As the Covid pandemic enters its third year, the desire to be outdoors continues to push the number of campsite and other reservations made through recreation.gov, which also has noticed an increase in cancellations.
What’s notable about February is that there are so many parks which were established that month: Indiana Dunes, Gateway, Acadia, Denali, Grand Canyon, and Grand Teton national parks. Test your knowledge about these national parks with this quiz, and maybe learn a little something too.
Change has been a constant force on the landscape that is now protected in Grand Teton National Park, beginning with uplift of the Teton Range and its subsequent glaciation, erosion, and establishment of plant life. These dynamic processes created the iconic views that we enjoy today. Climate has forever been at the forefront among landscape altering agents.
Wyoming, Idaho and Montana have forged a pact aimed at moving Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears off the federal threatened species list and allowing hunting — by addressing flaws a court found in an earlier delisting effort.
Yellowstone National Park in 2020 embarked on what Superintendent Cam Sholly calls "the largest housing improvement project in the National Park Service since Mission 66" for park employees, but not all parks are so fortunate.
Canyonlands, Great Sand Dunes, Sequoia, and Guadalupe Mountains national parks were all established during the month of September. It’s also the birthday month for notable George Bird Grinnell. So, guess what this latest National Parks Quiz and Trivia piece is all about?
Grand Teton National Park officials want visitors and local residents to drive carefully through the park, especially after dark when it's difficult to see wildlife crossing roads.