Horse Group Agrees To Maintain Some Trails At Mammoth Cave National Park
A horsemen's organization in Kentucky has stepped up to help maintain trails at Mammoth Cave National Park.
- By NPT Staff - October 26th, 2014 2:24am
Guest Column|Climate Is Changing, And Some Parks Are Endangered, But Humans Aren't The Cause
For those of us who love our national parks and are confronted daily with media, politicians, and pundits warning us of a coming global-warming disaster, it’s only natural to ask what that warming will mean for our national parks. This is exactly what the well- known Union of Concerned Scientists discuss in their recent report, National Landmarks at Risk: How Rising Seas, Floods, and Wildfires Are Threatening the UnitedStates’Most Cherished Historic Sites.
- By Daniel Botkin - October 26th, 2014 2:19am
Fire At Flight 93 National Memorial Destroyed Hundreds Of Valuable Items, Many Others Saved
A fire of undetermined cause that swept through three buildings at Flight 93 National Memorial earlier this month destroyed hundreds, if not thousands, of valuable items, including personal items recovered from the crash scene.
- By NPT Staff - October 26th, 2014 2:18am
RV Village At Lake Mead National Recreation Area Named One Of Most Scenic In America
When it comes to outstanding scenery and RV campgrounds, it's hard to beat the views from the RV Village at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.
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- By NPT Staff - October 26th, 2014 2:12am
150th Sand Creek Massacre Remembrance Event At The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
This November 29 marks the 150th year since the Sand Creek Massacre was carried out. On that fateful day, regiments of Colorado (U.S.) Volunteer Cavalry attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho village along the Big Sandy Creek. The surprise attack resulted in the deaths of approximately 200 men, women and children. Those who lost their lives will be remembered as part of the commemoration activities planned at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site throughout the day.
- By NPT Staff - October 25th, 2014 2:58am
Congressman: Don't Raise National Park Entrance Fees, Offer More Recreational Opportunities
National park managers should not be proposing higher entrances fees, according to U.S. Rep. Tom McClintock, who thinks the parks should boost traffic by offering "recreational opportunities" in the parks.
- By NPT Staff - October 24th, 2014 3:24am
Study: Yellowstone National Park's Grizzly Bears Can Adapt Diet To Changing Climate
For years, many conservationists have worried what grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem will eat as changing climate and habitat conditions bring fewer whitebark pine nuts, cutthroat trout and other prime food sources. A recent study offers an answer: almost anything else.
- By Ruffin Prevost - October 24th, 2014 2:41am
Congressman Criticizes Cape Lookout National Seashore's Proposed ORV Plan
A draft plan aimed at managing off-road vehicles at Cape Lookout National Seashore has been severely criticized by a congressman, who said there's no justification to either charge an $80 permit fee or restrict where ORVs can go on the national seashore.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 24th, 2014 2:07am
Add Rocky Mountain National Park To The List Of Parks Hit By Painting Vandal
You apparently can add Rocky Mountain National Park to the list of parks where a New York artist felt inclined to paint images on rock outcrops
- By NPT Staff - October 23rd, 2014 2:19pm
Video Records Hikers' Reactions To A Bear At Glacier National Park
How do park visitors react when they see a bear in the wild? The answers are all over the proverbial map, depending on the specific situation. Last summer, a visitor used a cell phone camera to record an encounter with a bruin by a group of hikers on a trail near Logan Pass, in Glacier National Park. The short video offers some interesting insights in human, and bear, behavior.
- By Jim Burnett - October 23rd, 2014 2:48am
