Yellowstone's Echinus Geyser Is Back In Action
Echinus Geyser, a rare acidic geyser in Yellowstone National Park, recently experienced its first eruption since 2020.
- By Yellowstone Volcano Observatory - March 2nd, 2026
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Park Service Proposes Relocation Of Memorial At Timucuan Ecological & Historical Preserve
The National Park Service has proposed the creation of a new outdoor memorial to commemorate French settlers who built Fort Caroline in the 1560s and mitigate flooding concerns at the current memorial location within Timucuan Ecological & Historical Preserve in Northern Florida.
- By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2026
Animal Responses To Human Presence In Parks Are Varied, Says Study
The presence of people and human-made structures in U.S. national parks has long-lasting effects on how large animals behave, but animal behavior varies by species, population, and even the individual animal.
- By NPT Staff - March 2nd, 2026
A Day In The Park: Hovenweep National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument preserves the architecture of six prehistoric sites built between A.D. 1200 and 1300. These six sites display careful attention and detail to the masonry still standing, telling us a little about the denizens of the area. You can spend an entire day learning the history of those who came before us thousands of years ago.
- By Rebecca Latson - March 2nd, 2026
Restoration Of Cape Lookout Light Underway At Cape Lookout National Seashore
A multi-year project to restore the Cape Lookout Light at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina has begun, with crews fencing off the historic light and working to install scaffolding inside and outside of the structure.
- By Compiled from NPS releases - March 2nd, 2026
The Most Imperiled Terrestrial Ecosystem On The Planet
Tall prairie grasses nodding in the breeze at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the Flint Hills of Kansas and in a small number of similar landscapes reflect a tiny fraction of those that once filled a swath of North America.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2026
Big Bend National Park's Big Wall
With billions of dollars to spend, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is turning its eyes towards extending a wall of some sort along the United States' boundary with Mexico that runs through Big Bend National Park in Texas.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2026
Fundy National Park Could Become Part Of A Dark Sky Corridor
Stéphane Picard has pinpointed four kinds of astrotourists — socializers who dabble in stargazing, feelers who look beyond astronomy into the realm of astrology and ufology, explorers who buy good cameras and join astronomy clubs, and collectors who chase eclipses around the world.
- By Jennifer Bain - February 28th, 2026
National Park Service Developing Strategies For Low Lake Powell Levels
A feeble winter snowpack upstream of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah and Arizona has National Park Service officials strategizing ways to ensure summer recreational access to Lake Powell.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 27th, 2026
Social Marketing Helps National Park Campers Keep Food Away From Wildlife
Research shows that when national park visitors are educated on the benefits of keeping campsites clean their behavior improves.
- By NPT Staff - February 27th, 2026
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