Road Snarls Coming To Olympic National Park
With road construction on the calendar for Olympic National Park, be prepared for considerable delays if you're planning to visit the park after Labor Day.
- August 29th, 2017
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OIG: Poor Bookkeeping By National Park Service Proves Costly
A random review of contracting practices the National Park Service is supposed to follow but doesn't always manage to shows the agency is missing the opportunity to spend tens of millions of dollars assigned, but not needed, on other projects in the park system.
Public Input Sought On Draft Olympic National Park Mountain Goat Management Plan
A draft plan for dealing with nonnative mountain goats at Olympic National Park, one that carries a preferred alternative calling for removal of as many goats as possible, is open for public comment through September 26.
Fishers Are Reproducing In The Southern Cascades
Grainy images of a young female fisher with her kit provide the first evidence that this rare forest carnivore is reproducing in the South Cascades, where state, federal, and nonprofit organizations are working to reintroduce them.
- June 30th, 2017
Reader Survey Day: Where's The Best, And Worst, National Park Restaurant?
There easily are 100 and more dining spots in the National Park System, from deli operations to crystal and white-linen-draped-table establishments. But where are the best ones, and which are the ones to avoid?
Exploring The Parks: Spring In The Forests Of Olympic National Park
One day may not be enough time to completely explore the unique ecosystems of Olympic National Park, but it's long enough to understand how Washington got its nickname: the Evergreen State.
Cast A Line In The Parks
There are plenty of fish stories in our national parks, from Grand Canyon rainbows to the bonefish of the Everglades flats. Here’s a quick look at some of the many fishing opportunities in the National Park System.
- By Patrick Cone - June 14th, 2017
Flood Damage Repair On Mora Road In Olympic National Park To Begin Wednesday
Work to repair flood damage to the Mora Road in Olympic National Park should begin Wednesday and is expected to last up to six weeks.
Work On Boulder Creek Trail Begins Monday; No Access On Olympic Hot Springs Road Above Glines Canyon Overlook
Olympic National Park crews on Monday will start work on Boulder Creek Trail, which begins at the end of the Olympic Hot Springs Road in the Elwha Valley. For visitor and employee safety, there will be no access above the Glines Canyon Overlook on Olympic Hot Springs Road beginning Monday, May 15, until later this summer.
Op-Ed | Some People Have Always Hated National Monuments—Until They Love Them
Last week, President Trump launched an unprecedented assault on America’s public lands when he ordered Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to evaluate whether dozens of national monuments should be rescinded or reduced in size. It wasn't the first such attack, and more times than not in the past the same voices that once warned of economies destroyed by lands protection come to see that there’s more value in protecting a place than stripping it of minerals and trees.
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