Climber Falls To His Death At Glacier National Park
A 20-year-old climber fell several hundred feet to his death on an off-trail climbing route in Glacier National Park in Montana.
- By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2020 2:24pm
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National Parks' Dependency On Friends Groups Can Be Risky
It's been more than a half-century since the Beatles let the world know they get by with a little help from their friends. Certainly, that's true for national parks from coast to coast, which have been able to accomplish much with philanthropic dollars raised by friends groups. But what happens if those dollars vanish?
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 12th, 2020 2:00am
Trail Runner And Grizzly Collide In Glacier National Park
Who was more surprised when a trail runner collided with a grizzly bear in Glacier National Park on Saturday morning is debatable, but both were able to walk away from the incident.
- By NPT Staff - July 11th, 2020 5:38pm
Greater Access Coming To Glacier National Park, But It's Out And Back
You'll soon be able to drive most of the Going-to-the-Sun Road across Glacier National Park, but you'll have to retrace the route to exit the park for the time being.
- By NPT Staff - July 10th, 2020 2:06pm
Flying Fish Bolstering Bull Trout Populations At Glacier National Park
It wasn't a long trip, as the crow flies, and it required the help of a helicopter and a hatchery, but so far it appears that efforts to bolster the bull trout population in Glacier National Park in Montana are proving successful.
- By NPT Staff - July 9th, 2020 2:00am
Idaho Man Found Dead In Glacier National Park
An Idaho man missing in Glacier National Park since Saturday has been found dead on the western side of the park.
- By NPT Staff - July 2nd, 2020 10:18am
Blackfeet Nation Closes Glacier National Park Border Over Covid Concerns
Fears that the coronavirus pandemic could cripple their cultural knowledge by striking their elders prompted the Blackfeet Nation to effectively close the eastern side of Glacier National Park through the summer and into the fall.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 30th, 2020 4:53pm
Xanterra Announces Reopening Schedule For National Park Lodges
Most national park lodges operated by Xanterra Travel Collection are scheduled to reopen by June 15, with one at Grand Canyon National Park reopening Friday.
- By NPT Staff - June 1st, 2020 6:53pm
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #8
You can learn quite a bit from children's books. To prove this point, information from a children's book about national parks has been used for National Parks Quiz And Trivia #8. See how much you know, and how much you learn.
- By Rebecca Latson - May 18th, 2020 1:45am
Interior Department Extends Bison Conservation Initiative For A Decade
Efforts to better understand genetic pools held within the Interior Department's roughly 11,000 bison and to bolster conservation and ecological efforts with states and tribes were boosted Thursday when Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced a decade-long initiative to support that work.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 7th, 2020 5:37pm
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