National Park News

Visitors traveling to Yosemite National Park over the Fourth of July holiday weekend should expect the park to be very busy.  The Fourth of July weekend is traditionally one of the busiest weekends of the year.

Yosemite National Park announces the extension of the public scoping period for visitor use on the trail leading to Half Dome and the Half Dome cables.  The scoping period has been extended to July 6, 2010. 

Junior Ranger Programs begin at Copper Center and Chitina.

The deep winter snows and late storms have extended the road, campground and trail openings at Lassen Volcanic National Park.

A habituated black bear was captured and euthanized by Yellowstone National Park staff on Wednesday morning.

The Elwha Science Education Project begins two weeklong field science programs this week. A partnership between the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, Olympic Park Institute and Olympic National Park, the programs are funded through a National Science Foundation grant to Western Carolina University.

park wide pavement preservation project is getting underway in Glacier National Park for paved surfaces throughout the park EXCEPT for the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

A habituated black bear was captured and euthanized by Yellowstone National Park staff on Wednesday morning.

Closure of Johns Hopkins Inlet to all vessel traffic has been extended through July 15, 2010 to protect unweaned seal pups.

Even though the upcoming holiday weekend is forecast to have cooler temperatures with the possibility of rain, Denali National Park and Preserve and Denali National Park and Preserve officials are asking visitors to be cautious with their use of fire while enjoying the park.

Fire crews continued to anchor fire lines into the black on the western and southern flanks of the Cow Creek Fire while fire crews held and improved existing lines on the east flank of fire. The fire has burned 911 acres and the southern and eastern flanks are 40 percent contained.

A new video podcast, Day Hiking and Wildlife, associated with the recently launched program “Reward Yourself – Hike the Smokies Challenge”, is now available for viewing.

A park wide pavement preservation project is getting underway in Glacier National Park for paved surfaces throughout the park EXCEPT for the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Air and ground operations continue on the Cow Creek Fire burning in remote wilderness of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Mop-up operations continued on the Round Mountain Fire that is burning on the Canyon Lake Ranger District of the Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest.

The Cow Creek fire continues to burn in remote, rugged timbered terrain of Rocky Mountain National Park. The fire is currently 903 acres. Crews continued to anchor fire lines into the black on the western and southern flanks of the fire while crews held and improved existing lines on the east flank of the fire. Moderate fire behavior with isolated torching and short range spotting is expected today.

Fire operations continued today on the Round Mountain Fire that is burning on the Canyon Lake Ranger District of the Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest. The fire was declared 100 percent contained at 8 p.m. on June 27. Three Type II crews continue to patrol the fire and mop-up any remaining hot spots.

Fire crews are continuing their work on the Cow Creek Fire in the Rocky Mountain National Park. The fire is located in the West Creek drainage in the North Fork area of the Park and is one mile south of Mount Dickinson. Fire behavior has increased, with some torching on the southwest perimeter of the fire. A total of 897 acres have burned since the fire began on June 24th.

Aided by cooler temperatures and overcast afternoon skies, fire crews continued to engage the Round Mountain Fire that is burning on the Canyon Lake Ranger District of the Arapahoe Roosevelt National Forest.

On May 30th, seven year old Kylie Ferguson discovered some fossils while participating in a junior ranger program at Badlands National Park.

For the second time in less than a month, a bear has been killed by a hit and run driver in Yellowstone National Park.

Work on the one major road project in the park will be halted for the holiday weekend to help keep traffic moving. All campgrounds, lodging, stores, shops, service stations, restaurants, and other services and activities in the park are open for the season.

For the second time in less than a month, a bear has been killed by a hit and run driver in Yellowstone National Park.

Efforts are underway to restore electrical service to sites at Yellowstone’s only RV park.

A motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park has claimed the life of an Illinois man.

Planning, compliance and design efforts are underway on a project to restore electrical service to all the sites in the Fishing Bridge RV park. It is not known when the first sites with restored electrical service will be available for reservation and use.