Parks in the News

Acadia National Park Going Cashless, Lawsuit Challenging That Continues

Beginning in mid-April the National Park Service at Acadia National Park in Maine will not accept cash for park entrance fees or other Park Service transactions.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2025 2:30am

In New Children’s Book, One Girl’s Love For Caterpillars Proves Transformational

The first time Camilla saw a caterpillar, she mistook the creature for a more fantastical apparition: a dragon wearing sunglasses.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2025 2:30am

Bears Out And About In Grand Teton National Park

Bears across Wyoming's Teton County are becoming active with the spring transition. Adult male grizzly bears begin emerging from their winter dens in March, while females with young generally emerge between April and early May. March 19 marked the first confirmed grizzly bear sighting of the 2025 season in Grand Teton National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2025 2:30am

Elected Officials Across The West Urge Interior Secretary, Congress To Protect Public Lands

More than 300 elected officials from Colorado to California have signed off on a letter urging Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and members of Congress to protect public lands from being sold off, sullied by energy development or mining, climate-change impacts, and efforts to water down the Antiquities Act.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2025 3:35pm

Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave To Reopen Following Repairs

Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave, which has been closed since 2021 due to damage related to a wildfire that year and then the hard winter of 2023, will reopen to the public this year.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2025 2:30am

Wildflower Season About To Kick Off At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Wildflower season is about to bloom in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the National Park Service wants to remind visitors that there are group size limits at Whiteoak Sink.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2025 2:30am

What's Closed, Cancelled Around The National Park System

If you head out into the National Park System, you might find visitor impacts, both related and unrelated to the Trump administration's efforts to downsize the National Park Service. For instance:

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2025 2:30am

What Do Volcanologists Learn From Ashfall Maps?

How do volcanologists determine the height of eruptive plumes from Yellowstone’s past explosive eruptions? Ironically, you have to dig into the ground to get the answer.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 25th, 2025 2:30am

Jamestown Is Drowning

Amid rising water levels, some of the country's oldest and most valuable historical artifacts are at risk of being lost forever.

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By Kim O'Connell - March 25th, 2025 2:07pm

Great Smoky Mountains Heading Into High Season Without All Campgrounds Open

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which ranked third in visitation in 2024, is heading into the high season with a half-dozen of its campgrounds closed for unspecified reasons, but believed to be due to staffing levels.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 24th, 2025 10:03am

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