National Park Service Coverage

  • NC parks prep for Hurricane Isaias
    NC parks prep for Hurricane Isaias
    North Carolina has so many beautiful parks especially on the eastern side of our state and along the coast. With Hurricane Isaiah on the way, officials are starting to make preparations to protect them. David Hallac, Superintendent of the National Parks of Eastern North Carolina, spoke with WRAL News on Friday morning.
    July 31, 2020 1:30 p.m. EDT
  • Dead Fraser fir trees in North Carolina's Balsam Range
    After decades of devastation, a comeback for western NC forests
    A long-term study in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park shows that the number of adult Fraser firs has increased over the last 30 years.
    April 20, 2020 2:15 p.m. EDT
  • National Park Service Junior Ranger Program
    Free online National Park Service Junior Ranger books
    The National Park Service has a number of free Junior Ranger books available to download.
    March 20, 2020 8:21 p.m. EDT
  • Girl sends rock back to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    Girl sends rock back to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    After pocketing a rock from the Great Smoky Mountains, a young visitor felt so guilty she mailed the rock back, along with a sweet letter.
    August 22, 2019 9:02 a.m. EDT
  • Sewer leak endangers Kentucky national park visitors
    Sewer leak endangers Kentucky national park visitors
    National parks across the country are filling with visitors this summer, and many parks are badly in need of maintenance and repairs. Gary Strieker takes us underground at Mammoth Caves National Park where a sewer leak is causing potentially dangerous conditions for visitors.
    July 14, 2019 9:40 a.m. EDT
  • National parks will offer free admission Saturday
    Following a day of severe storms, Triangle residents might want to enjoy a free day of outdoor fun when the weather clears Saturday.
    April 19, 2019 5:21 p.m. EDT
  • This summer marks 20 years since Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move
    This summer marks 20 years since Cape Hatteras Lighthouse move
    The National Park Service planned for years and worked for months to save the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse from rising tides and the migrating shoreline along the Outer Banks as the ocean crept closer to its base in Buxton. Most of the Cape Hatteras Park Rangers from 1999 have since moved on.
    March 22, 2019 11:08 a.m. EDT