Musings About National Park Diplomacy
It all started with an international snowball fight.
- By Lee Dalton - February 8th, 2017 2:00am
Utah Position On National Monuments Could Carry Dire Economic Impact To State
How many states will enter the bidding war for an outdoor industry convention that brings in an estimated $40-$45 million a year in economic impacts? And will Utah politicians, who have angered the industry with its anti-public lands positions, change their tone to protect that impact generated by the twice-yearly Outdoor Retailer Show that fills hotels and restaurants from Salt Lake City and the rest of the Wasatch Front up to Park City?
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 7th, 2017 10:04am
Railroad Given Permission To Use Explosives To Clear Glacier National Park Avalanche Chutes
Heavy winter snows have dangerously loaded the southern flanks of Glacier National Park, prompting the National Park Service to permit BNSF Railway to use explosives in the park to systematically trigger avalanches and reduce the risk that a slide would hit a passing freight or passenger train.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 7th, 2017 9:14am
Cost For Motorcyclists To Enter Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks Goes Up
Motorcyclists riding into Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks now must each pay $25, up $5 from last year. The change completes the rollout of entrance fee increases at the California parks that began in 2015. No other fees were changed this year.
- By NPT Staff - February 7th, 2017 2:00am
Art Exhibit Depicts "Friends And Foes" In Biscayne National Park's Ecosystem
Tropical Botanic Artists, a collective of South Florida botanical illustrators, created an exhibit highlighting some of the many interactions between species in Biscayne National Park. Encounters: Friend or Foe? will be on display in the park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center gallery from March 10 through May 14, 2017. The exhibit is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and a full moonrise reception featuring a talk by the artists will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 11. Admission to the show and the reception is free.
- By NPT Staff - February 7th, 2017 2:00am
Watch As Scientists Work On Mammoth Skull Found At Channel Islands National Park
This month, scientists plan to begin their research and preservation of the mammoth skull that was excavated in September on Santa Rosa Island within Channel Islands National Park. They will remove the protective plaster cast and unveil this very well-preserved mammoth skull on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
- By NPT Staff - February 7th, 2017 2:00am
Congressmen Wants To Restrict National Park Service Oversight Of Oil And Gas Development In Parks
An Arizona congressman trying to block the National Park Service's authority to regulate oil and gas drilling operations in the National Park System says the agency's regulations would be "job-killing," and that "extremist groups" are maligning his intentions.
Acadia National Park Centennial Time Capsule Set For The Next Century
The mood was celebratory when members of the Acadia Centennial Task Force, Acadia National Park officials, staff and board members of Friends of Acadia, and staff of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust gathered to dedicate a time capsule intended to be opened in conjunction with Acadia’s bicentennial year in 2116.
- By NPT Staff - February 6th, 2017 2:45am
Hiring Freeze Leaves National Park Staffing In Limbo
While the National Park Service has received guidance on hiring seasonal workers for the coming year, the continued hold on permanent hiring is leaving some parks without key positions.
- By NPT Staff - February 6th, 2017 2:00am
Change In Administrations Puts Zion National Park In Bind Over Drilling Proposal
Just two weeks into the Trump administration, one pledged to pursue a vigorous energy development course, Zion National Park officials find themselves in a bind over how to react to proposals to allow oil and gas exploration within a mile of the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 5th, 2017 3:00am
