National Park News

Three rock climbers were rescued yesterday afternoon from the wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, culminating a two day rescue operation. Sarah Land, 24 from Oakhurst, California, Walker Mackey, 25, and Rio Mackey, 23, both from Boulder, Colorado were lowered down the wall of the 7,563 foot granite monolith after spending the night on the wall of El Capitan. Walker and Rio were not injured and Land sustained moderate injuries.

National Park Service completes work on improvements to railway tour bus staging area near the Historic Grand Canyon Depot

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Supervisory Fisheries Biologist Steve Moore was recently recognized with two national awards for his leadership in native trout stream restoration at the Smokies and in national parks across the nation.

Yosemite National Park announces that Day Use Permits to climb the Half Dome cables will be required seven days per week for the 2011 summer season to increase visitor safety on the cables.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park welcomes volunteers to participate in the nationwide Audubon Christmas Bird Count on December 19 and 20, 2010.

The Medora Area Count will take place on Sunday, December 19. Volunteers wishing to take part should meet at the South Unit Visitor Center at 8:00 a.m. MST on Sunday. The North Unit Count will be held on Monday, December 20. Volunteers should meet at the North Unit Visitor Center at 9:00 a.m. CST.

The elk reduction effort in Theodore Roosevelt National Park has reached the halfway mark for the season. To date, 200 elk have been removed from the park.

December 2010 Glacier Bay Vessel Use Planning Update

December 2010 Glacier Bay Vessel Use Planning Update

Public Comment Time Extended For Cuyahoga Valley National Park Trail Management Plan Draft Alternatives

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Holiday events at Wind Cave National Park begin with the annual Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 12, followed by the park’s holiday open house on Wednesday, December 15.

Holiday events at Wind Cave National Park begin with the annual Christmas Bird Count on Sunday, December 12, followed by the park’s holiday open house on Wednesday, December 15.

The Oral History Collection at Yellowstone National Park is reaching out to current and former area residents and employees, inviting them to share their special memories by participating in the “Holidays in Yellowstone” oral history project.

The Oral History Collection at Yellowstone National Park is reaching out to current and former area residents and employees, inviting them to share their special memories by participating in the “Holidays in Yellowstone” oral history project.

The NPS is soliciting comment on a proposal to install a DIDSON sonar unit to count salmon in the Bartlett River. Comments due by January 15, 2011.

The NPS is soliciting comment on a proposal to install a DIDSON sonar unit to count salmon in the Bartlett River. Comments due by January 15, 2011.

Voyageurs National Park announces winter holiday hours.

In accordance with Grand Canyon National Park’s 2010 Fire Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement, park fire managers will begin to expand the use of non-fire treatments to reduce hazardous fuels in the park’s wildland-urban interface.

The interior roads of Yellowstone National Park are being packed and groomed in order to open to commercially guided snowmobile and snowcoach travel as scheduled in mid-December.

The interior roads of Yellowstone National Park are being packed and groomed in order to open to commercially guided snowmobile and snowcoach travel as scheduled in mid-December.

Joining tens of thousands of volunteers from across the country, Yosemite National Park is participating in the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) to be held on Thursday, December 16, 2010. This is the 79th year that Yosemite is participating in the CBC and the park has contributed over 90,000 observations to this fun and important conservation event.

Yosemite National Park announces the release of the Invasive Plant Management Plan Update (IPMP Update) Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 45-day public review, ending January 30, 2011. The IPMP update builds upon key elements of the existing plan (Invasive Plant Management Plan for Yosemite National Park, NPS 2008) to provide a more adaptive, efficient and effective framework for responding to the growing challenges of managing invasive plants while protecting Yosemite’s natural and cultural resources.

In May of this year, Yosemite National Park initiated an extensive project to repair and repave approximately 25 miles of road within Yosemite National Park. The scope of the project includes work on the Wawona Road from the South Entrance (Highway 41 coming from Fresno) to Yosemite Valley. The majority of the work has concluded for this year and the project will be completed in spring 2011.

The National Park Service is extending the public scoping period for the Environmental Assessment regarding the allocation of climbing permits between commercial guided climbing operators and independent climbers on Mount McKinley through Monday, December 13, 2010.

Rocky Mountain National Park and PBS’s Education Series is proud to present The National Parks: America’s Best Idea Series each Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center.

Steve Martin, Superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, has announced his retirement on January 1, 2011.

Take a break from December’s craziness with a special holiday-themed Family Fun Fest!

BrooksCamp: Apply today for interpretive park ranger positions at Brooks Camp this summer: http://bit.ly/dTIt33.