Celebrate Christmas On The Prairie At Scotts Bluff National Monument
What better way to prepare for the year-end holidays then celebrating as 19th century settlers did?
- By NPT Staff - November 29th, 2017 2:02am
UPDATED: With President Trump Heading To Utah, Pro-National Monument Movement Raising Voice
With President Trump planning to visit Utah on Monday to announce his decision to shrink the size of two national monuments in the state, rallies and surveys were at work to raise public opposition to the president's action.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 28th, 2017 3:19pm
Obed Wild And Scenic River Earns International Dark Sky Designation
It gets dark, very dark, at Obed Wild and Scenic River on the Kentucky-Tennessee line. So dark, in fact, that the park has received designation as an International Dark Sky Park. With this designation, Obed Wild and Scenic River is now the second National Park Service unit east of Colorado to earn this designation and the 17th national park in the United States to do so.
- By NPT Staff - November 28th, 2017 2:02am
Blue Ridge Parkway Accepts Centennial Challenge To Revive Historic Sites
The tales of mountain heritage will live on at four historical sites along the Blue Ridge Parkway thanks to the Centennial Challenge grant program put in place by Congress and the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Community of Stewards.
- By NPT Staff - November 28th, 2017 2:02am
Fort Scott National Historic Site To Present Annual Candlelight Tour
Do you want to dance the night away? Would you enjoy some gossip and a bit of matchmaking? Maybe you are hoping for a big promotion at work or would like to move some place more adventurous? These are the types of activities and conversations you can either eavesdrop on, or participate in, during this year’s Candlelight Tour at Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas.
- By NPT Staff - November 28th, 2017 2:02am
Annual Deer Culling To Begin At Rock Creek Park On December 1
This year’s window for annual deer population reduction at Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to start December 1 and run through March 31, 2018. To carry out the Rock Creek Park White-tailed Deer Management Plan, temporary night-time road closures will be in effect to provide for visitor and employee safety during reduction activities. Commuters, including cyclists, are advised to plan alternate routes.
- By NPT Staff - November 26th, 2017 2:02am
Complete Guide To Winter Camping
Winter's cold, snowy weather is shunned by more than a few people, but there are those like Kevin Callan who thrive in it.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 26th, 2017 2:02am
Boulder Beach Campground At Lake Mead National Being Improved
More than $3 million is being spent over the coming months on improvements to the Boulder Beach Campground at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada.
- By NPT Staff - November 25th, 2017 2:02am
Attorneys General Oppose Surge Pricing Approach For National Park Admission
Quoting from John Muir, attorneys general from 10 states and the District of Columbia have told acting National Park Service Director Mike Reynolds they oppose a proposal to use surge pricing for admission to 17 national parks, saying there has been no rational explanation for such a move and Congress should shoulder the responsibility for addressing the backlog, not the public.
2017.11.22_nps_entrance_fees_letter_final.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 24th, 2017 10:03am
Death Valley National Park Personnel Want Your Thoughts On Restoring Scotty's Castle
Scotty's Castle, the iconic, history rich mansion in Grapevine Canyon of Death Valley National Park, now is not expected to open before 2020 as National Park Service personnel take public comments on how they plan to rehabilitate the castle and rebuild the Bonnie Clare Road that leads to it.
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- By NPT Staff - November 23rd, 2017 2:02am
