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Expect Some Traffic Delays In Glacier National Park This Fall

Road work in Glacier National Park this fall will lead to a number of traffic delays, but they shouldn't be longer than a half-hour, according to park officials.

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By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2015 2:45am

Joppa Church Open For Day-Use Only At Mammoth Cave National Park

Joppa Church in Mammoth Cave National Park is now designated as a day-use area. Vandalism to the church building in the last year has caused the park to limit its availability to the public to daylight hours only

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By NPT Staff - September 19th, 2015 2:30am

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Rabid Deer Charges Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historical Park Ranger

There are rabid bats, rapid cats and dogs, and apparently rabid deer. A white-tailed deer buck that charged a ranger at Chesapeake & Ohio National Historical Park in Maryland tested positive for rabies.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2015 3:50pm

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Names Of Canyoneers Drowned At Zion National Park Released

A group of friends killed by a flash flood that raged through a serpentine backcountry canyon in Zion National Park came from California and Nevada to spend a fun afternoon in the park.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2015 9:58am

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Updated: Man Shoots Sea Turtle With Speargun At Cape Hatteras National Seashore

A man seen shooting at a sea turtle with a speargun at Cape Hatteras National Seashore could be fined as much as $25,000 for killing the turtle, which was recovered Friday.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2015 8:31am

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NPCA CEO Stepping Down

Clark Bunting, who came to the National Parks Conservation Association from the Discovery Channel a little less than two years ago, is stepping down as the park advocacy group's president and CEO.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2015 8:11am

Musings From Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

I had completely forgotten that Skagway is home to a unit of Klondike Gold Rush before I got off the Alaska Marine Highway ferry M.V. Columbia at the pier in Skagway, Alaska. But there it was right on Main Street – a big Arrowhead outside a large old building labeled Visitor Center.

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By Lee Dalton - September 18th, 2015 2:30am

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Video Shows How Climate Change Is Impacting Glacier National Park

Climate change is changing landscapes and creating impacts throughout the world. Glacier National Park in Montana is no exception. Around 1850, an estimated 150 glaciers existed within the present boundaries of the park. Today, only 25 glaciers remain.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2015 2:30am

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Road Construction Could Produce Traffic Snarls At Grand Canyon National Park

Road construction along the southern entry to Grand Canyon National Park could create some traffic snarls for the next three or four weeks.

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By NPT Staff - September 18th, 2015 2:30am

Body Of 7th Canyoneer Found At Zion National Park

Search and rescue crews at Zion National Park on Thursday recovered the seventh and final body from a group of canyoneers who entered a tight slot canyon on Monday for what they thought would be a relatively short, but enjoyable, journey through one of the park's serpentine wonderlands only to be overcome by raging waters of a flash flood.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 17th, 2015 2:25pm

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