Wrecked In The Waters Of The National Park System
Across the country and below the surface of the National Park System rest a surprising number of ships that went down in rough weather.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 28th, 2024 2:30am
Isle Royale National Park
Isle Royale National Park Opens Marine Debris Exhibit
Isle Royale National Park, with support and funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, has unveiled an exhibit in the Rock Harbor Auditorium about the impacts of marine debris on the park and Lake Superior.
- By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2024 2:30am
Recreational Scuba Diver Dies At Isle Royale National Park
A 70-year-old scuba diver died at Isle Royale National Park while exploring the wreck of the Emperor, a 525-foot-long steel bulk freighter that sank in 1947.
- By Compiled From N... - July 27th, 2024 8:38am
Hungry Wolves Prompt Food Storage Requirements At Isle Royale National Park
Wolves that were able to obtain human food and garbage at Isle Royale National Park in and around Rock Harbor and campgrounds located on the east end of the island have led to new food storage guidelines to ensure the safety of visitors and wildlife.
- By Compiled From N... - July 13th, 2024 3:24pm
Warm Temperatures Disrupt Wolf-Moose Studies At lsle Royale National Park
Unseasonably warm temperatures led to a halt in this winter's study of wolves and moose at Isle Royale National Park as weak ice conditions made it too dangerous to try to land planes there.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 4th, 2024 2:30am
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #70
Get ready to test your national parks knowledge with this first National Parks Traveler quiz and trivia piece of 2024.
- By Rebecca Latson - January 6th, 2024 3:00am
Isle Royale National Park Seeking Comments On Draft Wilderness Plan
A draft wilderness management plan crafted for Isle Royale National Park is open for public comment through September 26.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2023 2:30am
NPCA, Others Sue EPA Over Clean Air Act Reductions Of Regional Haze
A coalition of environmental groups, including the National Parks Conservation Association, has sued the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce the Regional Haze Rule required by the Clean Air Act. That failure could lead to "continued release of preventable haze-causing emissions that harm the health of our communities and blur landscapes at our most scenic national parks and wilderness areas," the groups maintain.
- By NPT Staff - June 16th, 2023 9:56am
CCC Feats: Isle Royale National Park
When the first Civilian Conservation Corps crews arrived on Isle Royale in 1935, the understanding was that the young men would help transform most of the island into a national park. Along the way, they got a quick course in firefighting.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2023 2:45am
Five Parks Along Lake Superior Plan To Go Carbon Free
Five units of the National Park System that ring Lake Superior hope to be able to go completely carbon-free by TK under an ambitious plan supported by the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation.
- By NPT Staff - February 1st, 2023 2:30am
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