Rabies At Grand Canyon National Park
A rabies alert has gone up at Grand Canyon National Park, where a bat with the disease has been found in the Inner Gorge along the Colorado River.
- By NPT Staff - October 16th, 2014 2:13am
A Visit To Missouri National Recreational River
The Missouri River, often referred to as the “Big Muddy” due to the large amount of sediment it carries, once served as the country’s major thoroughfare to the West, first by trappers and traders, and later by Lewis & Clark as the Corps of Discovery searched for a water route to a western ocean. Today it offers an incredible waterscape for paddlers in search of beauty.
- By David and Kay Scott - October 16th, 2014 2:04am
Reader Participation Day: How Much Extra $$ Do You Send The National Park Service?
After you've purchased your annual parks pass, or paid your week-long entrance fee to your favorite national park, how much more money do you send to the National Park Service?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 15th, 2014 3:22am
Yosemite Nature Notes: Monarchs And Milkweed
Take a microcosmic safari through a field of milkweed and discover a whole world of life, from bees to wasps to hummingbirds to butterflies. The charismatic Monarch butterfly is completely dependent on milkweed for its survival, and places like Yosemite National Park offer protection for this often overlooked plant.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 15th, 2014 3:14am
Nation's Largest Memorial To WW2 Vets Rededicated At Redwood National And State Parks
A popular attraction in Washington, D.C. is the World War II Memorial, but the nation's largest memorial to World War II veterans is located on the opposite side of the country—in a unit of Redwood National and State Parks. In 1949, five thousand acres of old-growth redwoods were dedicated as the National Tribute Grove to honor those vets, but over the years that designation had been largely forgotten. That's now changed, and the Grove was rededicated in a ceremony late last month.
- By Jim Burnett - October 15th, 2014 2:43am
Photography In The National Parks: Digitally Capturing The Bears In Lake Clark National Park And Preserve
Having focused on the bears during her 2014 photo tour of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Rebecca Latson returns to give us some tips on how she captured those shots and how you can use these insights to get amazing bear images of your own.
Groups Sue Over U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service's Refusal To Provide Wolverine With Endangered Species Act Protection
Whether climate change is adversely impacting wolverines, something the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes is uncertain, is being challenged by a coalition of conservation groups that is suing the agency to provide Endangered Species Act protection to the small carnivores.
Sweating The Trail Details In The National Parks: Rehabbing Trails In Saguaro National Park
You might think the arid climate of Saguaro National Park precludes trail woes, but you’d be wrong. Last year Friends of Saguaro National Park helped the park land a grant of more than $71,000 to help pay for the rerouting of a nearly mile-long section of the Carrillo Trail in the Cactus Forest. Over the years the trail had become badly eroded, no doubt because of its popularity as part of the “Three Tanks Loop” that gives hikers a panoramic view of the Cactus Forest and even the city of Tucson.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 14th, 2014 2:59am
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Considering More Mountain Biking Trails
Cuyahoga Valley National Park is considering the addition of more than 10 miles of biking trails in the park, including about 10 miles of single-track and three miles of cross-country trails.
- By NPT Staff - October 14th, 2014 2:11am
Friends Group Sends Nearly $200,000 To South Florida Parks For Programs
Nearly $200,000 is flowing to four south Florida national park units to help underwrite habitat restoration, protect wildlife, and support visitor programs.
- By NPT Staff - October 13th, 2014 2:58am
