NPS Line-Item Construction Requests Down In 2013 Budget
Fewer dollars mean fewer repair and rehabilitation projects will be tackled around the National Park System during the coming fiscal year.
- By David and Kay Scott - July 12th, 2012 3:00am
Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs
You can get a feel for the Chesapeake Bay setting that greeted Captain John Smith 400 years ago in Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs, a book compiled through the lens of Stephen R. Brown that reflects the past and the present on the bay's waters.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:42am
Example Of "How Not To Do It" Leads to Rescue At Zion National Park
Zion National Park offers some popular locations for climbers, but a recent ill-advised attempt to scale a route known as the Moonlight Buttress offers some good reminders...and an example of "how not to do it."
- By Jim Burnett - July 12th, 2012 3:00am
Traveler's View: Yellowstone National Park Deserves A Better Winter-Use Plan
Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park and the place that started the global national parks movement, deserves a better winter-use plan than the one being pushed by park officials.
- By NPT Editors - July 17th, 2012 5:29pm
Federal Court Tosses Out ORV Plan For Bear Island Unit Of Big Cypress National Preserve, Says Park Service Acted Without Reason
A federal judge has ruled that the National Park Service acted without sound reasoning in 2007 when it reopened more than 22 miles of off-road vehicle trails in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida and ordered that the routes be closed before month's end.
BICY-Bear Island Ruling.pdf
Reader Participation Day: Will Record Heat And Major Wildfires Change Your Vacation Plans?
We're just entering the peak of the summer vacation season, but 2012 has already set some unwelcome records, including destructive wildfires and all-time high temperatures in many states. Will you alter your summer vacation plans based this year's heat and fires? If so, what changes will you make?
Massive Landslide Coats Glacier Bay National Park's Johns Hopkins Glacier Like Chocolate Frosting
A massive landslide, one of the biggest ever seen in North America and which registered on seismographs in Canada and the United States, has covered a more than 5-mile run of the Johns Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve like chocolate frosting on cake.
The Glacier Fund: Supporting The Crown Of The Continent
From introducing school children to nature and underwriting wildlife research, the Glacier Fund is at work daily on helping the National Park Service meet the needs of Glacier National Park.
- By NPT Staff - July 11th, 2012 6:24pm
Tent Sites Now Available At Gateway National Recreation Area's Fort Wadsworth On Staten Island
Gateway National Recreation Area now has more room for some happy campers, as the Park Service has opened a 7-site campground at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island.
Stranded Climber Gets Lift Off Of Middle Teton At Grand Teton National Park
Climbing is a tricky thing, even for the most experienced. And when you opt to solo a route, well, the odds lengthen, as a Washington man can attest to after needing to be hauled via helicopter off Middle Teton at Grand Teton National Park.
- By NPT Staff - July 11th, 2012 3:00am
