Zion National Park will join law enforcement agencies throughout the country to support Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, an intensive law enforcement campaign designed to combat impaired driving.
Despite the much needed moisture the region received from last winter’s heavy snowpack, typical late summer weather conditions have caused vegetation in South Central Montana and Northwest Wyoming to dry out, increasing the potential for fire activity.
BrooksCamp: The bears seem to be coming back early for their late summer and fall salmon feast. Many bears were seen in the lower Brooks River today.
Permits are available by lottery to collect firewood generated from hazard tree removals within Rocky Mountain National Park.
Grand Canyon, Ariz. – The New Water Fire, on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Meadview, Arizona, was declared “controlled” on Friday, August 19.
With its white wooden buildings, verandas and sprawling green lawns, Yosemite’s Wawona Hotel cradles its visitors in Victorian elegance. Two signature features of this National Landmark — the stone fountain in front of the hotel and a fountain at the entrance to the adjacent Thomas Hill Studio — have again sprung to life after major rehabilitation projects.
On Monday evening, August 22, 2011, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Yosemite Emergency Communication Center received a report of a person falling off the face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Due to the late hour, Yosemite National Park Rangers were unable to initiate search efforts. Yesterday, August 23, 2011, the victim’s body was spotted via helicopter and Park Rangers extricated the victim from the base of Half Dome.
Everglades National Park firefighters are currently managing a wildfire that began Tuesday afternoon as a result of a lightning strike.
The west side of the White Rim Road remains impassable to motor vehicles due to flood damage.
A dark night sky is the perfect setting for the North Dakota Badlands Star Party in Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s North Unit. The annual event will be held on August 26 and 27.
Matt Schanandore, an internationally known flutist and storyteller, will present an evening of music and interpretive storytelling at the Cottonwood Campground amphitheater in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Saturday, August 27, at 8:00 p.m. MDT.
Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn piles of debris consisting of trees and brush in the vicinity of the new Birch Creek Cabin beginning Monday, August 22, continuing through Thursday, August 25, conditions permitting.
Jim Herdman is Program Manager of Historic and Visitor Assets for the Department of Conservation in New Zealand at the South Marlborough Area Office.
Grand Canyon to Celebrate Birth of the National Park Service
On August 22, the National Park Service will begin resurfacing a portion of the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway in Zion National Park.
Kenai Fjords National Park reports that there may be an injured bear in the Exit Glacier area. On the evening of August 17, a bear was shot along the Harding Icefield Trail by a visitor who reported that they felt the bear posed a danger. An investigation is ongoing.
An international visitor was killed by lightning along the Rim Trail between Sunrise and Sunset Points in Bryce Canyon National Park on Thursday, August 18.
Mount Rainier park craftsmen have completed the year-long restoration work of the Chinook Pass Entrance Arch. The final phase will take place on Monday, August 22, 2011.
Damage from Lightening Strike at Everglades National Park Repaired
Lightening Strike disrupts phone and internet access at Everglades National Park
Biscayne National Park is seeking feedback on ithe plan that will guide park management for the next 20-30 years.
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