Happy Birthday Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō!
On January 3, 2018, Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone reaches its 35th birthday.
- By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2018 2:00am
Death Valley National Park Rangers Offer Special Paleontology Hikes
There are many secrets to Death Valley National Park, and one of them revolves around the rich paleontological resources in the park. Rangers lead special hikes to reveal this history, and if you're interested in the one scheduled for January 27, you need to enter the lottery for a ticket today.
- By NPT Staff - January 3rd, 2018 1:45am
Yellowstone Migrations
Among the wildlife that roam the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, there are clear-cut headliners. The restoration of wolves, the endangered status of grizzlies, and the culling of bison never fail to grasp the attention of readers worldwide. Yet so many more species share this vast landscape, and despite calling it home for 7,000 years, where and how they’ve survived has been uncovered only in the past two decades.
- By Scott Johnson - January 3rd, 2018 1:45am
National Parks Traveler Honored By Coalition To Protect America's National Parks
Kurt Repanshek, founder and editor-in-chief of National Parks Traveler, has been honored by the Coalition to Protect America's National Parks with its George Hartzog Award, which is given annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the National Park System and Service.
- By NPT Staff - January 2nd, 2018 2:00am
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Getting New Visitor Center
After 43 years, Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio will have a central visitor center, scheduled to open in the spring of 2019.
- By NPT Staff - January 2nd, 2018 2:00am
4th Annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival Set For May
Celebrate the migration of birdlife through the Indiana Dunes region on May 17-20 at the Fourth Annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival. The festival is a partnership of the region’s major environmental groups highlighting the dunes area’s rich biodiversity and bird watching opportunities to create a positive impact on the economic, conservation, and environmental education for visitors and residents to the Indiana Dunes region
- By NPT Staff - January 2nd, 2018 1:15am
New Year's Day Reflections: What We'd Like To See In 2018 Across The National Park System
New Year's Day is the day we're supposed to make resolutions. Let's take a pass on that for now, though, and instead look at things we'd like to see across the National Park System and with the National Park Service in 2018.
National Park Service and Parks Canada Finalize Chilkoot Trail Overnight Recreational Fee For 2018
The National Park Service and Parks Canada have finalized the overnight recreational fee for the Chilkoot Trail at $61.30 Canadian dollars for adults and $30.60 CAD for youth ages 6-16. Parks Canada will begin accepting 2018 hiker reservations on Wednesday, January 17.
- By NPT Staff - January 1st, 2018 1:30am
A Day In The Park: Acadia National Park
"Raw, rugged, and surf-splashed" well define Acadia National Park, which at anchor in the Atlantic just off Maine's coast quite easily could also be described as a Yankee blue blood of the National Park System.
- By NPT Staff - January 1st, 2018 1:30am
Looking Back At The Top Stories From 2017 Across The National Park System
Without question, the 2017 arrival of the Trump administration has had the worst impact on the National Park System in recent decades.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 31st, 2017 1:15am
