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- By Kurt Repanshek - November 19th, 2017 2:02am
Join An Evening Tour Of Castillo de San Marcos To Understand The Siege Of 1740
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in Florida will host special evening tours on Friday, December 1st. During the tours you'll receive a primer on Siege of 1740.
- By NPT Staff - November 18th, 2017 2:02am
Study Finds That Giant Sequoias Are Being Impacted By Drought Driven By Climate Change
Giant sequoias, long viewed as majestic, impervious guardians of the high Sierra, are beginning to struggle with the multi-year stretches of drought, according to research conducted in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks and elsewhere in the Sierra.
- By NPT Staff - November 17th, 2017 3:00am
Natchez Trace: It's A Parkway, Not An Interstate
Do you know that the Natchez Trace Parkway is one of the 417 units managed by the National Park Service? Do you know that the National Park Service includes iconic parks, such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon, and smaller units such as the .2-acre Thaddeus Kosciusko National Memorial in Philadelphia PA (where they pronounce it Kosh-chush-ko)? Do you know that even the White House is part of the National Park Service? Do you know that the Parkway was created as a scenic by-way to commemorate the Old Natchez Trace?
- By NPT Staff - November 17th, 2017 2:02am
Climate Change Is Driving Changes In Wildflowers At Mount Rainier National Park
Riots of blooming wildflowers are one of the joys of visiting national parks, but climate change is tinkering with the schedule of some of those flowers. At Mount Rainier National Park, for instance, all wildflower species are blooming earlier than in the past, roughly half have extended their season, and a little less than half shortened theirs, according to research conducted by University of Washington personnel.
- By NPT Staff - November 17th, 2017 2:02am
OIG: Interior Department Didn't Properly Document Secretary Zinke's Travel
Interior Department officials are being asked by investigators to more fully document travel by Secretary Ryan Zinke, including details on when his wife traveled with him.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 16th, 2017 2:36pm
Interior Secretary Calls Outrage Over Proposed Park Fee Increase "Baloney"
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke doesn't mince words when asked about the outrage voiced over his proposal to institute surge pricing in 17 national parks across the country.
- By NPT Staff - November 16th, 2017 2:02am
San Juan National Historic Site To Welcome The Public Back Next Week
Two months after a powerful hurricane swept Puerto Rico, devastating the territory and wiping out the power grid, San Juan National Historic Site will partially reopen its grounds to the public.
- By NPT Staff - November 16th, 2017 2:02am
A Grand Reopening Was Had For The Keane Wonder Mine In Death Valley National Park
With all the excitement of a birthday party, Death Valley National Park officials gave a rousing celebration to the reopening of the Keane Wonder Mine, long recognized as one of the best examples of historical gold mining in the park.
- By NPT Staff - November 16th, 2017 2:02am
Rangers At Death Valley National Park "Erase" Graffiti In Ubehebe Crater
At least this graffiti was relatively easy to erase.
- By NPT Staff - November 15th, 2017 3:00am
