Higher Paddling Fees Coming To Canyonlands National Park
It's soon going to cost private river groups a bit more to go padding in Canyonlands National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 22nd, 2011 2:14am
Invasive Exotic Plants on the Appalachian Trail
The Great Garlic Mustard Gathering challenges volunteers to remove and use invasive plants from the Appalachian Trail. And how can we use Chinese silvergrass, multiflora rose and other invasives?
- By [email protected] - March 21st, 2011 3:49am
Great Night Sky Programs Offered at Badlands National Park This Summer
As you plan your park travels for the summer, don't overlook Badlands National Park's outstanding Night Sky Program. The combination of dark skies, a chance to look through top-quality telescopes and excellent interpretation provides a rare chance to see and enjoy the wonders of the heavens in ways most of us have never experienced.
- By Jim Burnett - March 21st, 2011 2:56am
Yellowstone Park Foundation Grants Underwrite Wildlife Studies and Wildlife Education at Yellowstone National Park
While Congress is looking for ways to cut federal spending, non-profit organizations such as the Yellowstone Park Foundation are becoming more valuable for the contributions they make to national parks.
Ken Burns' Landmark Series "The Civil War" to be Rebroadcast in Early April
Long before Ken Burns' PBS series on the national parks, the filmmaker produced another multi-program epic that features several NPS areas. THE CIVIL WAR, which first aired in 1990, remains the highest-rated series in the history of American public television. The series is being rebroadcast in early April to mark the 150th anniversary of the beginning of America's Civil War.
- By Jim Burnett - March 21st, 2011 2:15am
At Cape Lookout National Seashore, Six Bankers Are Put Up for Adoption
Adoptive owners will provide permanent homes for six young bankers, horses that were born wild in Cape Lookout National Seashore and removed for population control.
- By Bob Janiskee - March 20th, 2011 3:59am
Adopt-A-Trail or Adopt-a-Campsite at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
If you enjoy hiking or backcountry camping at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, here's a chance to help make a difference for everyone who takes advantage of those opportunities. The park is recruiting for volunteers for its Adopt-a-Trail (AAT) and Adopt-a-Campsite (AAC) programs, and training is coming up soon.
- By Jim Burnett - March 20th, 2011 2:17am
A Walk Around Alaska, The Andrew Skurka Story
What could possibly inspire someone to circumnavigate Alaska, traveling 4,678.8 miles by foot, ski, and inflatable raft? For Andrew Skurka, the challenge was both physical and mental and an underlying desire to "take advantage of the 70, 80 years that I've got on this planet."
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 20th, 2011 2:12am
Plan Now To Attend Junior Ranger Day At Cape Lookout National Seashore
Though National Junior Ranger Day is still just about a month off, that doesn't mean you can't start planning to attend the festivities at Cape Lookout National Seashore in celebration of junior rangers.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2011 3:17am
Crews Hustling at Dinosaur National Monument to Open Harper's Corner Road
Crews are scrambling in Dinosaur National Monument to see that the Harper's Corner Road is open to the public by mid-April.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2011 2:11am
