National Parks Traveler

Because it runs almost 2,500 miles across the United States, there's wisdom in traveling U.S. Route 66 in bites. Such a strategy not only makes it easier to fit into the typical one- or two-week vacation, but it allows you to take a slower pace to enjoy more of the landscape both directly alongside, and nearby, this iconic highway. If your focus is the Land of Enchantment, a good guide for such a trip is New Mexico Kicks On Route 66.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2017 5:30pm

This Year’s Winterfest Doubles As 100th Birthday Party For Denali National Park

Every February, the community comes to Denali National Park and Preserve to celebrate all things winter at the aptly named Winterfest, but this year’s festivities will also serve as the 100th birthday party for the Alaska park on February 25 and 26.

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By NPT Staff - February 20th, 2017 7:35am

Latest Issue Of Yellowstone Science Focuses On Native Fisheries

The latest issue of Yellowstone Science focuses on the efforts to restore native fish to Yellowstone National Park waterways. The articles provide opportunities to anyone who wants to learn more about the critical role native fish play in this dynamic ecosystem.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2017 2:44am

Isle Royale National Park Considering Seaplane Service To Island

There soon could be a quicker way to reach Isle Royale National Park: Seaplane.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 17th, 2017 3:00am

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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.