Florida Panthers Died At A Record Rate In 2014
Florida panther's existence is threatened, as 30 animals died in 2014, the majority on the state's highways.
- By Patrick Cone - January 1st, 2015 3:00am
Everglades National Park
Some Southern National Parks To Put On Your Travel Calendar
With long, cold, snowy months descending on the northern half of the country, it's not a bad time to cast your eyes to the south and national parks where you can find warm weather, sandy beaches, and plenty of sunshine.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 17th, 2014 3:00am
25-Cent Piece Honoring Everglades National Park Coming Next Month
An anhinga and a roseate spoonbill, not an alligator and a crocodile, grace the new 25-cent piece arriving next month that celebrates Everglades National Park.
- By NPT Staff - November 19th, 2014 3:00am
For Contrarians, Winter Is The Perfect Season To Hit The Road To The National Parks
Winter is not the season to leave the rig in the driveway. Across the National Park System there are wonderful places to explore while half the nation is locked in snow and cold.
- By Patrick Cone - November 13th, 2014 3:00am
Essential Winter Guide '14: Winter Doesn't Have To Be An Off-Season
When it comes to construction skills, male Anhingas are slackers. Oh, they’re good at pulling together nesting materials, but that’s about it. Instead of turning the sticks, twigs, and leafy greenery they collect into a nest for their mates, they stash the materials in trees and let the females build the actual nest.
- By NPT Staff - November 3rd, 2014 2:00am
Guest Column| Defending The Science That Explains Climate Change
Adam Markham, director of climate impacts for the Union of Concerned Scientists' Climate and Energy Program and a co-author of the report “National Landmarks at Risk," has written the following rebuttal to Dr. Daniel B. Botkin's column on climate change and his thoughts on what is, and isn't, driving it.
- By NPT Staff - October 30th, 2014 9:33am
Friends Group Sends Nearly $200,000 To South Florida Parks For Programs
Nearly $200,000 is flowing to four south Florida national park units to help underwrite habitat restoration, protect wildlife, and support visitor programs.
- By NPT Staff - October 13th, 2014 8:10am
Around The Parks: Friends Support Voyageurs National Park, Aspiring Writers At Everglades National Park, Fall Colors At Guadalupe Mountains National Park
A quick glance around the National Park System finds a celebration coming to Voyageurs National Park, gifted writers at Everglades National Park, and fall colors at Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
Grand Canyon National Park's Concessions Issue Impacting National Parks Nationwide
A problem roughly a century in the making that left Grand Canyon National Park in a nearly $200 million hole is impacting parks from coast to coast, with superintendents forced to find programs and projects they can postpone, cutback, or simply cut.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 12th, 2014 11:27am
Collecting Marine Debris At Everglades And Biscayne National Parks
Earlier this year we shared a video of a garbage cleanup at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska. Today we have a video of garbage -- marine debris -- collected at national park landscapes in south Florida.
- By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2014 3:20am
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