Blue Angels Fly By Grand Tetons
The Blue Angles buzzed past the Grand Tetons on Wednesday for a photo opportunity. Park regulations ask that no plane fly closer than 2000 feet above the ground.
Parks in the News
Time Running Out to Comment on Everglades Management Plan
Less than two weeks remain for you to comment on the proposed changes to the management plan for Everglades National Park. This document, which addresses everything from managing wilderness to boat use in the park, will guide on-the-ground decisions in Everglades for the next 15 to 20 years.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 4th, 2007 5:21pm
240 People Trapped in Gateway Arch
A cable snapped, power went out, and 240 people were trapped in the Gateway Arch for up to 2 1/2 hours last night. Everyone stuck in the Arch was able to get out safely. Service to the top of the Arch will continue today with just one tram while the other one is fixed up.
- By jersu - October 25th, 2011 7:38pm
Fishing Restrictions Going Into Place in Yellowstone
This hot and dry summer is taking a toll on fisheries around the West, and in Yellowstone things are getting so dire that officials are implementing restrictions on when you can fish the park's streams. Beginning tomorrow, July 21, a number of streams will be closed to fishing between 2 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the foreseeable future.
39-Yellowstone Fishing Closures-MAP.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 20th, 2007 11:27am
Rocky Mountain Trying to Give Wetlands A Chance Against Elk
With a fence officials in Rocky Mountain National Park are hoping to restore a wetlands that voracious elk have prevented from sprouting in Horseshoe Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 20th, 2007 8:47am
Fires in Zion Force Backcountry Closure
If you're heading to Zion National Park, I hope you're not planning to head into the backcountry. Beginning today park officials have shut down backcountry travel, including canyoneering, because of fires burning there.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 23rd, 2011 2:15pm
Visitation Trends Up In Yosemite, Glacier and Yellowstone
It's only a snapshot, but I'm told that visitation in Yosemite, Glacier, and Yellowstone national parks is on the upswing this year. Exactly why, as usual, is a good question.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 17th, 2007 3:25pm
Electric Map Going Away at Gettysburg National Military Park
'The Electric Map', among the most popular exhibits at the Gettysburg National Military Park, will soon be cut up and put into long term storage to make way for a new exhibit. This has some folks upset.
- By jersu - October 23rd, 2011 1:47pm
Rare Orchid in Yosemite Identified As New Species
Slender as a reed with dainty yellow flowers, the plant was first spied in Yosemite back in 1923. It then seemingly vanished, as its habitat wasn't rediscovered until 1993. However, it wasn't until just recently that botanists knew exactly what they had.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 16th, 2007 5:00pm
Climate Change in Alaska Opens Window to the Past
Warming temperatures are remaking the Alaskan landscape. Sea ice is shrinking, permafrost is melting, glaciers are retreating, polar bears are changing their habits. In Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the warming trend is opening a window into the past, as melting glaciers are revealing artifacts from both the somewhat recent past and prehistoric cultures.
WRST-Artifacts.pdf GLBA-Uplift.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 29th, 2010 6:32pm
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