Acadia National Park's Carriage Roads Close For Mud Season
Mud season has arrived at Acadia National Park in Maine, where staff has closed the carriage roads to all users until things dry out.
- By NPT Staff - March 19th, 2021 1:30am
Pandemic Slows Work On Proposed British Columbia National Park Reserve
Parks Canada says there won’t be any expropriation of private land for the proposed South Okanagan-Similkameen National Park Reserve in British Columbia, and that “any acquisition of private property will occur on a willing seller-willing buyer basis.”
- By Jennifer Bain - March 18th, 2021 2:30am
Room To Roam: Analysis Points To 20 Million Acres Suitable For Jaguars
A wild cat, by size the third largest feline in the world and the largest in Western Hemisphere, theoretically could range across 20 million acres in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a new study spurred by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2019 study of critical habitat for jaguars.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 18th, 2021 2:00am
Plowing Of Grand Teton National Park Roads Starts Monday
Spring plowing will begin in Grand Teton National Park on Monday, marking the end of the over-snow access on the 14-mile section of the Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and the Signal Mountain area.
- By NPT Staff - March 18th, 2021 1:30am
East Side Access To Glacier National Park Returns Thursday
After a year-long closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, access to parts of the eastern side of Glacier National Park in Montana is set to return Thursday, with the Two Medicine, Cut Bank and St. Mary entrances open for foot traffic, skis and snowshoes.
- By NPT Staff - March 17th, 2021 4:17pm
Exploring Canada's Most Accessible Arctic National Park
North of the Arctic Circle, our Twin Otter soars over the Mackenzie Delta’s maze of waterways and patchwork of tundra, darts across the Beaufort Sea and passes over the British Mountains before shaking and shuddering its way down to Sheep Creek International Airport. Well, that’s what the hand-painted sign says at the end of the grassy wilderness landing area. Parks Canada marks the spot as Imniarvik base camp in Ivvavik National Park, a place that just 100 or so people get to see each year in the extreme northwest corner of the Yukon.
- By Jennifer Bain - March 17th, 2021 2:30am
Photography In The National Parks: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Western landscapes are suffering more than a glancing blow from this year’s wildfires. Many of those fires are encroaching upon National Park System units. Two years ago, a wildfire devastated 97% of the 42,000 acres of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area in California. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of park staff and their partners, most of this park is once again open for recreation, including landscape and bird photography. Before heading home from her Redwood National and State Parks visit, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson took a detour over to Whiskeytown, returning with tips on what you can see and photograph within this recreation area risen from the ashes of the 2018 Carr Fire.
- By Rebecca Latson - March 17th, 2021 2:00am
New Name, Same Job: Supporting National Parks In Florida
For the past 21 years, the South Florida National Parks Trust has worked to raise charitable dollars for Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, and Everglades national parks and Big Cypress National Preserve. As the funding increased, so did the Trust's reach. To reflect its work effort and the many individuals and organizations involved in it, the Trust is now The Alliance for Florida's National Parks.
- By NPT Staff - March 17th, 2021 1:45am
National Park Service Turns Down South Dakota Request To Have Fireworks At Mount Rushmore
The fireworks display last July at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota will not be repeated this summer due to safety and Native American concerns, National Park Service officials have told South Dakota Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen.
Grizzlies Out And About At Yellowstone National Park
Grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park are out and about looking for meals after their hibernation. One spotted by a pilot was drawn to a carcass that wolves were working on.
- By NPT Staff - March 16th, 2021 3:29pm
