Coronavirus

While national parks across the country are working on their reopening plans, staff at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska is working on a plan to survive the loss of roughly 70 percent of its annual budget, a loss directly tied to cruise ships not leaving port for the park's waters this summer.

An unexpected victim of the coronavirus pandemic has been backcountry permits for Glacier National Park this year, as the park has canceled all previous reservations for the coming summer months and is not taking any more reservations for the summer.

Boaters again will be welcome at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah beginning May 8, when boat ramps at Bullfrog and Wahweap on Lake Powell will be open for day-use boating.

As part of the National Park Service’s response to the novel coronavirus, wildland fire staff across the country are getting ready for the upcoming fire season. This summer will be different, presenting a new set of challenges to firefighters as this global pandemic has reshaped how people interact, gather, travel, and work. The NPS Alpine Hotshot Crew, like all wildland firefighters, are looking for innovative ways to mitigate the risk of exposure to firefighters while continuing to provide their essential public service this summer.