Channel Islands National Park

Chumash Return Ancient Remains To The Channel Islands

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (Chumash Tribe) has returned the ancient remains of a Native American man who died 10,000 years ago, known as Tuqan Man, to a burial site on San Miguel Island within Channel Islands National Park.

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By NPT Staff - June 14th, 2018 1:30am

Memorial At Channel Islands National Park To Honor WWII Airmen

Seventy-five years after their plane crashed on San Miguel Island, 12 members of a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber squadron will be honored for the first time.

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By NPT Staff - June 8th, 2018 1:15am

Man Sent To Prison For Stealing Prehistoric Artifacts From National Parks

A Kentucky man has been sent to prison for 15 months for stealing prehistoric artifacts from public lands, including Channel Islands National Park and Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

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By NPT Staff - June 6th, 2018 1:45am

Prescribed Fire Turns Into 250-Acre Fire At Channel Islands National Park

What started out as a small prescribed burn on The Nature Conservancy ranch at Channel Islands National Park ballooned to roughly 250 acres on Santa Cruz Island, prompting the summoning of firefighters from national forests in California to help fight the flames.

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By NPT Staff - March 29th, 2018 3:02pm

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Best Dive Spots In The National Park System

Some 45 years after I first decided I wanted to scuba dive, I've finally obtained my PADI certification. In land-locked Utah. So where might I head to test my new skills? Let's take a look around the National Park System for the best dive spots.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 26th, 2018 8:46am

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A Day In The Park: Channel Islands National Park

Forests of kelp waving to and fro in the currents. Archaeological and paleontological surprises. An incredible assemblage of wildlife that has the area known as the 'Galapagos of the North'. These are just some of the reasons to explore Channel Islands National Park off California's coast.

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By NPT Staff - February 6th, 2018 1:15am

Ancient Sea Cow Fossil Discovered On The Channel Islands

Channel Islands National Park continues to demonstrate the richness that national parks protect. In the past year alone the park off California's coast has been found to have attracted brown boobies, which rarely are found so far north, has held a previously unknown Native American site that dates back thousands of years, and has given up a prehistoric mammoth skull. The latest discovery is a fossil of a sea cow that could be 25 million years old.

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By NPT Staff - November 29th, 2017 2:00am

New Seabird Species Settles On The Channel Islands

Last week seabird biologists discovered brown boobies actively nesting on Santa Barbara Island, within Channel Islands National Park off the coast of California. This first record of brown boobies nesting in the park is a significant northward expansion of their breeding range, the National Park Service said.

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By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2017 9:10am

Add Boat Tour In Channel Islands To Travel Of Secretary Zinke Under Scrutiny

Already under investigation for charter flights taken this summer, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is now facing scrutiny for an April boat trip in Channel Islands National Park that included family members and featured a swearing-in ceremony for Junior Rangers.

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By NPT Staff - October 4th, 2017 11:43am

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Prehistoric Native American Site Discovered At Channel Islands National Park

A prehistoric Native American site thought to date between 8,000 and 13,000 years ago has been unearthed at Channel Islands National Park in California, where officials believe the site might be evidence of a coastal migration following the North Pacific Rim from Northeast Asia into the Americas, part of the peopling of the new world.

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By NPT Staff - June 6th, 2017 7:04pm

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