Reader Participation Day: What's Your Favorite National Park, and Why?
Tell us what your favorite national park is, and why.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 22nd, 2009 3:29am
"River Runners for Wilderness" Lose Bid to See Motorized Rafts, Helicopters Banned from Colorado River Corridor in Grand Canyon
A coalition of river runners that believes muscles, not motors, should drive rafts down the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park has been rebuffed in its bid to see the National Park Service agree with that belief.
Confirmation Hearing For Jon Jarvis As National Park Service Director Set for Next Week
For those keeping score at home, know that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will hold a hearing next Tuesday to consider a number of Interior Department nominations, including that of Jon Jarvis as the next director of the National Park Service.
Know When to Say When – Stranded Visitor Rescued from Tiny Ledge at Yosemite National Park
Rangers at Yosemite National Park have seen plenty of visitors in perilous situations, but apparently even they were shocked when they saw the dire situation of a man stranded on a tiny ledge.
Interested in Archeology? Volunteer Projects Are Coming Up at Manzanar National Historic Site
Have you wanted a chance to try your hand—literally—at archeology? If so, the staff at Manzanar National Historic Site in California may have just the deal for you. They're looking for a few good men and women willing to volunteer on projects this summer in the park.
Fort McHenry Gets a New Flagpole for Its Star and Stripes
Few places are more closely associated with the Stars and Stripes than Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, and the park has a new flagpole that's a blend of modern technology and 19th century craftsmanship. It was installed in plenty of time for a special event on August 1st.
- By Jim Burnett - July 21st, 2009 4:39am
No Fishing with Hand Grenades in Afghanistan’s New National Park
Implausible as it may seem, the government of war-torn Afghanistan recently established the country’s first national park. It’s Band-e-Amir, and it’s not what you might think.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 21st, 2009 4:01am
Second Drowning In Two Days at Sequoia National Park Claims 14-Year-Old
For the second time in two days, in the same stretch of river, a young girl has drowned at Sequoia National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 20th, 2009 8:11pm
Man Dies Within Sight of Longs Peak Summit In Rocky Mountain National Park
A Colorado man within sight of the summit of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park died Monday from a cardiac episode. It was not immediately known whether the 62-year-old from Durango, who was in the so-called "homestretch" area en route to the summit of the 14,259-foot peak, had summited.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 20th, 2009 5:51pm
Interior Secretary Moves to Block Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park
Taking a step the Bush administration refused to take, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has issued a temporary ban on uranium mining on roughly 1 million acres surround Grand Canyon National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 20th, 2009 11:11am
