Photo Spot: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
How best can Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park be photographed? Let professional photographer QT Luong highlight the way for you.
- By qtluong - January 11th, 2011 3:15am
Progress Continuing On Visitor Services Improvements on South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park
Better transportation, parking, and picnicking are among the improvements recently completed on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2011 1:28pm
South Dakota Snowboarder Rescued in Grand Teton National Park's Backcountry After Exiting Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
The side-by-side nature of Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort makes for a magnificent setting, but one which can be dangerous if you're not sure where you are. Fortunately for a South Dakota snowboarder, park rangers and resort patrollers are experts at coming to the rescue.
More Voyageurs National Park Moose To be Collared For Climate Change, Population Research
They collar moose at Voyageurs National Park. And by doing this, biologists and ecologists can learn not only how the animals are coping with warming weather related to climate change, but how different land-management techniques affect them.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 11th, 2011 2:15am
Thermophile Research in Yellowstone Helps Guide the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Scientists studying heat-loving microbes in Yellowstone's hydrothermal sites expect to gain key knowledge about life's origin, evolution and limits.
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- By Bob Janiskee - January 10th, 2011 4:31am
Trickle of Documents Highlights National Park Service's Mistakes In Hubbell Trading Post Investigation
A lengthy Interior Department investigation into the National Park Service's investigation into alleged embezzlement at Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site raises troubling questions pertaining to managerial oversight, investigative thoroughness, and an inappropriate relationship between the agency and a concessionaire.
Traveler's Checklist: A Winter Trip to Kings Mountain National Military Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park offers a great winter day out. After watching the film explaining the battle, kids could play Loyalist and Tories for hours taking turns climbing to the top of the hill and declaring victory.
- By [email protected] - January 13th, 2011 1:27pm
Report Lists 10 U.S. Ecosystems Whose Species Are Most-Threatened By Climate Change
A new report names the 10 ecosystems in the United States whose species are most-threatened by climate change. Among the parks included in those ecosystems are Yellowstone, Everglades, and Yosemite.
It's Getting Hot Out There.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 10th, 2011 6:34pm
Facebook Promotion With Lowe's Could Gain Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars for National Park Foundation
A promotion sponsored by the Lowe's Charitable and Education Foundation that starts today could earn the National Park Foundation more than $100,000.
Summering at Cape Lookout National Seashore: The Logistics
Cape Lookout National Seashore is a wilderness vestige of North Carolina's barrier islands. Not as developed as its northern sibling, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, it offers a wilder beach vacation, one definitely worth pursuing.
CALO-Beach Camping.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 9th, 2011 9:18am
