Isle Royale National Park Considering Seaplane Service To Island
There soon could be a quicker way to reach Isle Royale National Park: Seaplane.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2017 2:41am
Banff National Park To Expand Shuttle Services At Lake Louise, Lake Minnewanka
With attendance at Banff National Park steadily increasing and an influx of visitors expected this year as part of the Canada 150 celebration, Parks Canada will expand shuttle services to help alleviate traffic around the town of Banff and Lake Louise.
- By NPT Staff - February 19th, 2017 4:17pm
What's On The Menu For Santa Monica Mountains Coyotes?
More than a decade ago, National Park Service researchers collected coyote scat from 14 sites in and around the Conejo Valley in California. They wanted to understand the diet of local coyotes. Researchers are now going back to those same sites to repeat the study and see what has--or has not--changed.
- By NPT Staff - February 19th, 2017 4:16pm
House Oversight Committee Investigating Bryce Canyon National Park's Monumental Tweet
With all of Washington, D.C.'s political intrigue -- the seeming commercialization of the White House, the administration's mysterious connections to Russia, and President Trump's ability to be both landlord and tenant on a government property -- why is U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz so curious about the planning and forethought that goes into a Twitter tweet? No, the Utah Republican is not sifting through the president's Twitter feed. Rather, his attention was caught by a seemingly innocuous tweet from Bryce Canyon National Park.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - February 18th, 2017 4:11pm
Storms Again Damage Beach Stairs At Cape Cod National Seashore
For the fifth straight year, a winter storm has damaged the stairway that leads down to Nauset Light Beach at Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts.
- By NPT Staff - February 17th, 2017 1:02pm
Standing Rock Tribes Requested Public Safety Assistance From Interior Department
A contingent of nearly two dozen National Park Service rangers and U.S. Park Police officers heading to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota are going at the request of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 17th, 2017 3:00am
Outdoor Retailer Show Will Leave Utah Over Stance On Public Lands
After hearing “more of the same” from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, leaders in the outdoors and recreation industry decided Thursday to move their twice-yearly convention, Outdoor Retailer, out of Salt Lake City “as soon as possible,” severing a 20-year relationship that generates about $45 million annually to the metropolitan area.
- By NPT Staff - February 17th, 2017 2:30am
Pump Houses At Indian Garden, Phantom Ranch To Be Rehabbed At Grand Canyon National Park
National Park Service crews are going to be rehabilitating the pump houses at Indian Garden and the Black Bridge near Phantom Ranch in Grand Canyon National Park. Completion of both projects is anticipated in mid-April. These projects may temporarily disrupt backcountry users.
- By NPT Staff - February 17th, 2017 2:15am
Wyoming Skier Dies In Fall At Grand Teton National Park
A Wyoming man skiing the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park with friends died in a 1,400-foot fall down a couloir below the South Teton. Park officials said John "Jack" Fields, Jr., 26, of Jackson was killed around midday Wednesday and that his body was recovered about 6 p.m. that evening.
- By NPT Staff - February 16th, 2017 10:05am
Road Through Arches National Park Will Close Overnight Most Of This Year
A rebuilding of the road through Arches National Park in Utah will require that it be closed nightly beginning in March and continuing through November.
- By NPT Staff - February 16th, 2017 2:45am
