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Lodge Act Could Help Provide Housing For National Park Service Staff

Oct 4th - 13:51pm | David Govatski

Workforce housing for seasonal and full time employees is a critical need for all the federal and many state land management agencies. The same need can be said for the tourism and retail industry. The advent of VRBO and other forms of rental housing has eliminated many of the places that seasonal workers formerly could rent.

Sep 28th - 10:57am | chris...

How in the world will offsite for profit housing helt the NPS workers?  In Yellowstone I paid around $300 a month to rent my apartment in the lake district.  If this is approved the nearest housing would be in Wapati or Cody Wy.  I pretty much broke even ten years ago with the low pay and cost of living in Yellowstone- if this is enacted I would have LOST money working for the NPS....

Report: National Parks Were A Priority For 117th Congress

Oct 4th - 12:27pm | Eric C

Once again it is sad to see yet another comment thread devolve into nothing more than political garbage.

Oct 4th - 10:10am | A. Johnson

John Lewis was quite clearly an election denier for at least two election cycles, spanning decades.   So, should we discount or ignore his contributions to the passage of GAOA?  

Oct 4th - 10:07am | A. Johnson

[GAOA] not proposed by Trump, he merely signed the legislation after it was passed by a bipartisan Congress.     Geesch.   #1.  It's a fact that in our federal system that no president can "propose" a bill in Congress.  Only Congreessmen or senators can do so.

Oct 4th - 09:36am | Kurt Repanshek

Actually, Chris, I believe the legislative history in Congress for the Affordable Care Act dates to 2009, when Nancy Pelosi and fellow Democrats in the House revealed their plan for overhauling the health-care system. H.R. 3962 was called the Affordable Health Care for America Act.Romney wasn't in the Congress until 2019. 

Oct 4th - 09:12am | chris...

Hey Kurt- by that reasoning you can credit Mitt Romney for the ACA not Obama...

Oct 3rd - 19:41pm | Kurt Repanshek

AJ, the GAOA was not proposed by Trump, he merely signed the legislation after it was passed by a bipartisan Congress. The bill actually had its origins in legislation proposed by the late Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat, back in 2019. The next year, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, reintroduced the bill as the Great American Outdoors Act.Before GAOA, Trump was against the LWCF.

Oct 3rd - 18:44pm | A. Johnson

I tried to point out NPT's bias when there was an NPT article about NP improvements funded by one of Biden's bill, but no such mention of Trump just a week or two earlier in regards to a GAOA funding.   Go figure.

Oct 2nd - 12:08pm | Rnager1

I think the key is votes on Climate, Wildlife Protection and other Environmental Issues. Several of the Senators with (R) who are rated F are actually strong supporters of the NPS, but consistantly vote against any Climate related legislation and most other Environmental Protections. The article does a lousy job of explaining exactly what is graded. 

Oct 1st - 10:05am | Bartlett for America

I can't tell whether this is a publication from NPCA or the DNC?  Of course, hard to tell the difference. 

Dry Tortugas Battens Down In Advance Of Hurricane Ian

Oct 3rd - 19:12pm | Nick

Can see some of the damage here: https://yachtwarriors.com/dry-tortugas-takes-direct-hit-from-hurricane-ian/

Sep 29th - 11:20am | Kurt Repanshek

No word from the National Park Service yet, I'm afraid.

Sep 29th - 11:16am | Teri

Any updates on how the park?

Sep 29th - 01:06am | RJ

The hurricane eye went right over the park, islands took a direct hit.

Sep 28th - 12:12pm | Kay from California

Visited Dry Tortugas in February of this year, 2022, and know that the Fort is Eternal. Can't think of a safer place to stay than inside that Fort, if necessary. My concern is for the animal life, the shifting erosion of beach and sand. It is a wonderful place that will stand the test of time. I wonder how many birds and critters take shelter inside the Fort in a storm like this?

Sep 28th - 08:25am | Amy

I've been there. it's the safest place to be in a storm. The walls of the fort are 8 feet thick. be safe

Sep 27th - 23:13pm | Viceroy

I agree. One of the most remarkable places I ever been. Hope not too much damage.

Sep 27th - 15:24pm | Jean Outler

Hope the storm leaves the Dry Tortugas quickly and with only minor problems.  A very special place!  

Op-Ed | Is It Time To Reconsider Some Place Names In The Great Smokies?

Oct 2nd - 09:22am | OceanAdrian

I'm not sure that renaming something to the name of a white person from the name of an Indian (even if only by adoption) who worked for Indian causes represents racial justice.

Sep 30th - 21:42pm | Debra Highsmith

I am using my real name. I already sleep well. I pick up trash. I support renaming efforts in tune with those who sacrificed so much to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park and with the Cherokee Tribe whose ancestral homeland should be honored.

Saratoga National Historical Park Marks Country's 245th Anniversary

Oct 1st - 08:11am | Loui

1776 + 245 = 2021  

Rocky Mountain National Park Ending Timed Entry System For Visitors

Sep 30th - 20:22pm | Woodrow Keener

I hate your 'timed entry pass' system.  The national parks belong to the people and Not the park service.  There is no end to my hate for the NPN and the 'Suits' that thought it was a good idea to take over the National Parks which belong to the people of the U.S.  There are no words low enough to express my true feelings. 

Devils Hole Pupfish Population Soars At Death Valley National Park

Sep 30th - 19:46pm | Mike Painter

.Good News !!!

