Yellowstone National Park Opens For Winter Season On Thursday
Yellowstone National Park will open its roads to over-snow vehicles on Thursday.
- By NPT Staff - December 14th, 2016 3:00am
Latest News
The latest news from around the National Park System.
Chesapeake And Ohio Canal National Historical Park Searching For CCC Stories From African Americans
The C&O Canal Trust, in partnership with the C&O Canal National Historical Park, is searching for stories from African-American workers of the Civilian Conservation Corps who worked along the C&O Canal from 1938-1942. Workers themselves or descendants of workers are encouraged to contact the park to share memories from their time along the canal, for use in a new exhibit to be housed in Canal Quarters’ Lockhouse 10.
- By NPT Staff - December 14th, 2016 2:30am
Grand Canyon National Park Celebrates 6 Millionth Visitor Of 2016
A family from Nevada had the distinction of including the six millionth visitor to Grand Canyon National Park this year.
- By NPT Staff - December 14th, 2016 2:00am
Endangered Minnow Thriving At Tumacacori National Historical Park
An endangered minnow that was returned to the Santa Cruz River in far south Arizona a decade ago via a recovery project now appears to be thriving in the river that flows by Tumacacori National Historical Park.
- By NPT Staff - December 13th, 2016 2:30am
Fee Increases Coming To More National Parks
You can add Isle Royale National Park, Saguaro National Park, and Devils Tower National Monument to the units of the National Park System that will have higher entrance fees in the coming months.
- By NPT Staff - December 13th, 2016 2:00am
Photography In The National Parks: Put Some Humanity In Your Photos
Most landscape photographers tend to roll their eyes at the thought of putting people in their national park images. Photographer Rebecca Latson explains why placing a person here and there in some national park shots adds, rather than detracts, from the image.
- By Rebecca Latson - December 13th, 2016 2:00am
Two Plead Guilty To Poaching Bison In Grand Teton National Park
An investigation into the killing of a bison inside Grand Teton National Park a year ago ended up with two individuals pleading guilty, according to the National Park Service.
- By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2016 5:21pm
Search Suspended For Downed Plane At Lake Clark National Park And Preserve
Deteriorating weather conditions led the National Park Service to suspend the search for a missing single-engine plane that went down into Lake Clark at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska with four aboard.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 12th, 2016 5:22pm
National Park Foundation, Grand Teton National Park Foundation Acquire Private Inholding
With two weeks to spare, the National Park Foundation and Grand Teton National Park Foundation announced Monday that they raised enough money for the National Park Service to acquire a square-mile inholding in Grand Teton National Park.
- By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2016 3:05pm
Cape Lookout National Seashore Settles On ORV Management Plan
Off-road vehicles will require permits, have to follow designated routes, and face seasonal restrictions to some areas of the 56-mile-long Cape Lookout National Seashore under a management plan chosen by National Park Service officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 12th, 2016 2:00am
Pine Beetle Strategy In Banff National Park Can Do More Harm Than Good, Research Shows
One strategy to control the spread of mountain pine beetles in Banff National Park sometimes does the opposite, a study by a University of British Columbia researcher shows.
- By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2016 2:00am
Counting Birds In The National Park System
With the year-end closing in, it's time to start counting birds in the National Park System.
- By NPT Staff - December 12th, 2016 2:00am
Traveler's View: Passage Of Centennial Act A Good Start, And Hopefully Just The Beginning
Last-minute passage by Congress of the National Park Service Centennial Act stands to have lasting benefits for the National Park System, and we can only hope that it's the first of much-needed legislation to bolster the health and infrastructure of the parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2016 3:30am
When In Washington, Check Out Season's Greenings From The National Parks
One of the holiday season's most colorful displays involving national parks can be found in Washington, D.C., inside the U.S. Botanic Garden where 50 national parks and historic sites are featured amidst wreaths, garland, trees, and thousands of blooms from exotic orchids to a showcase of heirloom and newly developed poinsettia varieties.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2016 3:30am
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Finalizes Dog Leash Regulations
In a decision that quickly drew condemnation, officials at Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California have settled on a plan to manage dogs that provides for both off-leash and on-leash areas in the sprawling recreation area.
- By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2016 2:30am
"March In Of The Continental Army" At Valley Forge On December 19
Valley Forge National Historical Park will be hosting the March in of the Continental Army annual event on Monday, December 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Visitor Center complex area. This event commemorates the 239th anniversary of the December 19, 1777, “march in” of Gen. George Washington's Continental Army to Valley Forge and features the first opportunity to see the newly rehabilitated Fort John Moore/Redoubt. Candlelit ranger tours, fife and drum performances, and interpreters will share stories of the encampment. This is a special opportunity to experience Valley Forge at night.
- By NPT Staff - December 11th, 2016 2:00am
Senate Passes National Park Service Centennial Act Before Adjourning
Shortly before sunrise Saturday the U.S. Senate quickly and without debate passed the National Park Service Centennial Act, assuring the Park Service a relatively small, but helpful, infusion of dollars to help maintain the sprawling National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 10th, 2016 9:50am
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s 109-Year-Old Tugboat Honored
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s 109-year-old steam-powered tugboat has been honored by the Steamship Historical Society of America for the history it holds.
- By NPT Staff - December 10th, 2016 2:30am
Women's March On Washington Could Conflict With Trump Inauguration
A march on Washington to reject the divisive, insulting, and demonizing rhetoric of the presidential campaign could conflict with President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural events, though the National Park Service has not yet ruled out allowing the Gathering for Justice event to include the Lincoln Memorial.
- By NPT Staff - December 9th, 2016 3:10pm
UPDATED: Latest Speculation On Trump Interior Secretary Points To Washington State Congresswoman
A congresswoman from Washington state who in the past has supported legislation to sell off federal lands was expected to be nominated as Interior secretary for the incoming Trump administration, several media outlets and others reported Friday.
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