Zion National Park Shuttle System To Resume March 21
Spring can't be far off, as the shuttle buses at Zion National Park will soon resume hauling visitors into and out of Zion Canyon.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 12th, 2008 2:25pm
Parks in the News
Bear-Proof Food Canisters Mandatory for Most Backcountry Travel in Grand Teton National Park
Beginning this Saturday, if you're planning a backcountry trek into Grand Teton National Park you more than likely will be required to store your food in a bear-proof plastic canister.
National Mall: Cherry Blossom Festival Not Far Off
Springtime must be right around the corner. Why else would the chief horticulturist for the National Park Service's National Capital Region be issuing his forecast for the peak color during the annual Cherry Blossom Festival?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 25th, 2011 7:49pm
Sen. Obama Non-committal on Carrying Loaded Weapons in National Parks
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama believes in Americans' rights to own guns, but isn't so sure there's a need for them to be carried in national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 10th, 2008 9:31am
Battle Mounts Over Off-Road Vehicles at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
For years folks have used off-road vehicles to negotiate some of the farther reaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. And for years the National Park Service failed to develop a management plan for those ORVers. And now it's time to pay the piper.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2008 6:44pm
Land Deal Preserves Entrance Corridor to Mount Rainier National Park
If you've ever entered Mount Rainier National Park's Nisqually Entrance via Ashford, Washington, you're well aware of the long corridor of trees you pass through. Now, thanks to the Nisqually Land Trust, you don't have to worry about those trees being reduced to stumps.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2008 2:30pm
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ready For Spring Opening
Add Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the growing list of parks that are getting ready for their spring opening. In fact, many of the park's facilities open today, March 7.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 7th, 2008 1:36pm
Violent Deaths in the National Parks
During 2006, 11 homicides were investigated across the national park system. Two involved women who had been pushed off cliffs, one was a suicide, and one was the victim of a DUI accident.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 4th, 2008 9:59am
Winter Storm Uncovers 19th Century Shipwreck at Cape Cod National Seashore
A January storm has spit up onto a beach at Cape Cod National Seashore what a similar storm might have taken to the bottom a century ago -- the hull of a 19th century schooner that once plied the Atlantic.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 2nd, 2008 3:09pm
Yellowstone National Park Announces Spring Plowing Schedule
That was a quick winter. I mean, it must be near its end, for Yellowstone National Park officials have announced their spring road plowing plans.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 29th, 2008 10:02am
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