National Park Mystery Photo 45: A Narrow Passageway
This passageway is in a national park. Can you identify the location?
- By Bob Janiskee - March 1st, 2012 4:00am
Rare Venus Transit Offers a Second Solar Spectacular for Park Sky Watchers in 2012
An upcoming solar eclipse may attract more attention, but some parks are also planning for visitors who would like to observe an even more unusual celestial event. The Venus Transit on June 5 will be a literal "last chance in your lifetime" occurrence.
- By Jim Burnett - November 28th, 2012 5:57pm
Conference On Conservation Scheduled For Friday At The White House
A White House conference is scheduled for Friday to examine the links between conservation and local economies, tourism, outdoor recreation, and "healthy lands, waters and wildlife."
- By NPT Staff - March 1st, 2012 3:00am
Biologists To Fit Moose, Wolves at Voyageurs National Park With GPS Collars
With hopes of learning more about the lives of moose and wolves, and whether climate change is impacting them, technicians at Voyageurs National Park will be fitting six moose and two gray wolves with GPS collars.
- By NPT Staff - March 1st, 2012 3:00am
Snowmobile Runs Into Snowcoach At Yellowstone National Park, Minor Injuries Reported
Minor injuries resulted when a snowmobiler trying to pass a snowcoach in Yellowstone National Park collided with the much bigger vehicle.
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- By NPT Staff - March 1st, 2012 1:00am
National Park Service Touts Economic Might Of Parks: $31 Billion and 258,000 Jobs In 2010
A steady stream of press releases trickled out from across the National Park System this week, promoting the economic might that emanates from the the parks. All told, the system generated $31 billion and 258,000 jobs in 2010, according to the National Park Service.
- By NPT Staff - February 29th, 2012 3:00am
Reader Participation Day: Should You Keep On Clicking To Earn A Donation For Your Favorite Park?
Companies are pitting one national park friends group against another before donating money. Is clicking on a website or Facebook page the best way for them to help our parks?
Near-Total Solar Eclipse Will Cut a Path Across Western National Parks in May
Sunday May 20, 2012 will offer a Celestial Super Bowl—a near-total solar eclipse—and parks in parts of the western U.S. will offer some prime viewing locations. If you want to make travel plans for special eclipse-related activities or purchase equipment for safe viewing, just don't wait too long to do so.
- By Jim Burnett - February 29th, 2012 3:00am
Harbor Seal Pupping Season Leads To Access Restrictions At Point Reyes National Seashore
With harbor seals descending on Point Reyes National Seashore on the California coast for pupping season, restrictions on public access to various parts of the seashore take effect Thursday and run through the end of June.
- By NPT Staff - February 29th, 2012 3:00am
PEER, National Park Foundation At Odds Over Foundation's Spending Habits
A watchdog group on Tuesday raised questions about how the National Park Foundation spends its charitable dollars, saying the organization lacks transparency and is top heavy. Foundation CEO Neil Mulholland adamantly rebutted those charges, saying they were "factually incorrect."
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 28th, 2012 1:18pm
