Op-Ed | Strengthening The National Parks
Building support, and revenues, for the National Park System can not be done as simply as designating a unit in the system.
- By ecbuck - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
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Birding In The National Parks: Parks Strangely Overlooked By Birders
I’ve talked at length about the best parks for birds and the parks where all the birders go. Everglades National Park usually tops that list. Big Bend and Acadia are also extremely popular birding parks. But which of the 59 national parks gets the least birding attention? That’s tough to quantify, but I’ve made an educated guess from perusing eBird data.
- By Kirby Adams - January 12th, 2016 3:00am
Reader Survey Day: What National Parks Are On Your 2016 Calendar?
Ok, travelers, the blush is still on the new year, but that doesn't mean we can't plan, right? With that in mind, what national park adventures are on your 2016 calendar?
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2016 2:30am
132-Year-Old Winchester Rifle Found At Great Basin National Park Now On Display
A 132-year-old, well-weathered, lever-action Winchester rifle found against a tree in the backcountry of Great Basin National Park is now on display at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Wyoming, where it will remain until fall when it will return to the park.
- By NPT Staff - July 6th, 2015 2:30am
Where To Go, What To Do During National Park Week
National Park Week officially kicks off tomorrow, April 18, and if you're wondering how to celebrate, the National Park Service and National Park Foundation have some ideas.
- By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2015 9:13am
Spring Is No Season To Be Cooped Up
Springtime is a bit of an “in-between” season. It’s somewhere between the longer, warmer days of summer, and the cooler and muddier days of a late winter. Hopefully you’ll find your place farther from winter’s cold and closer to summer’s breezes.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 16th, 2015 5:11pm
No Bones, Bullets, Or Bodies Connected With 132-Year-Old Winchester Found At Great Basin National Park
No bones, bullets, or bodies have been connected with that century-old Winchester rifle found propped against a gnarled juniper in the backcountry of Great Basin National Park, but park staff are not finished with investigating the circumstances around how the rifle got there.
Look To The Stars Over Great Basin, Theodore Roosevelt, Mount Rainier, And Oregon Caves
With clear skies overhead, and no moon, the star gazing should be outstanding in the coming weeks at western national parks. Several of those parks -- Great Basin, Theodore Roosevelt and Mount Rainier national parks, and Oregon Caves National Monument -- are taking advantage of the night skies with star-gazing festivals.
- By NPT Staff - September 16th, 2014 7:49am
Parks Can Offer A Great Setting For Viewing Upcoming Total Lunar Eclipses
Throughout human history, total lunar eclipses have inspired a range of emotions, and seeing such events are an amazing experience. Four total eclipses are coming up in the next 17 months, and while you can view those displays from many kinds of sites, enjoying the phenomenon in a dramatic natural setting like a National Park Service site would be a bonus for many of us.
- By Jim Burnett - April 10th, 2014 10:16am
Two Tons Of Garbage Removed From Lehman Cave At Great Basin National Park
You wouldn't immediately think caves would be a sink for garbage, but quite a bit of junk collects in Lehman Cave at Great Basin National Park each year. Recently, volunteers hauled more than two tons of garbage out of the cave.
- By NPT Staff - March 30th, 2014 3:03am
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