National Parks Traveler Episode 140: News Around The Parks
It’s mid-October, the visitation season is slowing down for the northern tier of the United States, but that doesn’t mean news from the National Park System is ebbing.
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park Eclipses 4 Million Visitors For First Time
More than 4 million visitors have entered Yellowstone National Park so far this year, a record for the park and a mark that is challenging staff in managing the crowds.
- By Compiled From N... - October 14th, 2021 2:44pm
Traveler Special Report: Measuring Successes Against Invasive Species
While invasive plant, animal, and fish species are attacking the National Park System, there are some success stories to note in the battle.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
How Much Would You Pay To Visit Yellowstone National Park?
A new video on funding the parks, built around the maintenance backlog at Yellowstone National Park, asks how much you would be willing to pay to visit the park, watch Old Faithful steam and bellow and spurt, and perhaps catch sight of a grizzly bear?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 12th, 2021 8:42am
National Park Traveler Episode 139: Wildlife Extinctions, Recoveries, And Futures
There is no shortage of wildlife news, and little of it lately seems to be positive. We’re in a world-wide extinction crisis. Here in the United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service just announced that nearly two dozen species, from the Ivory-billed woodpecker to two freshwater fish species, are extinct.
Search For Man Missing At Shoshone Lake In Yellowstone Scaling Back
After nearly three weeks of searching, efforts in Yellowstone National Park to find a man who went missing in Shoshone Lake during a paddling trip with his brother is being scaled back, the park announced Friday.
- By Compiled From N... - October 8th, 2021 4:38pm
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #38: The Great Basin Edition
Great Basin National Park is where the “basin meets the range” and “rises from a sea of sagebrush to treeless rocky summits.” How much do you know about this 77,100-acre park located in Nevada? Take this quiz and test your knowledge while learning something at the same time.
- By Rebecca Latson - October 8th, 2021 4:00am
Woman Gets Jail Time For Getting Too Close To Yellowstone Grizzly
An Illinois woman landed a four-day jail sentence, and fines, for getting too close to a grizzly in Yellowstone National Park for a photo.
- By Compiled From N... - October 7th, 2021 12:16pm
How Long Is Too Long For Selfies?
There's a new, elongated trend in Yellowstone National Park, one that could give you a new perspective on your visit but which also could pose a threat to the park's thermal resources and fellow park visitors.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2021 2:15am
Young Woman Suffers Substantial Burns Trying To Save Dog From Yellowstone Hot Spring
A young Washington woman suffered burns to most of her body when she tried to pull her dog out of a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park.
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