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NEWS: New Volcano & Geyser Eruptions, Border Wall May Go Through Big Bend, Big Sur Wildflowers Destroyed
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- Parkography
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- Mar 5, 2026
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- 739
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Summary
This week in national park news: Mount Rainier National Park has officially dropped its timed entry reservation system for 2026 — joining Yosemite, Arches, and Glacier in abandoning the pandemic-era crowd management experiment. Meanwhile, one of Yellowstone’s most unusual geothermal features — Echinus Geyser — has suddenly begun erupting again after years of dormancy. We also cover: • A fatal incident near the Kīlauea caldera in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park• A controversial proposal to build new border barriers through Big Bend National Park• One of the best wildflower blooms in Death Valley since 2016• A strange act of vandalism at Big Sur’s famous Calla Lily Valley• Possible campground closures in Washington state parks• And the opening of a brand-new Texas state park for the first time in 24 years 00:00 Intro00:46 Mount Rainier Drops Timed Entry02:01 Hawaii Volcano Fatal Incident02:57 Yellowstone Geyser Returns04:47 Big Bend Border Wall Proposal06:58 Death Valley Wildflower Bloom08:14 Big Sur Flower Vandalism09:46 Washington Campground Cuts10:58 Texas Opens New State Park12:05 Wrap Up