Florida Parks Recovering From Hurricane Ian

Sep 30th - 12:12pm | WD

will the camp site at Dry tortugas open next week (10/6)?  Thanks 

Female Mountain Lion First To Die From Mange At Santa Monica Mountains NRA

Sep 28th - 15:02pm | Rick B.

It would be difficult to argue that this was a natural death, and that the effects of man had no play in it. What a horrible thing to have happen. 

An Indigenous-Led Tour Of The Athabasca Glacier

Sep 28th - 12:58pm | Person

I think you missed my point. Pointing to non anthropogenic climate change is a way to disregard the impact of anthropogenic climate change and it's impact on our planet.

Sep 28th - 10:03am | ecbuck

Person - You missed Loui's point Climate changes.  Always has, always will.  Get used to it.  

Sep 27th - 17:37pm | a person

have you not seen how climate change is impacting our planet? things are absolutely terrible and getting worse.Sombre is just about the only word we can use to describe it.

Sep 26th - 14:54pm | Loui

So what makes the "1982" sign 'sombre'?  I once read that it is beleived the ice sheet in Northern Canada was once 15,000' high.  That's almost 3 miles.  There used to be a land bridge, upon which it is generally accepted, humans walked over to emigrate from Asia to No America. "Nothing endures but change" - Heraclitus

Lawsuit: More Livestock Grazing Near Yellowstone Would Be Bad For Grizzlies

Sep 27th - 13:44pm | Edwin Johnson

If you put livestock producers out of business they will be replaced by 160 acre subdivisions for the uber wealthy coming from outside Montana.

Photography In The National Parks: Getting Great Smartphone Shots – Part 1

Sep 27th - 11:09am | A. Johnson

At what point does all this technology that allows a photograph to be altered during and after its taking--at what point does photography lose its artistic realism and moves into the altered reality of digital manipulation?

Sep 24th - 11:37am | Ken Kemp

I'm still shooting with my iPhone 7, but its limits and the great advances made in the more recent models are pushing me towards bitting the bullet (cost) of a newer iPhone.  My phone also has limited storage, which I tend to fill and then can't shoot anymore, until I take time to clean up the storage.

Photography In The National Parks: Exploring The Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail – Part 2

Sep 24th - 10:13am | Ken Kemp

Definitely a great place to see and photograph.  Thanks for sharing the geological information about how these wonderful features were created.

Sep 21st - 16:12pm | Bruce Bjornstad

For an eye-opening, aerial perspective of massive Frenchman Coulee go to: https://youtu.be/oUyxRWSYTgM

Sep 20th - 15:35pm | David Breslow

Very cool, never knew about this area. Add another hot, dry rocky place to my list of sunburn locations. Hiked Big Bend earlier this year. Remarkable place. Thanks for the article

National Park Service Continues To Languish In "Best Places To Work" Survey

Sep 23rd - 07:54am | Me

What gets me is that the media seems completely disinterested in covering this story.

Sep 20th - 10:50am | Lost in Utah

Living in Moab, I know lots of park employees - neighbors, friends, etc. Knew a ranger who was holed up in a temp. rental until he could get discharged for his PTSD from hauling in dead bodies from Lake Powell. There seems to be an attitude among park managment that eveyone working for the parks should be happy being paid in sunsets.

Sep 19th - 14:41pm | Former Employee

Agreed that bullying, harassment, nepotism, pettiness, etc is not gender specific in NPS. The same park that I reference in my comment above has a district LE ranger who supervisers her common-law-marriage husband with whom they have children.

Jasper Campground Gets A New, Temporary Name

Sep 22nd - 17:57pm | Michelle

Well stated.  Hopefully they will update their older cabins as well as giving it a better name. 

Mexico's Earthquake Sent Waves Through Devils Hole At Death Valley National Park

Sep 22nd - 17:49pm | Mike Painter

Wow!! Very interesting!

Colorado Man Dies On Longs Peak In Rocky Mountain National Park

Sep 21st - 21:01pm | Wei

Rip. I was so scared of falling and aborted at top of trough back in 2020. 

Sep 20th - 15:10pm | Peter f

Rip to a trusty rusty great dude 

Mystery Photo 66: Taking The Waters

Sep 21st - 19:08pm | Mike G

Travertine spring, Chickasaw NRA

Remains Of Man Who Went Missing At Mesa Verde National Park Found

Sep 21st - 15:03pm | Laura Duffy Tapscott

I agree. However, does anyone have a map pinpointing exactly where his remains were found in relation to the last known hiking trail he was seen on? I would like to know if his calls for help were "echoing" from his "found" site??

Revealing The 20-Million-Year-Old Secrets Of Agate Springs

Sep 21st - 11:17am | A. Johnson

Great report.   Those Daemonelixes are the darndest looking structures.

Mystery Photo 64: Where In The World....

Sep 20th - 21:29pm | John Pakiz

That's Agate Fossil Beds.

Everglades National Park Lodging At Flamingo Without The Mosquitoes

Sep 20th - 17:50pm | Rick B.

Kathy --- it has been several months since your February 14th post, and I hope that you filed your complaint with either park managment or - better - with the regional office of the NPS. There should be no place at an NPS facility for that sort of experience.

The Boardwalks of Yellowstone National Park

Sep 20th - 13:56pm | Lost in Utah

I have three beloved rescued dogs and I would vehemently agree that dogs shouldn't be allowed on the trails at Yellowstone, nor the boardwalks, for their own safety.

Sep 19th - 13:23pm | Cathy

Tracy, multiple family pets have been boiled to death because they jumped into a hot spring. For your pet's safety, and so none of us would be forced to watch such a sad sight, it's best to leave them at home. 

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