San Diego's Cabrillo National Monument Hosts Whale Watching Weekend
Come out for two days of whale watching at Cabrillo National Monument.
- By justin.housman - January 11th, 2025 2:30am
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Sunday's Podcast: Yellowstone Wolves At 30
It's been 30 years since an effort was launched early in the 1990s to return wolves to Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 10th, 2025 1:32pm
Private Home Built In Glacier National Park Stirs Jurisdiction Dispute
A home built on an inholding within Glacier National Park was ordered removed by a local governing body. Now the homeowners are taking that body to court.
- By justin.housman - January 10th, 2025 2:45am
Public Comments Sought For Fire Management Plans At Black Canyon Of the Gunnison National Park
The National Park Service is developing a fire management plan and conducting an environmental assessment (EA) for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area.
- By justin.housman - January 10th, 2025 2:20am
National Park Service Proposing Ways To Stabilize Shoreline At Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Erosion along the shoreline at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina is posing a threat to archaeological sites and park facilities, prompting the National Park Service to consider ways to halt the erosion along roughly 1 mile of shoreline.
National Park Friends Alliance Taps Katie Nyberg As First Full-Time Executive Director
National Park Friends Alliance appoints long-time park supporter Katie Nyberg to the role of Executive Director.
- By justin.housman - January 9th, 2025 2:30am
The Nature Conservancy Has Closure Agreements With A Dozen Ranches At Point Reyes National Seashore
A dozen ranches — six dairy and six beef — at Point Reyes National Seashore will close over the next 15 months, leading to their lands being managed for resource conservation by the National Park Service.
USFWS To Keep Grizzlies Under Endangered Species Act Protection
Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem will not lose their protections under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, though the agency also proposed to clarify exactly where the bears enjoy those protections.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2025 1:50pm
DOI Announces Arctic Refuge Lease Sale Received No Bids
For the second time in four years, oil companies show little interest in acquiring leases to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
- By justin.housman - January 8th, 2025 1:12pm
Traveler's View | Montana's Bison Lawsuit Appears To Contort The Facts
A lawsuit Montana filed against the Interior Department and Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly claims the Park Service long has ignored Montana's concerns over free-roaming bison, but park correspondence says otherwise.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2025 8:15am
NPS Approves Lassen Volcanic NP's Manzanita Lake Development
Lassen Volcanic National Park has issued a Finding Of No Significant Impact for its development plans for Manzanita Lake.
- By justin.housman - January 8th, 2025 2:30am
UPDATE | President Biden Designates Chuckwalla National Monument
More than 600,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management lands in southern California near Joshua Tree National Park on Tuesday were designated as Chuckwalla National Monument by President Biden.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 7th, 2025 11:31am
Looking Back On Geological Activity In Yellowstone During 2024
The year 2024 will rightly be remembered for the well-documented explosion at Biscuit Basin. But that wasn’t the only geological activity of note that occurred in the Yellowstone region during the year…
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 7th, 2025 2:30am
National Park Service Seeks Public Comment On Buckeye National Scenic Trail
Public comments are encouraged by the NPS on the Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study.
- By justin.housman - January 7th, 2025 2:25am
Big Thicket National Preserve Seeks Your Help In Planting Trees And Grasses
Big Thicket National Preserve invites you to participate in the park's winter planting events. Volunteers can join park staff and partners to plant longleaf pine trees and native grasses in January and February in the preserve’s Big Sandy Creek Unit.
- By justin.housman - January 7th, 2025 2:20am
Big Cypress National Preserve Issues Temporary Area Closure
Big Cypress National Preserve has issued a trail closure across a large area of the park for prescribed burn activities.
- By justin.housman - January 6th, 2025 2:50am
Wilderness Society: House GOP Wants To Make It Easier To Dispose Of Federal Lands
Rules governing how the U.S. House of Representatives conducts work during the 19th Congress could make it easier for lawmakers to dispose of public lands.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2025 2:30am
'Parks 2' Is A Tribute To The Art Of National Park Graphic Design
Parks 2 is a loving ode to the graphic design history of the National Park Service.
- By justin.housman - January 6th, 2025 2:30am
President Carter To Be Buried Thursday In Plains, Georgia
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, will be laid to rest on Thursday at the Carter home and garden, part of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, in Plains, Georgia. He will be buried next to his wife of 77 years, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2025 2:30am
Annual Fungus Fair Returns To Point Reyes National Seashore
Bring your baskets, a knife, and curiosity to the Point Reyes Fungus Fair.
- By justin.housman - January 5th, 2025 3:10am
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