Fat Bear Week 2025: Voting Opens For Burliest Bruin At Katmai National Park And Preserve
It's Fat Bear Week, and here's everything you need to know to vote and follow along on Explore's live bear cams.
- By Jan Childs - September 23rd, 2025
Parks in the News
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Hosts Special Program
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site preserves the legacy of the group of Black students known as the Little Rock Nine.
- By Compiled from NPS releases - September 21st, 2025
Storm Damages Roads Across Death Valley National Park
Some key roads across Death Valley National Park were closed Friday due to flooding damage caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario, though several main routes remained open.
- By Compiled from NPS releases - September 19th, 2025
UPDATE | National Park Service Draws Criticism For Removing Interpretive Materials
A top National Park Service official drew condemnation, as did Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee, over the reported removal of interpretative materials addressing enslaved history from some units of the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 19th, 2025
New Jersey Woman Dies On Trail In Canyonlands National Park
A 76-year-old New Jersey woman died near the trailhead of a popular trail in Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
- By Compiled from NPS releases - September 18th, 2025
Efforts Launched In Congress To Decommission Two National Monuments
Efforts have been launched in Congress to decommission two national monuments that were established by Presidents Clinton and Biden in Arizona, a move opponents say was telegraphed by the Interior Department earlier this year.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 18th, 2025
Visitors Reminded Not To Move Rocks After Eastern Hellbender Found Dead At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
An Eastern hellbender was found crushed beneath rocks at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2025
Matching Fund Campaign Underway To Improve Craggy Gardens On Blue Ridge Parkway
More than 70 years of use has placed on a lot of wear and tear on Craggy Gardens on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and an effort to pay for restoration work has begun now that the section of parkway that leads to the area has reopened.
- By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2025
New Welcome Center Opens For Acadia National Park
A huge new transit and welcome center quietly opened this month, launching a high-stakes effort by Acadia National Park and key partners to persuade more visitors to take the park’s fare-free shuttle and reduce Acadia traffic and parking problems.
- By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2025
A Couple Of Days In Paradise With No Water
Water, water everywhere, and nary a drop to drink (to paraphrase The Rime of the Ancient Mariner). This was literally true concerning potable water from sinks and water fountains, as well as showers and toilets at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park.
- By Rebecca Latson - September 18th, 2025
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