National Park News

BrooksCamp: No sun at Brooks Camp lately, but still lots of bears. 16 fishing at the Falls last night and spring cubs visible on the beach daily.

Kids ages 6 to 12 and their families are invited to enjoy Theodore Roosevelt National Park for Junior Ranger Family Fun Days on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1.  The July 31 program will be offered in the park's North Unit and the August 1 activities will be held in the South Unit.

Yesterday’s Activities:  Cooler temperature, higher humidity, and lower winds helped yesterday’s suppression efforts.  Fireline construction around the main body of the fire was completed.  Crews continued to mop up along the northern perimeter.  Water pumps and fire hose lays were removed from southwestern perimeter of the fire.  One heavy, two medium, and one light helicopter supported suppression activities and transported equipment/supplies back to the Fishing Bridge fire camp.

This summer, a new tour boat reservation system was implemented in Voyageurs. Reservations may be made online at Recreation.gov or by calling the National Call Center at (877) 444-6777.

Join park naturalist Jesse Padron this Friday, July 30, at the Woodenfrog State Forest Campground Refectory. The program runs from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is recommended for ages 6 and up.

On Saturday, July 24, three men from the Las Vegas area were caught in a flash flood while canyoneering in Spry Canyon

Searchers found the body of a missing hiker in Zion National Park at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 22.

Zion National Park is conducting a search for a missing hiker in the Kolob Terrace section of the park.

Arches National Park is developing a management plan to determine what impacts climbing, canyoneering, and associated activities, commercial and noncommercial, may have on the park, and to consider how the NPS should manage or possibly limit those activities.

Active torching occurred in the pockets of heavy fuels and was suppressed with helicopter water drops.  Crews completed mop up on the southwestern perimeter and continued to work the spot fires along the northern perimeter. 

Yellowstone National Park is extending the public comment period on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) which looks at vaccinating bison against brucellosis without capturing or handling the animals.

Single tree torching and smoldering still present. Four hotshot crews and two Type 2 hand crews made good progress in their work digging fire line around the perimeter.  Five helicopters provided aerial support on the incident. Most aerial efforts were concentrated on hotspots in the northwest corner and southern portions of the fire.

Officials from Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park invite the public to the 7th annual Waterton-Glacier Science and History Day on Tuesday, August 10 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Bayshore Inn Convention Centre in Waterton Lakes National Park of Alberta, Canada. The event is free-of-charge.

Bryce Canyon National Park has reopened the popular Wall Street section of the Navajo Loop Trail which was closed back in April 2010 due to falling rocks. Trail crews have been busy over the past several weeks clearing rocks which have fallen since the closure.

On July 30-31, Bryce Canyon National Park will be celebrating its most stunning resource, the geology. Known for its colorful and oddly shaped rock spires called hoodoos, the area was established as a national park in 1928.

A Glennallen man was bitten on the hand, reportedly by a bear, during a backpacking trip in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve.

Officials from Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park invite the public to the 7th annual Waterton-Glacier Science and History Day on Tuesday, August 10.

The National Park Service and its partner Grand Canyon Youth designed this pilot program to get youth into the outdoors and inspired by the unique scenery and resources of Grand Canyon National Park.

It is the peak season at Glacier National Park and that means an increased chance of people encountering wildlife both on park trails and roads.

Comments received during public scoping in January, February and March have been reviewed and considered. They were used to help create a draft range of alternatives, which are being released today. 

Glacier National Park’s 2010 summer visitor season is off to a strong start, park officials report.

Cooler temperatures and cloud cover on Wednesday gave firefighters an opportunity to make good progress constructing hand line along the west side of the fire.  Water and retardant drops continued to cool the north and northeast side of the fire as crews worked their way toward that side of the fire.

BrooksCamp: Bear viewing at Brooks Falls peaking right now-20+ bears fishing at the Falls last night. Sows with spring cubs seen often in lower river.

It is the peak season at Glacier National Park and that means an increased chance of people encountering wildlife both on park trails and roads.

The weather over the fire was partly to mostly cloudy all day, with cooler temperatures, more humid conditions, and lighter winds than were forecast. The fire was much less active as a result.  Unlike some previous days, there was no significant smoke column visible.  Firefighters continue to make slow but steady progress constructing control line along the western flank of the fire through very heavy, mature forest with a significant amount of large dead and downed logs.

Two teenage hikers in Glacier National Park were struck by falling rocks on the Highline trail on Wednesday, July 21, 2010.