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The latest news from around the National Park System.

Even Small Lakes Can Tell Big Earthquake Stories In The Yellowstone Region

Understanding the earthquake history of a region is key to estimating seismic hazard. To help with this task, Geologists look for clues about prehistoric earthquakes at the bottom of lakes in the Yellowstone region.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 15th, 2025 2:30am

A Day In The Park: Mount Rainier National Park

On a clear sunny day in the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State, the locals often remark “The Mountain is out.” Gaze eastward and you, too, will see The Mountain, a 14,410-foot-tall (4,392 meters) volcano towering over the landscape in all its glacier-flanked glory. It’s a sight to behold. It’s also the centerpiece of Mount Rainier National Park.

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By Rebecca Latson - April 14th, 2025 3:00am

Rocky Mountain National Park Selling Gate Transponders For Visitors

Frequent visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park, or park travelers with an annual pass who might be heading to Rocky, can purchase a gate transponder for getting through the entrance stations quickly.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 14th, 2025 2:30am

Op-Ed | National Park Service Veterans Lament State Of Agency, Parks

Two long-tenured National Park Service veterans say the Trump administration should be called out for the damage it is doing to the Park Service and its employees and for its disregard to the U.S. Constitution and the United States' long history as a melting pot of cultures.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 13th, 2025 3:00am

Campground Reopens At Craters Of The Moon National Monument And Preserve

The National Park Service has reopened a portion of the Loop Road and the Lava Flow Campground at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in southern Idaho to motor vehicle travel after removing enough snow and ice from those areas to make it possible and safe.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 13th, 2025 2:30am

Trump Militarizes Federal Lands Along Southern Border

President Trump has expanded the military's role on federal lands, including national parks, along the country's southern border, saying the border "is under attack from a variety of threats. The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past."

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 12th, 2025 8:30am

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #85: The Carlsbad Caverns And Guadalupe Mountains Edition

Southwest Texas is the location of some pretty amazing parks, and I had the opportunity to visit two of them: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. So, this month’s quiz and trivia edition is all about these two parks.

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By Rebecca Latson - April 12th, 2025 3:00am

Time To Grab Your Olympic National Park Backcountry Permit

Olympic National Park wilderness permits for the summer season — May 15 through October 15 — will be available at 7 a.m. on April 15.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 12th, 2025 2:30am

Partial Road Closure Coming To Blue Ridge Parkway

A full closure of a 10-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia will take effect on Monday to allow for road repaving and rehabilitation.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 12th, 2025 2:30am

UPDATE | More Than 10 Percent Of National Park Service Workforce Has Left

An estimated 2,400-2,500 National Park Service employees, roughly 12.5 percent of the agency's entire workforce have taken Trump administration offers to resign or retire, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 11th, 2025 4:53pm

Some Yellowstone Roads Scheduled To Open April 18

Barring a major snowstorm, a number of roads leading into Yellowstone National Park will open on Friday, April 18, at 8 a.m. local time.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 11th, 2025 2:30am

Tours of Gettysburg National Cemetery To Mark 80th Anniversary Of VE Day

On May 8-10, Eisenhower National Historic Site in Pennsylvania will offer special ranger-guided tours of World War II burial sites in Gettysburg National Cemetery to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day and the end of the war in Europe.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 11th, 2025 2:30am

UPDATE | Bureau Of Land Management Approves Continued Mining Inside Mojave National Preserve

A company with rights to a mine within Mojave National Preserve in California has received approval from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to resume operations, although it's been accused of illegally mining there for some time.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025 12:19pm

President Trump Trying To Remove 150 Years Of Environmental Regulations

President Donald Trump is moving to wipe more than 150 years of environmental regulations off the books, including provisions tied to the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, and even the Atomic Energy Act, in a bid to reduce regulations tied to energy production.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025 10:51am

Interior Plans To Drop Environmental Reviews Of Energy Development In The West

Environmental reviews designed to protect landscapes and communities from oil and gas development in the West will be done away with, the Interior Department announced Thursday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025 10:04am

Some Trail News From Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park plans to reopen the Bright Angel Trail and campground beginning May 15.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025 2:30am

Mount Rainier National Park Staff Remind Visitors Winter Still Clings To The Mountain

Park rangers at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington are urging visitors to remember that wintry conditions can still be found on the iconic mountain and that they should come prepared for them.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025 2:30am

Calling The Curious: Take A Class In Your Favorite Park This Summer

There is, near the roof of Rocky Mountain National Park, a unique landscape rarely found in the National Park System.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2025 2:30am

Overhaul Of Interior Department And Its Bureaus Coming

A massive overhaul of the Interior Department and all its bureaus, which include the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management, apparently is in the works, while at the same time Interior Secretary says unleashing the nation's energy resources is the answer to its long-term prosperity.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2025 11:25pm

Businesses Form Coalition To Lobby For Public Lands

A coalition of more than five dozen businesses and organizations from Arkansas to Washington state has formed to defend public lands against mining, energy development, and other "types of exploration and development."

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2025 2:49pm

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