Your Spring Opening Schedule For Shenandoah National Park
With spring arriving in the Mid-Atlantic region, Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is close to opening its facilities for the season.
- By NPT Staff - March 13th, 2018 2:06am
Peak Cherry Blossom Bloom Predicted For Late March
With March Madness here, and office pools under way, perhaps there should be a pool for when the cherry trees on the National Mall will reach peak bloom? The National Park Service thinks it will arrive between March 27-31.
- By NPT Staff - March 13th, 2018 2:06am
Keep Your Eyes On The Battle Over Wyoming's Proposed Grizzly Hunting Season
A battle is ramping up over grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, with Wyoming officials planning a hunting season on the bruins, while conservation and environmental groups are challenging the removal of the bears from protections of the Endangered Species Act.
- By NPT Staff - March 13th, 2018 2:06am
Staffer Managed To Steal $313,000 From Petrified Forest National Park
Theft of petrified wood, not user fees, is usually the big concern at Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. But recently a park employee was able to steal more than $300,000 in fees, according to the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General.
- By NPT Staff - March 13th, 2018 2:06am
Supreme Court Asked To Overturn Uranium Mining Ban Near Grand Canyon
Three months after an appellate court denied their request to overturn a ban on uranium mining on lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park, mining interests have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the ruling, a move described as "a long-shot attempt to kneecap the Interior Department’s authority" to protect large expanses of public lands.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2018 5:42pm
Some History On Lodging In National Parks
With more than a few national parks straining to cope with heavy visitation, and some groups hoping to see more lodging made available in some parks, it seems a little odd to know that once upon a time the National Park Service considered itself the "parent of the concept of eliminating overnight accommodations (except campgrounds) inside the parks to minimize intrusions and lessen impact."
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2018 2:30am
Anhinga Wildfire In Big Cypress National Preserve Over 3,000 Acres
Winter is the slow season for wildfires in the West, but in the Southeast it's the prime season. At Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida, the Anhinga Fire has covered more than 3,000 acres and was expected to grow under dry conditions.
- By NPT Staff - March 12th, 2018 2:11am
Economic Analysis To Be Prepared On Transportation Plan For Arches National Park
Concerns over how a traffic management plan at Arches National Park in Utah could effect the regional economy has prompted the National Park Service to hire an outside consultant to examine that question.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2018 2:10am
Dueling Paths To Addressing The National Park Service's Maintenance Backlog
The National Park Service's nearly $12 billion maintenance backlog didn't materialize overnight, but rather has been growing for nearly two decades. It's been puzzled together by the need for the Park Service to care for all the buildings, roads, trails, and campgrounds within the system as well as address safety and health matters that can impact visitors and park employees. There currently are at least three proposals for tackling that backlog, each with its own unique nuances. Let's take a look at them.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 11th, 2018 3:15am
Gates Of The Arctic National Park: Twelve Years Of Wilderness Exploration
Retired from college teaching, still healing from combat in Vietnam, Joe Wilkins found peace and solace in some of the most remote wilderness in the United States – Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. For a dozen years he volunteered for the National Park Service, accompanying rangers on patrols into remote corners of this 8,472,566-acre preserve in northern Alaska. He took many photos and kept careful notes of the places and people he encountered in his travels there, and in this photo-memoir he shares his experience of this remote and remarkable landscape.
- By John Miles - March 11th, 2018 1:30am
