Gates of Arctic National Park and Preserve

Scientists Confirm That Melting Permafrost Colors Alaskan Rivers Orange

The release of "fool's gold" — pyrite — that's been locked for thousands of years in permafrost is partially behind the orange hue that's tinting Alaskan rivers in the Brooks Range, according to scientists.

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By NPT Staff - June 2nd, 2026

House Republicans Propose Millions In Cuts To National Park Service Budget

More than $100 million would be stripped from the National Park Service under a budget proposal passed by Republicans in the House Natural Resources Committee, which also wants to green-light a 211-mile road through Gates of Arctic National Park and Preserve to reach a mine site.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 2nd, 2025

Wednesday's The Last Day To Comment On Proposed Sport Hunting Regs At National Preserves In Alaska

National Park Service officials, looking to offset the recent liberalization of Alaska state hunting regulations, are proposing regulations that aim to better protect predators from hunters. The comment period on the proposed regulations runs out Wednesday.

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November 30th, 2014

Reader Participation Day: Which National Park System Unit Do You Want To Visit, But Probably Won't?

Which unit of the National Park System would you most like to see...but fear you won't for one reason or another (most likely distance and/or cost)?

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November 27th, 2013

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Twenty-seven Years Ago, Eight National Parks Came to Be

Never before have, and probably never again will, so many national parks come into existence on the same date. Given birth by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act were Denali, Gates of Arctic, Glacier Bay, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, Kobuk Valley, Lake Clark and Wrangell-St. Elias national parks.

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December 2nd, 2007

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Gates of Arctic National Park and Preserve

Scientists Confirm That Melting Permafrost Colors Alaskan Rivers Orange

House Republicans Propose Millions In Cuts To National Park Service Budget

Wednesday's The Last Day To Comment On Proposed Sport Hunting Regs At National Preserves In Alaska

Reader Participation Day: Which National Park System Unit Do You Want To Visit, But Probably Won't?

Twenty-seven Years Ago, Eight National Parks Came to Be

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