2017 7:58am

No Backpacking In Arches National Park For Now

Backpacking permits have been placed on hold in Arches National Park in Utah, where officials want to study whether the existing program is sufficiently protecting natural resources in the red-rock park.

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By NPT Staff - February 15th, 2017 5:24am

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Hiring Freeze Leaves National Park Staffing In Limbo

While the National Park Service has received guidance on hiring seasonal workers for the coming year, the continued hold on permanent hiring is leaving some parks without key positions.

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By NPT Staff - February 6th, 2017 2:00am

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Some Interesting Jobs With The National Park Service

Thoughts about landing a job with the National Park Service might often revolve around being an interpretive ranger or law-enforcement ranger, but there are a lot more careers to be had with the agency.

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By NPT Staff - February 5th, 2017 2:30am

Hiring Freeze Exemptions Help National Park Service In Short Term, But Long-Term Concerns Persist

Exemptions to President Trump's hiring freeze for federal employees will allow the National Park Service to address seasonal and short-term positions, but uncertainty remains over the size of the agency's permanent workforce and whether it will be sufficient to manage the more than 400 units of the National Park System, a National Parks Conservation Association official said Wednesday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2017 4:44pm

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