Debate Resumes Over Whether Trump Can Reduce Size Of National Monuments
Debate is resuming over Donald Trump's first-term belief that as president he could reduce the size of national monuments.
- By NPT Staff - June 12th, 2025
Parks in the News
Kīlauea Lava Fountains Expected Again This Week
If the timing is right, visitors to Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii could be in for another spectacular view this week.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2025
Bear Euthanized After Seeking Food From Humans In Glacier National Park
A 4-year-old female black bear in Glacier National Park had to be euthanized, and another bear and her cub could face a similar fate, due to exposure to human food.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2025
18-Year-Old Dead After Slip Into Sol Duc Falls At Olympic National Park
Search and rescue personnel worked Tuesday to retrieve a body from a 50-foot waterfall Washington's Olympic National Park.
- By Compiled from NPS releases - June 11th, 2025
National Park Visitors Asked To Report Signs That Depict History Negatively
National Parks have until Friday to post signs asking visitors to report any information they see in the parks that depicts the nation or its history in a negative way, according to published reports.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2025
Mammoth Cave’s Unique Wildlife
Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky is home to a wide variety of wildlife, both above and below ground. Most commonly-seen above ground are squirrels, and deer. Rarer sights include coyotes, black bears, and bats. Below ground live some 160 species ranging from cave crickets to pale, eyeless fish, to translucent crayfish, to salamanders.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 11th, 2025
Zion National Park's Emerald Pools Bridge Has A New Home
The bridge between the Emerald Pools trail and Zion Lodge is once again open to hikers.
- By NPT Staff - June 11th, 2025
UPDATE | Two People Found Dead At Isle Royale National Park
The deaths of two people at Isle Royale National Park are under investigation after their bodies were found Monday at a remote backcountry campground.
- By NPT Staff - June 13th, 2025
The Ponderosa Pine
Ponderosa pine trees are widespread in western and southwestern units of the National Park System. These trees with their red-yellow bark that looks like jigsaw puzzle pieces exudes a pleasant aroma on a warm, sunny day of vanilla, butterscotch, cookies, cinnamon, or coconut, depending upon the perception of the person smelling the tree bark. That’s right – smelling the bark.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 10th, 2025
YVO’s Plan For Responding To Future Geological Hazards In Yellowstone National Park
YVO just released an updated version of its response plan for geological hazards in Yellowstone National Park. The plan describes how Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists will monitor and communicate information about any future hydrothermal, seismic, and volcanic activity.
- By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory - June 10th, 2025
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