Yosemite Fee Hike Spiked
Under pressure from the gateway towns surrounding Yosemite, Director Bomar agreed to spike the proposed increase in the park's entrance fee, from $20 to $25.
Parks in the News
Judge Allows Groups to Intervene In Death Valley Case
At issue is whether Inyo County, California, should be allowed to bulldoze roads in a portion of Death Valley that is designated wilderness. In agreeing to let the conservation groups intervene in the matter on behalf of the National Park Service, Judge Anthony Ishii wrote that the groups have a "significant protectable interest" in how the legal battle plays out.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 20th, 2007 1:34pm
C&O Canal Hopes to Land Some Centennial Funding
As the National Park Centennial Initiative moves forward, it definitely will be interesting to see how many projects arise and how decisions are made to fund them.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2011 11:01am
Should Anything Be Done With Angel's Landing?
What should the National Park Service do, if anything, with Angel's Landing in Zion National Park? This question arises every time there's a fatality, and rightly so. The recent death of Barry Goldstein has rekindled the debate, with at least one reader believing the Park Service should, in essence, certify the ability of hikers determined to reach the landing.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 23rd, 2011 2:16pm
A New Foundation Arises to Aid Lake Superior Parks
As times grow increasingly tougher, financially, for the National Park Service, individual parks can find a bit of a lifeline in non-profit friends groups. The latest non-profit to surface is the National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2012 3:00pm
USOC Feeling Overly Proprietary About "Olympic"
The USOC is focusing its power on an Olympic National Park ranger, demanding that he be careful with how he uses the world "Olympic." And it wants him to forget about trademarking his guidebook 'Best of the Olympic Peninsula'.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 19th, 2007 4:51pm
Here's the Latest On Mount Rainier
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2011 11:11am
Comment Period on Big Cypress "Addition Lands" Nears End
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 10th, 2011 10:26am
Obata Exhibit at Yosemite Worth A Stop
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 22nd, 2007 8:25pm
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