National Parks Traveler

Three years ago, Great Smoky Mountains National Park didn’t open some campgrounds and picnic areas due to funding shortfalls. Now, the park is proposing fee increases of up to 30 percent at all frontcountry campgrounds and picnic pavilions to meet the rising costs of operations, reduce a backlog of maintenance requirements on park facilities, and initiate needed improvements.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2016 2:30am

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New ‘Living Atlas’ Documents The Re-Emergence Of Glen Canyon

To document the re-emergence of the canyon, the Glen Canyon Institute has launched the Glen Canyon Living Atlas to provide a virtual tour of restoring areas in the canyon.

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By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2016 2:15am

The Wild Gardens Of Acadia

The problem with this book...is that it's too small.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 31st, 2016 2:15am

Glacier National Park Turning To Herding Dog To Move Wildlife Away From Humans

In a novel idea that possibly could be used elsewhere in the National Park System if successful, Glacier National Park officials are turning to a dog to keep wildlife a safe distance away from visitors on Logan Pass.

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By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2016 3:00am

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Florida Panther Released Back Into The Wild At Big Cypress National Preserve

A 2-year-old panther that was establishing territory near a Florida neighborhood has been given a new home in Big Cypress National Preserve.

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By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2016 2:30am

National Museum Of Wildlife Art Will Feature National Parks All Summer

The National Museum of Wildlife Art, just north of Jackson, Wyoming, is joining the centennial celebration of the National Park Service by hosting a number of park-themed exhibitions and events this summer.

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By NPT Staff - May 30th, 2016 2:15am

Mountaineer Dies In Ski Descent Of Denali

A mountaineer from the Czech Republic who was attempting a ski descent of Denali, the highest mountain in the United States, died from a roughly 1,500-foot fall on the Messner Couloir.