Ice Storm Closes Roads at Mammoth Cave National Park
An ice storm has prompted Mammoth Cave National Park officials to close all roads in the park as of 4 p.m. local time today.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 27th, 2009 2:58pm
Parks in the News
Rangers Catch Snowmobilers Riding Illegally in Yellowstone National Park's Backcountry
Four Indiana visitors to Yellowstone National Park have been invited to return to Mammoth Hot Springs late next month...to face charges of snowmobiling illegally in the park's backcountry.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 27th, 2009 2:53pm
Planning to Visit Apostle Islands National Lakeshore? Leave Your Gun At Home
Planning to visit Apostle Islands National Lakeshore? If you fear for your safety in national parks, you'll have to either skip this lakeshore or go it without your firearm and hope for the best.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 26th, 2009 11:10am
Great Basin National Park: It's More Than Simply A Cave
What in the world was Jim Hansen thinking back in the 1990s when, as a U.S. representative from Utah and chair of the House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, he said Great Basin National Park should be removed from the National Park System?
- By Chance Finegan - January 23rd, 2009 1:50pm
Yellowstone Geologist Worries About What Goes "Bump" At Night
Who hasn't been jarred awake at night wondering what went "bump!"? Hank Heasler doesn't worry too much about it...unless his cellphone starts chirping.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 25th, 2009 8:51am
Secretary Salazar on Guns in Parks: He'll "Take A Look At It"
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar was non-committal, though with a decided rightward lean, when asked by a National Park Service employee whether he would challenge the recent rule change to allow park visitors to arm themselves.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 3rd, 2009 8:42pm
Post-Inauguration Facts and Figures from the NPS – but Don't Expect a Crowd Estimate
The Big Day on the National Mall has come and gone, thankfully without major incidents. The National Park Service has compiled a few behind-the-scenes facts and figures, but contrary to published reports, there won't be an official estimate of the crowd from that agency.
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- By Jim Burnett - January 23rd, 2009 11:37am
Secretary Salazar Mulls Reopening Top of Statue of Liberty
Is it time to reopen Miss Liberty's crown to the general public? Interior Secretary Ken Salazar thinks so.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 24th, 2009 9:06am
A Major Overhaul at Ford's Theatre National Historic Site Raises a Few Eyebrows
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. is completing major renovations just in time for the celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial next month. Part of an ambitious $50 million project to create an expanded "Lincoln Campus," the scope of the work has raised eyebrows among some history buffs.
- By Jim Burnett - January 22nd, 2009 12:21pm
Interior Secretary Salazar Uses the "S" Word On Second Day at the Office
Well, they're tossing the "s" word around at Interior again. You know, the "s" word. "Science." Let's see if they pay closer attention to it than the old administration.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 22nd, 2009 7:11pm
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