National Parks Traveler continues its tour through San Antonio Missions National Historical Park as Lynn Riddick visits Mission Concepción, and David and Kay Scott discuss the high-end national park lodges you would stay in if money were not an object.
Two iconic paintings by Thomas Moran, one of which helped convince Congress to establish Yellowstone National Park, are returning to the Interior Department's museum later this year.
Work has begun at Yellowstone National Park to cull 600-900 animals from the park's bison herds, a process deemed necessary to keep the bison population in check but which is highly controversial.
With housing prices surpassing $500,000 in gateway communities and park housing uninhabitable in some cases, Yellowstone National Park officials are embarking on a multi-million-dollar project to provide adequate housing for their employees.
Severe winter weather, geothermal sources, and short construction seasons top the list of issues Yellowstone National Park managers encounter when planning major projects, such as replacement of the Yellowstone River Bridge between Tower Junction and the park's Northeast Entrance. While replacing the bridge won't happen overnight -- it's expected to take three construction seasons -- park engineers believe they have come up with the appropriate plan, and your thoughts on it are welcomed.
Continuing a series of national parks quizzes and trivia, contributing editor Rebecca Latson wants you to try your hand at Quiz #3 to see just how much park knowledge you possess before checking the answers at the bottom of the article.
As you walk along the boardwalk of the Porcelain Basin area, you'll see beautiful, steaming, turquoise-colored hot springs. Don't mistake those for glacially-fed water bodies. The water in those hot springs can reach above 200 degrees Fahrenheit at that altitude.
In its latest column, Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles looks at the December 2019 hydrothermal explosion at White Island in New Zealand and what lessons it offers for Yellowstone National Park. Shaul Hurwitz, research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, wrote the column.