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Christmas Bird Count Comes To Great Sand Dunes National Park On December 23

Birders and nature enthusiasts in Colorado's San Luis Valley will join birders across the western hemisphere to participate in Audubon's longest-running wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count, held at Great Sand Dunes National Park on December 23. Birders of all skill levels are invited and encouraged to participate.

Should Horses And Cattle Be Removed From Theodore Roosevelt National Park

The National Park Service is charged with preserving natural resources, a challenging mission at best, but one that can get emotionally charged when the topic of removing nonnative horses and cattle comes up. At Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, officials are gathering public comment on what to do with the roughly 200 feral horses and nine cattle that roam that park.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Headquarters Scheduled To Be Updated

A major rehabilitation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park headquarters facilities is being proposed by the National Park Service, which is seeking bids to handle the work that includes gutting and updating the existing headquarters building, building a new annex building for administrative and law enforcement personnel, and razing the Little River Ranger Station.

Petition Asks National Park Service To Restore Winter Access To Paradise

A petition drive seeking to reopen mid-week access to Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park questions whether the National Park Service is going to exacerbate weekend crowding in the park with the mid-week closure, and questions whether park staff took "into account the impact of this closure on the winter recreation community?"

Yosemite National Park Setting Out To Develop Visitor Use Management Plan

Yosemite National Park is one of the most popular parks in the United States, and it also can be one of the most crowded at times, at least in the iconic Yosemite Valley. Because of that congestion, the park has embarked on a path to develop a management plan for handling the crowds.

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