Parks in the News

Lake Powell Expected to Rise 50 Feet This Summer

Climate change is taking it on the chin in the Rockies this winter. So much snow has fallen in the Intermountain West that when it melts it's expected to raise the level of Lake Powell by some 50 feet, to the highest point it's been since 2002.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 7th, 2008 9:03am

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Body Found Below South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park

Condors have led Grand Canyon National Park rangers to a body about 300 feet below the South Rim.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 6th, 2008 1:36pm

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Judge Gives Two Sides Additional Week to Resolve Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Issue

A federal judge has agreed to give the two sides in the dispute over ORV use at Cape Hatteras National Seashore another week to find a solution. Short of that, he seems ready to ban the activity.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 5th, 2008 9:00pm

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Senators Introduce Legislation To Fund National Park Centennial Initiative

A bipartisan coalition of five U.S. senators has introduced legislation that would enable the government to fully fund the Centennial Initiative proposed by the Bush administration in honor of the National Park Service's upcoming centennial in 2016.

National Park Centennial Fund Act.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 26th, 2008 12:50pm

Former National Park Service Directors Urge Interior Secretary To Keep Guns Out of Parks

If you were Interior secretary, how would you respond if seven former National Park Service directors lobbied you on an issue? In the case at hand, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne is being urged not to allow national park visitors to carry weapons.

NPS Directors-Guns.pdf

Bomar-Guns.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 3rd, 2008 5:21pm

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GAO Finds Fault With Management Plan For Yellowstone National Park Bison

The other shoe has dropped in the Government Accountability Office's investigation into the management plan for Yellowstone National Park bison. In a biting report the GAO says the plan has been a failure on numerous fronts and the involved agencies need to come up with a better solution.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 3rd, 2008 4:06pm

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Acreage Donated to Expand Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

With all the news of late about the National Park Service lacking money to buy important lands, it's nice to know that every now and then someone donates some land to the service. The latest involves 35 acres being added to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 2nd, 2008 2:22pm

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Who Visits Alaska's National Parks?

Even though the world as a whole is getting smaller and smaller, Alaska still manages to cast an image of being that rugged land far, far away to the north. And yet, quite a few folks are managing to head to Alaska to visit the national parks there.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 1st, 2008 6:18pm

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Antietam, Monocacy Battlefields on 2008 "Most Endangered" List

Development pressures, cellphone towers, and mining threats are among the concerns that landed the Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields, a portion of Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, and seven other battlefields on the 2008 list of "Most Endangered" Civil War battlefields.

2008 Endangered Battlefields.pdf

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 1st, 2008 3:55pm

Benefit Planned for Joshua Tree National Park

A benefit concert is planned for mid-April to raise funds to continue the fight against a dump proposed to be located next to Joshua Tree National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 1st, 2008 2:37pm

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