Five New Routes Added To National Recreation Trails
The National Trails System just got bigger, by nearly 400 miles.
- By Jan Childs - June 7th, 2025 12:54pm
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Embarks On Cutting-Edge Hellbender Study
Scientists this month are kicking off a two-year project in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to find out where hellbenders live and how healthy those populations are.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 7th, 2025 2:30am
Politicians Want BLM To Block Mining Inside Mojave National Preserve
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has been urged by Congressional Democrats from California and New Mexico to halt an illegal mine inside Mojave National Preserve.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 6th, 2025 9:09am
Concerns Voiced That Sen. Daines Is Open To Land Sales
Concerns have been voiced that U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, a Montana Republican who had supported an amendment to block sales of federal lands, now is open to selling some lands.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 6th, 2025 7:31am
Sequoia And Kings Canyon National Parks' Giant Sequoia Trees
Sequoia trees are the world’s largest trees, and conditions within Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California allow these magnificent red-barked trees to reach peak heights.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 6th, 2025 3:00am
National Park Service Seeks Proposals For Two Unique Historic Lodges
The National Park Service is accepting proposals for operators for two historic chalets in Glacier National Park in Montana.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 6th, 2025 2:30am
Rare Ghost Orchid Moves Closer To Endangered Species Status
Big Cypress National Preserve's rare ghost orchids are one step closer to being saved.
- By Jan Childs - June 5th, 2025 9:39am
Plowing, Maintenance Underway On Old Fall River Road In Rocky Mountain National Park
Spring snowplowing and maintenance are underway at Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, but the road is now partially open to pedestrians and cyclists.
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- By Jan Childs - June 5th, 2025 7:57am
A History Of Some National Park Roads
Park roads like Generals Highway, Trail Ridge Road, Going-to-the-Sun Road, Skyline Drive, and the Blue Ridge Parkway take us through and to many amazing locations which we might not otherwise be able to access – at least, not without a long and perhaps arduous backcountry hike.
- By Rebecca Latson - June 5th, 2025 3:00am
UPDATED | Body Of Missing Mountaineer Found In Denali National Park And Preserve
Weather hampered the search for a man who disappeared on the highest mountain in North America.
- By Jan Childs - June 4th, 2025 12:00pm
