National Parks Traveler

Perhaps it was the result of cabin fever, or maybe a Close Encounters of the Third Kind revival, but Devils Tower National Monument was a popular place in September. Nearly 75,000 people visited the monument in northeastern Wyoming last month, a total that made this the busiest September in Devils Tower history.

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By NPT Staff - October 5th, 2020 1:45am

UPDATE | Another Storm Bearing Down On Gulf Islands National Seashore

Storm-weary Gulf Islands National Seashore, which just started to reopen areas after recovering from Hurricane Sally, could find itself in the track of another hurricane later this week.

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By NPT Staff - October 5th, 2020 1:45am

African American Historic Sites In Chesapeake Bay Watershed To Be Documented

History resides in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that hasn't fully been documented. Black history, specifically. But now a partnership of organizations including the National Park Service will work to map and identify sites and landscapes in the watershed region significant to African American history and culture.

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By NPT Staff - October 4th, 2020 2:00am

Arizona Wildlife Authorities Reach Agreement To Cull Bison At Grand Canyon National Park

An agreement has been reached to allow the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to work with the National Park Service to cull the number of bison on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

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By NPT Staff - October 4th, 2020 1:45am

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Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Resumes Full Operations

Successful efforts by firefighters to contain the Zogg Fire in California have allowed Whiskeytown National Recreation Area to return to full operations.

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By NPT Staff - October 3rd, 2020 1:20pm

UPDATE | Interior Department Finalizes eBike Regulations For National Parks

More than a year after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered the National Park Service to grant eBike riders the same access in parks as muscle-powered cyclists enjoyed, the Interior Department on Friday finalized the regulations that allow that access.

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By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2020 1:44pm

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Is Getting New Visitor Center

After years of need, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is getting a bigger and better visitor center, one with the space and proper environmental controls to display more of the monument's archaeological collections.

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By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2020 1:45am

House Committee Passes Nearly Two Dozen Public Lands Measures

While the House Natural Resources Committee has approved a wide range of measures that would not only extend park boundaries and protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from mining but also remove Confederate monuments from public lands, with the legislative calendar running out it's questionable whether any of these measures will gain full Congressional passage this year.

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By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2020 1:30am

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A Modern-Day Smokey Bear Story, Featuring A Mountain Lion Cub

In a twist on the Smokey Bear story, an orphaned mountain lion cub, thought to be less than two months old, was rescued from the flames of the Zogg Fire in California by a firefighter and sent to the Oakland Zoo for veterinary care of its burns.

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By NPT Staff - October 1st, 2020 5:19pm

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PEER Claims Acting Park Service Director Is Serving Illegally

Margaret Everson, who has been serving as acting director of the National Park Service since August 7, was illegally appointed and should be removed, according to a court filing by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.