National Park News

Superintendent Patrick Reed announced today that all military personnel, active and retired, and their families will receive free admittance to certain cave tours on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, in honor of Veteran’s Day.  The fee waiver applies to the Historic, New Entrance, and Frozen Niagara cave tours only. 

Do you have family that lived in Edmonson, Barren, and Hart counties on land that became Mammoth Cave National Park, or have an interest in the area's history?   If your answer is yes, make plans to come to Roots in the Cave at Mammoth Cave Hotel, November 7-9, 2008.

Yosemite National Park is preparing a Tioga Trailheads Environmental Assessment (EA) to provide corridor-wide trailhead design guidelines; to protect sensitive natural and cultural resources; and to improve visitor safety, access, and enjoyment.  This project will consider alternative means to improve traffic and pedestrian travel patterns, way-finding, accessibility, interpretation, picnicking facilities, food storage, and waste management.

With the arrival of the first winter storm of the season, the Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park will close this evening at 7:00 p.m. The storm is bringing rain to the Sierra Nevada region with significant snowfall expected at higher elevations.

Shellfish from along the park's coastline have been found with high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins.

The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks.

Through the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program, four teachers spent the summer working as park rangers in Acadia National Park and Saint Croix Island International Historic Site.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve upgraded a law enforcement emergency services vehicle to make it more recognizable to the public.  In this manner the Park will be able to better serve the public for a wide variety of emergencies and other needs.

New tire chain requirement to take effect on November 21.

Three Finger Mesa Prescribed Fire Update

Zion National Park to Offer November Shuttle Bus Service

Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne Dedicates First Centennial Initiative Project

Fire managers from Rocky Mountain National Park plan to take advantage of the upcoming winter weather conditions to burn piles of slash from several forest thinning and hazard tree mitigation projects.

The endangered island fox, one of America’s rarest mammals occurring only on the Channel Islands, are being released to the wild, bringing an end to the captive rearing program and closing the one remaining captive breeding facility on Santa Rosa Island.

Rocky Mountain National Park staff distributed $27,544 in 2008, to assist four local volunteer fire departments.

Park facilities are beginning to close for the winter.

Yellowstone National Park Solicits Comments for Miller Creek Trail Project

Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation in Yellowstone National Park

Mesa Verde National Park fire management staff will be conducting a prescribed fire project near Morefield Campground later this month.

Mesa Verde National Park is proud to announce its Artist-In-Residence (AIR) program for 2009.

An injured climber was successfully hauled approximately 1700 feet up North Chasm View Wall.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is currently seeking energetic volunteers to work with park trail crews to improve two popular park trails.

The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve Trail Crew completed extensive trail repair and planning throughout the Park during the 2008 summer season.

Superintendent Cherry Payne announced today that the 13-knot speed limit and mid-channel course requirement for vessels traveling in all Park waters is hereby cancelled.

High water at shark valley limits visitor access

First fatality in the park in 2008,

Weekday travelers advised to use caution as road work continues through early November.

Pioneer roots to be celebrated at special event at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.  This event will feature living history demonstrations, a colonial trade faire, and special programs and activities.

A year after the reintroduction of black-footed ferrets into Wind Cave National Park, the program is showing signs of success. Fourteen kits, baby ferrets, were trapped and released in the park’s primary reintroduction areas last week during four nights of surveying. 

Visitor services in Stehekin are beginning to wind down for the winter. Golden West Visitor Center hours will be reduced to follow the changing Lady of the Lake ferry schedule. The National Park Service concession restaurant and accommodations, Stehekin Landing Resort, will close for the winter on October 31.