National Park Mystery Spot 31: Walk This Way
There are walks, and then there are walks. This mystery spot offers choices.
- By Bob Janiskee - November 23rd, 2011 3:00am
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Officials Searching For Solution to Non-Native Animals
For more than 1,000 years non-native animals have called the forests of Hawaii home. But those animals -- pigs, deer, goats, and sheep -- are exacting a toll on the native flora and fauna, as well as the landscape, of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where officials are working to hone their strategies for removing the intruders.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 23rd, 2011 3:00am
Reader Participation Day: Which Is Your Favorite "Historical" National Park?
Tell us, travelers, which is your favorite "historic" or "historical" unit of the National Park System, and why?
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 23rd, 2011 3:00am
Special Luminaria To Mark Holidays At Mesa Verde National Park
Flickering shadows dancing on the walls of Spruce Tree House at Mesa Verde National Park will help usher in the holidays at the park in southwestern Colorado early next month.
- By NPT Staff - November 23rd, 2011 3:00am
Fracking Put On Hold In Delaware River Basin
A decision by the Delware River Basin Commission to postpone a vote on regulations that could open the Delware River Basin to "fracking" for natural gas has been praised by the National Parks Conservation Association.
- By NPT Staff - November 22nd, 2011 3:00am
Historic Hoffman House At Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park To Open For Holidays
On December 10 the Hoffman House, which is associated with the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, will be open to the public.
- By NPT Staff - November 22nd, 2011 3:00am
Acadia National Park Locals Can Get Annual Pass For Half Price in December
If I only lived closer to Acadia National Park, the annual pass sale being held in December would be a heckuva deal.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 22nd, 2011 3:00am
NPCA Officials Lament Congress' Failure At Deficit Talks, Possible Impact On National Parks
Visit the national parks next summer, because who knows what shape they'll be in in 2013. That was the message Monday evening from National Parks Conservation Association officials in reaction to the failure by Congress' supercommittee to craft a deficit reduction plan.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 21st, 2011 6:39pm
NPCA Report Calls For Stronger Efforts To Protect Chesapeake Bay And Its Watershed
A new report from the National Parks Conservation Association points out a range of concerns the organization has about the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its 64,000-square-mile watershed, and carries a number of recommendations that NPCA believes can greatly improvement the bay's health.
NPCA-Chesapeake Bay Report.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 21st, 2011 3:00am
Legislation Could Force Bicycles Off Roads In Some National Parks
Serious road cyclists do not often dally about when they're out for a ride, instead preferring to dance on the pedals at speeds of 20 mph and more. While they can easily do that on many National Park System roads, legislation pending in Congress could force them onto paved paths now enjoyed by walkers, folks with strollers, those in wheelchairs, and others not zooming along.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 21st, 2011 11:13am
