Fatal Fall from Angels Landing in Zion National Park
A California woman died in a fall Sunday morning from the popular site in Zion National Park known as Angels Landing.
- By Jim Burnett - August 10th, 2009 12:34am
Injured Hiker Rescued after Night on Mountain at Rocky Mountain National Park
A hiker at Rocky Mountain National Park suffered a broken leg in a fall in the park's backcountry. He and rangers spent the night on a rocky slope above 12,000 feet before he was flown to a Denver hospital on Sunday afternoon.
- By Jim Burnett - August 9th, 2009 11:03pm
The First NPS Area to be Officially Tsunami-Ready? Redwood National and State Parks
The staff at Redwood National and State Parks has gone the extra mile to prepare for a hazard most visitors don't think about very often: a tsunami. The park is the first NPS area to earn TsunamiReady designation by the National Weather Service. Here's a quick tsunami primer.
- By Jim Burnett - August 9th, 2009 4:01am
Mesa Verde National Park Protects Not Only Vestiges of a Lost Culture, But Also Wilderness
Forty-five years after the first wilderness areas were designated in the United States, the Mesa Verde Wilderness area remains largely unknown to the public, even though most people in Cortez can see it every day.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 9th, 2009 3:21am
Second Century Commission Explores Role of National Park Service in its Second Century
What do you expect from the National Park System? How would you like to see the National Park Service manage the 391 parks? Those are at the same time simple and complex questions. Perhaps the obvious answer is that we want parks managed for people to enjoy. But from there the obvious quickly fades away. Do we want them managed for preservation, for the betterment of species that inhabit the parks, for their landscapes to persist immemorially?
2nd_Century-Previous_NPS_Reviews.pdf 2nd_Century-Education_Mission.pdf 2nd_Century-Collaboration.pdf 2nd_Century-NPS_Budget.pdf 2nd_Century-Shaping_the_Park_System.pdf
Scuttlebutt Has It That A Hold Has Been Placed On the Nomination of Jon Jarvis as National Park Service Director
There's scuttlebutt going around that the Senate never got to vote on Jon Jarvis's nomination as director of the National Park Service because one senator placed a "hold" on his nomination.
Sixteen Boaters Safe After Two Accidents at Lake Mead National Recreation Area
A total of 16 boaters are safe after two separate boating accidents at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and in at least one of the incidents, life jackets lived up to their name.
- By Jim Burnett - August 8th, 2009 4:26am
Traveler's Gear Box: SPOT, The Next Generation
If you want to hedge your bets against getting hurt or stranded in the backcountry of a national park, or simply want to keep family and friends apprised of your movements during a remote trip, the next generation of SPOT might be just right for you.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 8th, 2009 3:42am
The Good, the Bad, and the Deadly....Knowing the Poisonous Mushrooms
To those who love mushrooms, what could be finer than sauteing up a mess of freshly collected 'shrooms to go along with your freeze-dried dinner or the trout you hooked in the backcountry of a national park? A teaspoon of garlic, a dash of salt, and a couple cranks of the pepper mill and you'll have a wonderful complement to your meal. Unless, of course, you picked the wrong mushroom, in which case this could be your last meal.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 8th, 2009 3:40am
Heat Claims the Life of Boy Stranded for Five Days in Isolated Area of Death Valley National Park
An intended one-night camping trip to Death Valley National Park had a tragic ending for a mother and her 11-year-old son. They were stranded for five days after their vehicle got stuck in a remote area of the vast desert park. The mother was rescued but her son did not survive the intense heat.
