National Parks Traveler Back On-Line, Back in Business!
After an "interesting" two days, the Traveler is back on-line and back in business.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 31st, 2009 7:36pm
Parks in the News
By the Numbers: President Bush’s National Park Legacy
George W. Bush’s national park legacy includes seven new NPS units, five redesignations, one deauthorization, and one oddity.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 22nd, 2011 10:59am
Tracing The Postage Stamp-Sized History of the National Park System
You could call it a postage stamp-sized history of the National Park System, but the history of park scenes on U.S. postage is really quite colorful and carries a few stories with it.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2009 8:02am
How Not to Launch a Boat at Catoctin Mountain Park
Catoctin Mountain Park offers a lot of great activities, but boating is not one of them. A motorist towing a boat past the park recently confirmed that's the case with an unplanned, and very unorthodox, "boat launching."
- By Jim Burnett - March 31st, 2009 7:44pm
Showdown at the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
When Daniel Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins, was last mentioned in the Traveler, it had to do with some tree-cutting he had performed on a scenic easement to improve the view from his estate to the Potomac River. Well, it's time to revisit that story, this time with a happy ending.
- By haunted hiker - October 29th, 2011 11:02am
What Should a Park Do With "Surplus" Wood? Yellowstone National Park Has One Answer
Any NPS area that has very many trees will occasionally face a dilemma: what to do with the wood that results from activities such as hazardous tree removal, wildland fire fuel reduction and similar work? Yellowstone National Park has one solution—firewood permits.
- By Jim Burnett - March 25th, 2009 9:26am
It's That Time of Year: Peregrine Falcons Are Nesting At Acadia National Park
It's that time of year again -- the peregrine falcons are the Precipice Cliff in Acadia National Park. And while that means you can't head up the Precipice Trail, you can get a good look at these raptors that once were thought on the way to extinction.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 25th, 2009 6:04pm
Congress Passes Sweeping Public Lands Package, National Parks Will Benefit
Hundreds of thousands of acres of officially designated wilderness. Boundary adjustments that will preserve cultural and ecological resources, not to mention scenery. Authorization to create the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 25th, 2009 3:37pm
Developer Outlines Financing To Transform Fort Hancock at Gateway National Recreation Area
A controversial proposal to restore rundown historic buildings at Gateway National Recreation Area for commercial purposes seems to be moving forward with a financing package, according to the NRA's superintendent.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 24th, 2009 7:45pm
National Park Foundation Launches 2009 Junior Ranger Essay Contest
The National Park Foundation wants to hear from your kids regarding their concerns about national parks, and the winning essayist will be able to see $5000 donated to the park of her or his choice. And they'll also get a $1,000 Visa gift card of their own!
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 24th, 2009 12:52pm
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