Waiting For Whales At Cape Spear Lighthouse
At the most easterly point of land in Canada, people come to watch and wait.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 2nd, 2022 4:55am
Latest News
The latest news from around the National Park System.
World War II Ordnance Force Closure Of Swimming Area At Assateague Island National Seashore
A section of Assateague Island National Seashore's beachfront has been temporarily closed due to the presence of unexploded ordnance that has come to the surface there.
Interior Finalizes Rule To Protect Fossils On Public Lands
Federal land managers are coordinating their management of paleontological resources on public lands, a process designed to improve not just protection of fossils but also to provide for a consistent approach in inventorying and monitoring these resources.
- By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2022 2:30am
A Hike To The World's Tallest Tree Could Cost You $5,000 And Jail Time
Too many people hoping to glimpse a closeup of what is considered the world's tallest tree, located in Redwood National and State Parks, have prompted the National Park Service to resort to a $5,000 fine and possible jail time to discourage the experience.
- By Compiled From N... - August 2nd, 2022 2:30am
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
If Keji's Ancient Rocks Could Talk
Barefoot, we carefully step onto a slate outcrop along the shore of Kejimkujik Lake and start looking for ancient Mi’kmaq images carved in the soft rock.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 1st, 2022 2:45am
Op-Ed | New York Times Promotes Logging In Yosemite National Park
The New York Times recently published an article titled At Yosemite, A Preservation Plan That Calls For Chainsaws. The idea that we need to log the forest to create healthy forests in a national park is a major threat to the management policies of the National Park Service, which generally promotes natural ecological and evolutionary processes.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2022 2:30am
Anthrax Outbreak Strikes Wood Buffalo National Park
Wood Buffalo National Park is grappling with an anthrax outbreak in northern Canada.
- By NPT Staff - August 1st, 2022 2:15am
Yellowstone Flood Recovery Update
In the park’s continuing efforts to expand visitor access, effective Aug. 3 through Oct. 31, 2022, visitors with a day-use ticket will be able to drive the road corridor from Tower Junction to Slough Creek to park and hike, fish and watch wildlife.
- By Compiled From N... - July 30th, 2022 10:31am
Fishing Advisory Due To High Water Temperatures At Grand Teton
During the peak summer season, hot weather causes elevated water temperatures that are stressful for coldwater fish such as trout. Fishing compounds this stress and hampers the fish’s ability to recover when caught and released.
- By Compiled From N... - July 30th, 2022 3:49pm
Vandalism Closes Cavate on Pueblo Loop Trail At Bandelier
Early this week, Bandelier National Monument Rangers and Preservationists discovered damage in a highly visited and very popular area on the Pueblo Loop Trail known as Cave Kiva.
- By Compiled From N... - July 30th, 2022 8:00am
Damascus Trail Center Along The A.T. To Open In Late August
The Damascus Trail Center along the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Virginia will officially open to the public on Saturday, August 27, at 10 a.m. Eastern.
- By NPT Staff - July 29th, 2022 2:30am
Senate Legislation Stands To Benefit National Park System
The National Park Service, which has struggled to fully staff the National Park System and cope with climate change, would benefit from passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 by Congress.
- By NPT Staff - July 29th, 2022 2:30am
Kayaker Drowns At Lake Mead National Recreation Area
A 31-year-old man drowned at Lake Mead National Recreation Area while try to retrieve an inflatable kayak that blew away from him in high winds.
- By Compiled From N... - July 28th, 2022 4:19pm
Trails I've Hiked: Shadow Mountain Lookout
On the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, where the Colorado River drains out of Shadow Mountain Lake and heads down a short course to fill Lake Granby, is a path that leads to the shoulder of Shadow Mountain. There, in an opening in the piney forest, stands a fire lookout built in the 1930s.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 28th, 2022 2:30am
Mystery Photo 62 Revealed: Josie Morris's Home
For more than 50 years Josie Bassett Morris made this log cabin on Cub Creek home. Now part of Dinosaur National Monument, the cabin is the legacy of a woman who, during her long life, knew Butch Cassidy and lived a rough, rugged, and independent live.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 28th, 2022 2:30am
South Dakota Loses Bid To Shower Mount Rushmore With Fireworks
South Dakota's appeal of a National Park Service decision blocking a 2021 fireworks display over Mount Rushmore National Memorial landed like a dud in the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 27th, 2022 6:20pm
Learn-To-Camp Sessions On Tap In Newfoundland
Two Parks Canada spots in western Newfoundland are hosting free learn-to camp sessions this summer. Port au Choix National Historic Site will run the program Aug. 6-7, while Gros Morne National Park will offer it Aug. 13-14.
- By NPT Staff - July 27th, 2022 2:45am
$2 Million Grant To Grand Teton National Park Foundation Will Benefit Wildlife
A surprising $2 million grant from filmmaker Myrna Berlet to the Grand Teton National Park Foundation will benefit the park's wildlife, as it will be used to support the foundation’s ongoing partnership work with Grand Teton National Park and will be used to begin an endowment for wildlife and natural resources conservation efforts, as well as youth engagement programs that introduce young people to the wonders of the natural world.
- By NPT Staff - July 27th, 2022 2:30am
Mystery Photo 62-Roughing It
Ok, with all the log cabins in the National Park System, asking you to identify this one might be unfair. And yet, there are some very well traveled parks travelers out there and it's very possible they know where this cabin sits. If you don't, we'll have the answer tomorrow.
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