National Parks Quiz And Trivia #52: Water
It’s August, summer, and hot in many units within the National Park System. So, this month’s quiz and trivia piece is all about water and its many forms.
- By Rebecca Latson - August 15th, 2022 2:45am
Death Valley National Park
Death Valley Rangers Rescue Stranded Travelers Led Astray By Apps
While a portion of Death Valley National Park reopened Wednesday in the wake of last week's widespread flooding, most of the park remained closed to the public due to road access issues and visitors who figured they could negotiate some areas needed to be rescued by rangers after their rigs became mired down.
- By Compiled From N... - August 10th, 2022 3:00pm
NPS Issues Concession Prospectus For Death Valley National Park
In late spring the National Park Service released a prospectus for the Death Valley National Park concession at Stovepipe Wells Village. The concession offers lodging, food and beverage, gas, and retail at the only NPS-owned commercial complex within the park. The national park’s three other major facilities, the Inn at Death Valley, the Ranch at Death Valley, and Panamint Springs Resort, are each inholdings, privately-owned land within the park.
- By David and Kay Scott - August 8th, 2022 2:30am
Death Valley Flooding: 1,000-Year Event
A three-hour rainstorm that dumped nearly 1.5 inches of rain on Death Valley National Park, causing widespread flooding that tore up roads, blew out water systems, and shut down the park, has been classified as a 1,000-year event by the National Weather Service.
- By NPT Staff - August 7th, 2022 4:12pm
Assessment Of Flood Damage At Death Valley National Park Underway
As Saturday dawned over Death Valley National Park the impacts of flooding the day before could be seen in most directions: extensive debris flows of mud and gravel, undercut roads with asphalt damage, broken water lines. Overhead, aircraft searched for any stranded vehicles in remote areas of the 3.4-million-acre park, while down below law enforcement provided escorts for visitors who were leaving the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2022 1:13pm
UPDATE | Flooding Leads To Closure Of Death Valley National Park
Heavy rainstorms Friday that dumped nearly a year's worth of precipitation on Death Valley National Park sent floodwaters across the park, damaging dozens of cars, closing roads with rubble, and trapping roughly 1,000 visitors and staff inside the park. No injuries were reported.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2022 12:27pm
UPDATE | Flooding Strikes Death Valley, Closes Roads
Monsoonal rains led to flooding in Death Valley National Park, washing away cars in some instances and closing roads into and within the park.
- By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2022 9:29am
Group Says National Park Service Will Miss Deadlines For Air Tour Plans
National parks across the country continue to lag behind a court-ordered schedule to complete air-tour management plans and are failing to conduct environmentally required studies as they develop those plans, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
- By NPT Staff - July 26th, 2022 2:30am
Mapping Glacier’s Wildest Places
A new storytelling tool helps both park managers and visitors understand the value of park wilderness.
- By Kim O'Connell - July 18th, 2022 9:05am
National Park Service, FAA Ordered To Explain Delays With Air Tour Plans
A federal appellate court has given the National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration until late July to explain why they are so behind in crafting air-tour management plans for many units of the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2022 3:06pm
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