Heightened Volcanic Activity Leads To Partial Closure At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Nearly 16,000 acres in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park have been closed to visitors due to the threat posed by increased volcanic activity in the park.
Acadia National Park Officials Proposing Reservation System To Manage Traffic
In an effort to protect resources and make it easier for visitors to explore their park, Acadia National Park staff is proposing a reservation system for vehicle entry to some areas of the park during the busy summer season, from roughly mid-May through mid-October.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 3rd, 2018 2:00am
Devils Hole Vandals: An Update On Justice Delivered
The wheels of justice never seem to move very fast, but they're catching up for three men arrested in connection with vandalism at Devils Hole at Death Valley National Park back in 2016.
- By NPT Staff - May 3rd, 2018 1:30am
Fire Danger Leads To Closure Of 11 Backcountry Campsites At Big Bend National Park
Due to extreme fire danger, Big Bend National Park has closed 11 backpacking sites in the Chisos Mountains. The Juniper Flats, Boulder Meadows, and Pinnacles campsites are closed until further notice. The Pinnacles Trail remains open to hiking.
- By NPT Staff - May 3rd, 2018 1:15am
Bison Injures Yellowstone National Park Visitor
An Idaho woman exploring the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park received minor injuries when a bison butted her off a boardwalk in the Old Faithful area, according to park officials.
- By NPT Staff - May 2nd, 2018 11:11am
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Celebrates 20 Years Of New Species Discoveries
It was not quite a decade ago that I traveled to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to better understand efforts there to track down every species that calls the park's rumpled landscape home. At the time the list of previously unknown species that were discovered had reached more than 900. Today that number has grown to nearly 1,000.
Temporary Island Closures To Protect Glacier Bay National Park Nesting Seabirds
Four islands at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska have received temporary 100-yard buffers from humans through August to protect high concentrations of nesting seabirds by minimizing human caused disturbance and mortalities of chicks.
- By NPT Staff - May 2nd, 2018 2:00am
Oil Survey Leaves Rutted And Damaged Wetlands At Big Cypress National Preserve
An oil company looking for energy reserves beneath Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida left miles of deeply rutted and damaged wetlands despite requirements calling for immediate mitigation. The company is back in the field now, and environmentalists fear more damage is being done.
Activity On Kīlauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone Raising Concern At Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Increasing volcanic activity at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has raised concern that a new river of lava will be unleashed, prompting a warning to residents outside the eastern edge of the park.
Ghost Fossils Reveal Life-Or-Death Ice Age Story At White Sands National Monument
On a remote salt flat with nearby towering, snow white gypsum dunes, a team of scientists is following a string of fossilized footprints back in time to the end of the Ice Age, when humans – adults and children – were likely hunting a giant, razor-clawed ground sloth.
- By NPT Staff - May 1st, 2018 1:45am
