All National Parks Have Free Entrance on Veterans Day The National Park Service (NPS) will host various special events and provide free entrance to everyone on Saturday, November 11, to commemorate Veterans Day. On Veterans Day and throughout the year, U.S. military veterans and Gold Star Family members can obtain a free, lifetime entrance pass to all of the country’s national parks. Current military members and their dependents are eligible […] SnowBrains | November 9, 2023 0 Comments
Conservation Groups Sue National Park Service to Protect Wilderness in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA Lawsuit challenges NPS’s decision, made by shortcutting public engagement and environmental review processes, to implement tree cutting and burning deep in designated Wilderness areas Wilderness Watch, Sequoia ForestKeeper, and Tule River Conservancy filed a lawsuit today against the National Park Service (NPS), challenging the agency’s unlawful decision to implement extensive and motorized tree cutting and burning across thousands of acres of […] SnowBrains | September 26, 2023 1 Comment
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $44 Million to Restore and Strengthen Climate Resilience Across America’s National Parks Yesterday, the Department of the Interior announced over $44 million from the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda to meet critical ecosystem resilience, restoration, and environmental planning needs for the National Park Service in fiscal year 2023. These investments from the Inflation Reduction Act will be guided by the Department’s Restoration and Resilience Framework to support coordination across agency programs […] SnowBrains | August 10, 2023 0 Comments
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Provide Updates to Estimated Reopening Dates Ahead of the Memorial Day Weekend Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks personnel continue to make progress with snow clearing, damage repairs, and all the various tasks associated with recovering from a historic winter season. Memorial Day weekend is the usual kick-off to summer in the parks, but unfortunately, this year, access to the world’s largest tree (by volume) and the surrounding Giant Forest and Lodgepole […] SnowBrains | May 12, 2023 0 Comments
Your Guide to the National Parks Your Guide to the National Parks by Michael Joseph Oswald is a powerful tool when it comes to planning a trip to any one of our nation’s 63 national parks. It’s got everything in there you’ll need—everything. The smooth reading guidebook is the most put-together, well-thought-out collection of knowledge about U.S. National Parks I’ve encountered. Oswald’s guide is aesthetically pleasing […] Book Review Martin Kuprianowicz | June 6, 2022 0 Comments
Top 5 National Parks for Backcountry Skiing Looking to earn some turns as well as check some National Parks off your bucket list this year? As tourist season at many National Parks has ended, it’s the perfect time to visit. There’s no better way to explore the West’s National Parks than skiing them. Here are five National Parks with some of the best backcountry skiing. National Parks […] Backcountry Aunika Skogen | December 7, 2021 0 Comments
American National Parks are Offering Free Admission on August 25 for the 105th Anniversary of the National Park Service On August 25, 1916, former US President Woodrow Wilson enforced the National Park Service (NPS). In celebration of its 105th anniversary, the National Park Service is offering free admission to all of its sites on August 25. Related: New June Visitation Records Set at 7 National Parks All 423 parks will be open for this promotion, with in-person and virtual […] Breya Bergom | August 23, 2021 0 Comments
New June Visitation Records Set at 7 National Parks Pent-up demand for travel is playing out across the United States as seven National Parks have seen record-breaking visitation for the month of June. The largest increase percentage-wise has been seen in Maine’s Acadia National Park where 660,779 visitors were recorded in June alone. This number marks a 228 percent increase from the COVID stricken 2020 season and a 34 […] Industry News Lucas Gauthier | July 22, 2021 0 Comments