Mapping Glacier’s Wildest Places
A new storytelling tool helps both park managers and visitors understand the value of park wilderness.
- By Kim O'Connell - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Olympic National Park
National Park Service, FAA Ordered To Explain Delays With Air Tour Plans
A federal appellate court has given the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration until late July to explain why they are so behind in crafting air-tour management plans for many units of the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2022 3:06pm
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #50
There’s always something to learn about the park units within the National Park System. Take this latest National Parks Traveler quiz and trivia piece and see just how much you really know, while maybe learning a little in the process.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 13th, 2022 4:00am
Fishing Closure Extended On Elwha River And Tributaries In Olympic National Park
To give the native fisheries in the Elwha River and its tributaries in Olympic National Park more time to recover, a closure on recreational and commercial fishing on those waters has been extended through June 2023.
Olympic National Park Proposing Repairs To Cape Alva, Sand Point Trails
With most of the boardwalk that leads down the Cape Alava and Sand Point trails in poor condition, Olympic National Park staff is trying to decide how best to make repairs and is seeking public input.
- By Compiled From N... - March 28th, 2022 2:30am
FAA, NPS Running Behind On Finalizing Air Tour Management Plans For Parks
Despite more than two decades to get the task accomplished, and almost two years after a federal judge ordered the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service to get the job done by this summer, air tour management plans for eight national parks will not be completed on schedule, according to court documents filed by the two agencies.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 10th, 2022 12:36pm
Olympic National Park Fisheries Close Due To Low Steelhead Runs
Low numbers of steelhead trout entering river systems in Olympic National Park have led to a closure of those rivers to fishing through the month of May.
- By Compiled From N... - February 27th, 2022 2:30am
Exploring The Parks: Wandering The Hoh Rain Forest
On a July 4th weekend, I slowly circled the Hoh Campground, passing just about every one of its 72 sites in search of an empty, unreserved campsite. With the sinking feeling that my campsite would end up somewhere in the adjoining Olympic National Forest, it was stunning to find a vacant site on a turn in the road and separated from the Hoh River by a line of towering trees.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
More Fishers Come Home To The Olympics
As they launched their slender bodies rocket-like into the unknown of their new homes, the fishers had no idea of the weight of expectation riding on their furry shoulders.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Photography In The National Parks: Being Prepared And Knowing Your Limits
Are you ready for that national park trip? Traveling solo, or with one or more people? Is this a spur-of-the-moment choice or have you done a little research into things like the weather, the terrain, and/or the difficulty level of the trails in this park unit? Are you taking what you need for yourself and your camera?
- By Rebecca Latson - December 28th, 2021 4:00am
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