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Wildflower Wednesday: Shenandoah National Park

For those of you who enjoy seeing the colors and varieties of wildflowers (and flowering trees) during your national park visits, Shenandoah National Park in Virginia is home to over 850 species of wildflowers making up more than half of the park’s plant life. Wildflowers bloom from spring to autumn, but you’ll see the greatest variety during the spring, from late March to June.

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By Rebecca Latson - June 17th, 2026

Heavy Rains To Soak Some Units Of The National Park System

A tropical storm warning was issued Tuesday afternoon for parts of the Gulf Coast, where heavy rains were predicted to drench some units of the National Park System, possibly impacting Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas and Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Louisiana.

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By NPT Staff - June 16th, 2026

Survey Finds More Than 70 Percent Of People Likely To Support Grassland Conservation

A survey from America's Grasslands Coalition found that more than 7 of 10 people are likely to support grassland conservation.

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By Jennifer Roberts - June 16th, 2026

BLM Reopens Backcountry Airstrip North Of Canyonlands National Park

The Bureau of Land Management has authorized private airplanes to take off and land in the Labyrinth Canyon Wilderness by designating the previously unauthorized Keg Knoll backcountry airstrip as open for aircraft use.

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By NPT Staff - June 16th, 2026

BLM Approves Hydrocarbon Highway Through Gate Canyon, Prompting Lawsuit

The Bureau of Land Management quietly approved a hydrocarbon highway through the culturally and historically significant Gate Canyon in the West Tavaputs Plateau region of eastern Utah, prompting the Center for Biological Diversity to file a notice of intent to sue on June 15.

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By NPT Staff - June 15th, 2026

Groups Bring Lawsuit To Prevent National Garden Of Heroes From Rising In West Potomac Park

President Donald Trump's envisioned National Garden of American Heroes, a statuary ensemble of figures from American history, does not belong in West Potomac Park, a congressionally mandated recreational area, a group of organizations said Monday in filing a lawsuit to derail the president's plan.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 15th, 2026

The Fascinating History Of Imperial Geyser

The first definitive report of activity at Imperial Geyser was in August 1927, when a stream of hot water was noted by geologists and rangers investigating the area.

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By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory - June 15th, 2026

Former Big Bend National Park Officials Urge Homeland Security Secretary Not To Allow "Wholesale And Unaccountable Destruction" Of The Park

Former Big Bend National Park officials, whose first letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asking that he not waive environmental regulations to allow construction of a border wall in the park was ignored, have written a second asking that he not allow "wholesale and unaccountable destruction" of the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 15th, 2026

Mount Baldy Access Site Reopens At Indiana Dunes National Park Following Shoreline Management

The Mount Baldy access site at Indiana Dunes National Park will reopen today, June 15, following shoreline management efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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By NPT Staff - June 15th, 2026

UPDATED | "Box Fire" At Saguaro National Park Mostly Contained

Crews made great progress attacking a wildfire in Saguaro National Park, gouging containment lines around 95 percent of the fire by Monday night.

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By NPT Staff - June 16th, 2026

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