National Parks Traveler

Hit the open road virtually with Hawk Hagebak at 11 a.m. Eastern on March 2 for his humorous take on motorcycling up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway. This 30-minute webinar hosted by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will include the “Code of the Road,” the unwritten rules for those who travel this 469-mile route.

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By NPT Staff - February 20th, 2021 1:45am

Canada’s Smallest National Park Fights Invasive Phragmites Along Shorelines

Canada’s smallest national park is gearing up for the second active season of a fight against an aggressive reed that has been called the country’s worst invasive plant.

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By Jennifer Bain - February 19th, 2021 2:30am

Boardwalk Damaged By 2017 Hurricane To Be Replaced At Everglades National Park

More than two years since a hurricane twisted a boardwalk like a pretzel at Everglades National Park, construction of a new walkway is beginning.

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By NPT Staff - February 19th, 2021 1:45am

Big Bend National Park Sees Cold, Snow As Texas Freezes

Big Bend National Park shivered along with the rest of Texas this week, receiving snow and frigid temperatures as an arctic air mass plunged through the core of the country. While power in the park was lost for a few hours Monday, things were easing back to normal Thursday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 18th, 2021 10:56am

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French Storyteller Creates Audio Work For Forges Du Saint-Maurice

Parks Canada is collaborating with iconic Quebec storyteller Fred Pellerin to offer a new audio path this summer at the Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site.

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By NPT Staff - February 18th, 2021 2:30am

Yellowstone's Volcanic Neighbors: The Absarokas!

Yellowstone Volcano receives ample attention for being a large, active, caldera-forming volcanic system. Given the massive eruptions over the last 2.1 million years, our focus on Yellowstone is understandable. However, hidden in its metaphorical shadow is another volcanic complex – the Absaroka Volcanoes.

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By NPT Staff - February 18th, 2021 1:45am

Package Of Public Lands Bills Expected To Face House Vote Next Week

Wilderness protection, a permanent ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon National Park, and measures that would protect rivers are in a package of public lands legislation expected to reach the House floor for a vote next week.

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By NPT Staff - February 17th, 2021 2:00am

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Grand Canyon National Park's Shuttles To Roll March 1

Visitors traveling to Grand Canyon National Park this spring will be greeted by modified changes in shuttle bus operations compared to previous years. The spring schedule will be in place from March 1 through May 28.

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By NPT Staff - February 17th, 2021 1:30am

Researchers Optimistic Over Elkhorn Coral Transplants At Dry Tortugas

Nursery-grown elkhorn coral transplanted into Dry Tortugas National Park survived and thrived, growing twice as fast as corals planted in other locations in the Florida Keys, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study published in Endangered Species Research.