The decision by staff at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida not to propose any wilderness-eligible lands for official wilderness designation has been approved by the regional director.
1st, January 2025, 08:30pm
It's been quite a year in the National Park System, and on the web pages of the National Parks Traveler.
31st, December 2024, 03:26pm
There are too many stories about Yellowstone and Grand Teton national park visitors getting in troubling situations with wildlife.
31st, December 2024, 03:07pm
A proposed fee increase for private river trips through Grand Canyon National Park if approved will more than triple the cost to individuals, with the revenues targeted to help with river restoration and mitigation projects.
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31st, December 2024, 03:07pm
Hurricane damage, tribal co-stewardship, toppled beach houses, and suffering horses were among the top stories from around the National Park System this past year.
31st, December 2024, 03:07pm
Forests littered with trees that once soared high but now are stacked in disarray like gigantic Pick Up Stix. Rising seas eroding shorelines and squeezing wildlife. A venerable footpath facing many threats. Prices threatening to make a mockery out of the contention that a national park vacation is inexpensive
31st, December 2024, 03:07pm
Jimmy Carter started out as a small-town peanut farmer, and held just one term as president of the United States, but during those four years he signed legislation creating more than three dozen national parks, including the country's largest, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
30th, December 2024, 07:16pm
The sale of 640 acres within Grand Teton National Park from the state of Wyoming to the Interior Department was finalized Monday, ensuring permanent protection for the parcel that is key for migratory wildlife and erasing concerns that the property might have been sold for development.
30th, December 2024, 04:33pm
President-elect Trump once again says he'll change the name of America's tallest mountain.
30th, December 2024, 08:35pm
It's been a tumultuous four years for the National Park System and the National Park Service, with powerful storms and wildfires sweeping the parks, insufficient funding and declining staff when you consider the addition of ten units since President Biden took office, and some questionable decisions.
30th, December 2024, 08:30pm