Climbing Ice At Pictured Rocks
You don’t have to be crazy to ice climb, but it helps.
- By Patrick Cone - 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 9:49am
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 3:08pm
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.
Senate Holds Fate Of National Park Service Centennial Act
With the House of Representatives already recessed for the year, and the Senate needing to pass a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government open after midnight Friday, the odds that the National Park Service Centennial Act with its additional funding for the parks would die in the Senate seemed to increase as the hours ticked by.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 9th, 2016 10:51am
UPDATED: Debris Believed From Missing Plane Spotted In Lake Clark National Park And Preserve
Searchers were hoping for good weather Friday that would allow them to go out onto Lake Clark to search for a plane with four aboard that apparently went down into the lake in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve shortly after takeoff from Port Alsworth, Alaska.
- By NPT Staff - December 9th, 2016 10:05am
Reservations For Backcountry Use Coming To North Cascades National Park
With walk-up backcountry permits tougher to come by as visitation has increased, North Cascades National Park recently announced that it will launch a pilot program in the spring to accept reservations for popular areas.
- By NPT Staff - December 9th, 2016 2:30am
Death In Glacier National Park: Stories Of Accidents And Foolhardiness In The Crown Of The Continent
With visitation to the National Park System this centennial year at an all-time high, it’s no surprise I suppose that more and more people get in trouble, and some of those pay the ultimate price. Every year Glacier National Park in Montana lures hikers, anglers, employees, and climbers to the park’s high peaks, deep lakes, and raging rivers…and some to their own demise.
- By Patrick Cone - December 9th, 2016 2:30am
Parks Canada Wants Input From Canadians On How Their Parks Should Be Protected, Presented
As Canada prepares to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, invites all Canadians to share their views on how Parks Canada should work to protect and present national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas for the next 50 years.
- By NPT Staff - December 9th, 2016 2:00am
