How Do You Value National Parks?
How can we measure the value of nature in the national parks, vs. the value of mining public lands or driving down a beach in an ORV?
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2018 2:00am
Getting Away From It All In The National Park System
With crowds continuing to descend on the National Park System, this leftover promotion for the National Park Service's centennial in 2016 might have met its shelf life.
- By NPT Staff - January 8th, 2018 2:00am
Deep Into Yellowstone: A Year’s Immersion In Grandeur & Controversy
In these dark times (and I don’t mean short winter solstice days), the holidays upon us, I thought some light reading would be good since practically all my reading these days is about our national decline on one front or another. A book about Yellowstone would be the ticket, and recently one had arrived by an author I didn’t know named Rick Lamplugh. I picked it up on Christmas Eve and dove in, looking forward to a respite and to some degree I got it, though I should have read the subtitle more carefully – “A Year’s Immersion in Grandeur and Controversy. This little book is a primer in both qualities of this iconic park.
- By John Miles - January 8th, 2018 1:15am
Campaign On To Keep Starbucks Out Of Yosemite National Park
Can you get a Starbucks Caramel Brulée Latte with a view of Half Dome out the window and a profile of the iconic rock in steamed milk atop the drink? Not if Yosemite National Park's regulars have anything to say about it.
- By NPT Staff - January 7th, 2018 2:30am
Pump Problems Continue To Leave Grand Canyon National Park Short Of Water
Repairing water pumps is not always an easy task, especially when they're in the Inner Gorge of Grand Canyon National Park. Ongoing problems with the pump at Indian Garden is forcing park staff, employees, and visitors to conserve water. And water retrictions might get tougher this week.
- By NPT Staff - January 7th, 2018 2:00am
A Day In The Park: Badlands National Park
Eerily eroded "badlands" -- what other word would you use to describe these naked hills? -- are front and center in Badlands National Park, evidence of the harsh environment and the poor soils. But there's more geology to the Badlands than just its namesake hills.
- By NPT Staff - January 7th, 2018 1:30am
National Parks Group Challenges Western Federal Oil And Gas Lease Sales
Oil and gas leases the U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to auction in March could pose threats to such iconic places as Arches and Canyonlands national parks as well as Chaco Culture National Historical Park, according to the National Parks Conservation Association, which is protesting the sales.
- By NPT Staff - January 6th, 2018 1:45am
How Tracking Bats At Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Is Like Playing Pokemon
From pest control to pollination, so important are bats to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that the park in Arizona and Utah hosts an annual festival to celebrate the flying mammals.
- By NPT Staff - January 5th, 2018 2:00am
Grand Teton National Park Rangers Put Down Food-Conditioned Red Fox
A red fox that became accustomed to handouts from visitors at Grand Teton National Park had to be put down because it became overly bold in approaching people.
- By NPT Staff - January 5th, 2018 2:00am
Boat Owners Gain Short Reprieve To Remove Gear From Hurricane Hole
Four months after hurricanes Irma and Maria raked Virgin Islands National Park, some boat owners have yet to remove their storm anchor gear from Hurricane Hole, which didn't avoid the wrath of Hurricane Irma. If they don't remove it by the end of January, the National Park Service will do it for them.
- By NPT Staff - January 5th, 2018 1:15am
