Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park Officials Working To Craft Going-To-The-Sun Road Plan To Ease Congestion

Traffic jams. No parking. Trail crowds. These are three of the top issues along the Going-to-the-Sun Road corridor that Glacier National Park officials hope to solve through their corridor management plan now in development.

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By NPT Staff - May 6th, 2015 3:15am

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Savings On Zion Maps, National Park Posters Await Traveler Members

Looking to save a few bucks? Purchase a Traveler membership and you'll save on river trips, books, lodging, and now on a map to Zion National Park and national park posters. The memberships, at $9.95 for a year, help you save some money, and help you contribute to the upkeep of the Traveler.

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By NPT Staff - May 4th, 2015 3:15am

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Snow Removal Opens Road To Two Medicine Campground At Glacier National Park

Snow removal operations in Glacier National Park have cleared the road to the Two Medicine Campground on the east side of the park, and officials expect it to be open for business this weekend, though with limited services.

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By NPT Staff - April 17th, 2015 2:30am

Here's A Hiking Guide For Your Next Visit To Zion National Park

You're planning a trip to Zion National Park in Utah, you plan to do some hiking, and you're wondering which trails to search out.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2015 5:55pm

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Obama Administration Passes On National Parks In DOT's "Grow America" Plan

Despite the Obama Administration's drive to expand the National Park System, and with $11.5 billion in backlogged maintenance needs in the parks, the administration overlooked the National Park Service when putting together its $478 billion "Grow America" plan for improving the nation's infrastructure.

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By NPT Staff - April 9th, 2015 3:30am

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Saddling Up In The National Parks

As a longtime resident of northern Virginia, I feel like I know Shenandoah National Park fairly well. I’ve driven the 105-mile length of Skyline Drive several times, stayed in and near the park, and spent many weekends hiking there. And yet I’ve never experienced the park from the back of a horse...until now.

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By Kim O'Connell - April 8th, 2015 3:30am

National Park Service Begins Rollout Of Centennial Campaign, Urging Americans To "Find Your Park"

With the National Park Service's 100th birthday little more than a year away, the agency and the National Park Foundation are beginning to rollout the celebratory campaign, urging Americans to "Find Your Park."

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By NPT Staff - March 30th, 2015 2:50pm

Glacier National Park Employee Cited For Not Controlling Dog That Led To Mountain Lion's Death

A Glacier National Park employee has been cited for failing to maintain control of a dog that got into a fight with a mountain lion that led to the lion being shot to death by a park ranger.

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By NPT Staff - March 27th, 2015 3:38pm

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Glacier National Park Ranger Shoots Mountain Lion Tangling With Dog

A fight between a mountain lion and a dog at Glacier National Park came to an end when a park ranger shot and killed the big cat after efforts to separate the two animals failed.

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By NPT Staff - March 25th, 2015 3:10am

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UC Berkeley And The National Parks: A Centennial Retrospective

A much publicized conference, Science for Parks, Parks for Science: The Next Century, opens today at the University of California, Berkeley. Led by the National Park Service and National Geographic Society, conference sponsors propose “to launch a Second Century of stewardship for the parks, 100 years after the historic meetings at UC Berkeley that helped launch the National Park Service.” A specialist on those meetings, Dr. Alfred Runte reports on why the story does not end there.

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By Alfred Runte - March 25th, 2015 2:56pm

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