Don't Turn Into A Statistic On Your Next Grand Canyon Hike
Psst. Don't be stupid and turn into a statistic on your next hike at Grand Canyon National Park.
- By NPT Staff - October 6th, 2020 1:45am
USGS Wants To Expand Lahar Detection System At Mount Rainier National Park
The fact that Mount Rainier is an active volcano, and its location not far from Seattle and Tacoma, have landed it as the second-most dangerous volcano in the United States, according to the United States Geological Survey. That threat has the USGS wanting to expand the lahar detection system at Mount Rainier National Park, a proposal that merits public input.
- By NPT Staff - October 6th, 2020 1:45am
Visitors Flocked To Devils Tower National Monument In September
Perhaps it was the result of cabin fever, or maybe a Close Encounters of the Third Kind revival, but Devils Tower National Monument was a popular place in September. Nearly 75,000 people visited the monument in northeastern Wyoming last month, a total that made this the busiest September in Devils Tower history.
- By NPT Staff - October 5th, 2020 1:45am
UPDATE | Another Storm Bearing Down On Gulf Islands National Seashore
Storm-weary Gulf Islands National Seashore, which just started to reopen areas after recovering from Hurricane Sally, could find itself in the track of another hurricane later this week.
- By NPT Staff - October 5th, 2020 1:45am
African American Historic Sites In Chesapeake Bay Watershed To Be Documented
History resides in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that hasn't fully been documented. Black history, specifically. But now a partnership of organizations including the National Park Service will work to map and identify sites and landscapes in the watershed region significant to African American history and culture.
- By NPT Staff - October 4th, 2020 2:00am
Arizona Wildlife Authorities Reach Agreement To Cull Bison At Grand Canyon National Park
An agreement has been reached to allow the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to work with the National Park Service to cull the number of bison on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
- By NPT Staff - October 4th, 2020 1:45am
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Resumes Full Operations
Successful efforts by firefighters to contain the Zogg Fire in California have allowed Whiskeytown National Recreation Area to return to full operations.
- By NPT Staff - October 3rd, 2020 1:20pm
UPDATE | Interior Department Finalizes eBike Regulations For National Parks
More than a year after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered the National Park Service to grant eBike riders the same access in parks as muscle-powered cyclists enjoyed, the Interior Department on Friday finalized the regulations that allow that access.
- By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2020 1:44pm
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Is Getting New Visitor Center
After years of need, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is getting a bigger and better visitor center, one with the space and proper environmental controls to display more of the monument's archaeological collections.
- By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2020 1:45am
House Committee Passes Nearly Two Dozen Public Lands Measures
While the House Natural Resources Committee has approved a wide range of measures that would not only extend park boundaries and protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from mining but also remove Confederate monuments from public lands, with the legislative calendar running out it's questionable whether any of these measures will gain full Congressional passage this year.
- By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2020 1:30am
