National Park Visitation Debate -- Here We Go Again
Did you hear the latest story about national park visitation? It's being threatened by computers and video-games.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 11th, 2008 7:04pm
Parks in the News
Cycling at Haleakala National Park Given "High Risk" Rating
Bike riding can be as dangerous as climbing Mount Rainier or horseback riding in the Rockies? That's the preliminary finding by a National Park Service team that assessed the risk of commercial cycling at Haleakala National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 9th, 2008 11:36am
Snow Forces Mount Rainier Officials to Close Road to Paradise
Thirteen feet of snow is a pretty good winter for most folks. At Mount Rainier National Park, they received 13 feet of snow in 11 days!
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 8th, 2008 6:31pm
National Park Service Claims to Have Added New Map Feature to Web Sites
National Park Service officials say they've added a new, "high resolution," map feature to each park's web site. Has anyone seen it?
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 8th, 2008 6:21pm
Modeling Mesa Verde National Park With Lasers
Time is constantly a threat to Mesa Verde National Park. As it passes, and brings with it erosion and earthquakes, the park's ruins are at risk of collapse. But a new laser technology is providing the park with, in essence, blue prints of the ruins.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 7th, 2008 12:28pm
Costs to Rebuild Glacier National Park's "Sun Road" Skyrocket
Skyrocketing construction costs are threatening the ambitious rebuild of Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road, with latest estimates for the job at least $100 million more than initially thought.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 6th, 2008 9:20am
Grand Canyon National Park Opens Lottery for 2009 Non-commercial River Trips
If you've long wanted to run your own trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, now's the time to get your application in. Grand Canyon National Park officials are accepting lottery applications for 2009 non-commercial trips through February 27th.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 4th, 2008 10:31am
Erosion Forces Temporary Closures of Two Trails in Grand Canyon National Park
Erosion crafted the Grand Canyon, and so it's not terribly surprising that erosion has forced park officials to temporarily close or limit travel on two trails until repairs can be made.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2008 7:18pm
Master Craftsmen Restoring 18th Century House That Survived the Civil War
Somehow, the eight-room house survived the Civil War battle that swept across the Wilderness battlefield in Virginia. Now, master craftsmen are working to see that it survives the test of time.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2008 6:43pm
Kids Think Highly of Our National Parks
Judging from the winners in the National Park Foundation's 2007 Junior Ranger essay contest, school children across the country think a lot about our national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 31st, 2008 12:40pm
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