Spanning some 521,000 acres, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is most of the most biologically diverse pockets of the Appalachian Range. It's also one of the most beautiful, as this mossy shot captured by Felix Li proves.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Bears have a sweet tooth, too. And that's why the Gregory Bald area at Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been temporarily closed to humans. The reason is the cherry crop that has attracted black bears looking for a tasty meal.
Take A Minute To Help Friends Of The Smokies Land $5,000 For Work In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Take a minute this week to help out Friends of the Smokies. All week the First Tennessee Foundation is taking votes for its 150 Days of Giving. This week's winner receives $5,000. Friends of the Smokies can put that money to good work in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Exploring The Parks: Fontana Lake At Great Smoky Mountains National Park, The Video
Fontana Lake, which ebbs along the southern border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, is a watery aspect to the park that might get lost among the forests and mountains. But it offers a rich recreational side to the park, as this video shows.
- By NPT Staff - June 18th, 2014 3:25am
Move Over Baseball, National Parks Have Trading Cards, Too
People have been collecting stuff forever. When adults visit national parks, they can collect passport stamps or pamphlets. Children earn Junior Ranger badges, though getting one takes a lot more effort and time than a passport stamp. But there’s something else out there to collect, too, and it looks a lot like baseball trading cards
- By [email protected] - June 1st, 2014 7:07am
Mossy Banks Of Great Smoky
Court Documents Allege Private Trails Cut Into Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sometime in recent years two trails running more than a mile-and-a-half was cut into the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, allegedly for the use of a private resort that borders the park, according to court documents.
National Park Service Key Player In Nurturing Tomorrow's Park Interpreters, Naturalists
Reaching into his daypack, the ranger pulled out a banana slug. Not a real one, but a stuffed animal version, a perfect prop to explain just exactly what banana slugs were to the youngsters in his audience here in the Hoh Rain Forest of Olympic National Park.
National Park Service Rangers Honored For Valor On The Job
National Park Service rangers from across the park system have been honored by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell for valor in the line of duty.
- By NPT Staff - May 14th, 2014 3:10am
Friends Of The Smokies Use Proceeds From Specialty License Plate Sales To Put SCA Interns To Work In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
When you purchase a specialty license plate in North Carolina to show your love for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, that $35 you spent helps fund a number of projects in the park. For instance, the Friends of the Smokies use some of the money to underwrite seasonal internships in the park and wildlife management programs.
Landslide Closes Gunter Fork Trail In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A landslide has closed the Gunter Fork Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park indefinitely.
- By NPT Staff - May 8th, 2014 3:00am
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