National Parks Traveler

On September 15 the National Park Service will be conducting a monarch butterfly survey at Montezuma Well in Arizona and is in search of some help. From 8 a.m.–10 a.m., rangers will lead volunteers through the process of catching, tagging, and releasing migrating monarch butterflies as they head south to Mexico for the winter.

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By NPT Staff - August 19th, 2018 1:15am

National Parks: Core Reserves Of The Eastern Wildway

In a bid to counter development, a group is working, parcel-by-parcel, to establish a corridor flora and fauna can travel north and south along the Eastern Seaboard.

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By Erika Zambello - August 19th, 2018 1:15am

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Final Body From Boat Accident Recovered At Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area

The last of three victims of a mysterious boat accident has been recovered from the waters of Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area.

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By NPT Staff - August 18th, 2018 3:29pm

Telethon Raises $210,000 For New Radio System At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Friends of the Smokies collected $210,525 in donations during its 24th annual Friends Across the Mountains Telethon from hundreds of callers, online donations, and support from sponsors Dollywood, Mast General Store, Pilot Flying J, and SmartBank. The donations will support the organization’s 25th Anniversary Signature Project to upgrade Great Smoky Mountains National Park's emergency radio systems.

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By NPT Staff - August 18th, 2018 2:00am

Big Spring Bridge At Ozark National Scenic Riverways To Close For Replacement

The National Park Service, in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, will soon begin a project to replace the Big Spring Bridge located on State Route 103 over the Big Spring branch at Ozark National Scenic Riverways. The project is scheduled to begin August 27, at which time the existing bridge will be closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

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By NPT Staff - August 18th, 2018 1:15am

Lake McDonald Lodge At Glacier National Park To End Season Early Again

For the second straight year the Lake McDonald Lodge at Glacier National Park is closing early for the season due to a wildfire.

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By NPT Staff - August 17th, 2018 6:04pm

Bear Trapping And Monitoring Coming To Yellowstone National Park

As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears and black bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, biologists with the National Park Service and Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be conducting scientific grizzly bear and black bear research operations in Yellowstone National Park from August 21 through October 31.

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By NPT Staff - August 17th, 2018 1:30am

Help National Park Staff Harvest Native Seeds For Prairie Restoration

The National Park Service is looking for volunteers on Saturday, September 22, to help gather seeds from native plants in the prairie at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in Iowa.