National Park Quiz 101: Ringer VII Answers Revealed
Did you get at least eight out of ten?
- By Bob Janiskee - August 17th, 2012 5:26am
Volunteer "Rovers" Needed To Inform Smokies' Fall Visitors On Oconaluftee River Trail, Mountain Farm Museum and Newfound Gap Road
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to help the park staff by roving the Oconaluftee River Trail, the Mountain Farm Museum, and fields along Highway 441 from late August until November 10, 2012.
World War II Memorial: "Jewel Of The Mall"
In his book on the "Jewel of the Mall," the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., photographer Stephen R. Brown not only captures the solemnity of the memorial, as well as its magnificent architecture and design, but also goes behind the scene to document the bronze castings, granite carvings, and erection of the memorial.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:42am
Huge Burmese Python From Everglades National Park Sets Unwelcome Records
Recent news from Everglades National Park confirms that bigger isn't always better, especially when it comes to invasive Burmese pythons. Scientists are studying the largest such snake ever found in Florida, which measured over 17 feet in length.
- By Jim Burnett - August 17th, 2012 2:00am
Two Youths Swept Down Merced River Below Vernal Fall Footbridge In Yosemite National Park, One Confirmed Dead
One young boy is dead and another missing in Yosemite National Park, where the two were swept down Vernal Fall.
National Park Quiz 101: Ringer VII
Let’s play “odd park out.”
- By Bob Janiskee - August 16th, 2012 5:00am
Volcano House Lodging Reopens In Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Lodging once again will be available in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park at the Volcano House under a 15-year contract the National Park Service has signed with the Hawai`i Volcanoes Lodge Company.
- By NPT Staff - August 16th, 2012 3:00am
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Changing Hours For Fall
With summer's end not too terribly far off, Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota has changed the hours of its Evening Lighting Ceremony in response to the shortening days.
- By NPT Staff - August 16th, 2012 3:00am
Peaches Ripening At Capitol Reef National Park; Get Ready For Harvest!
There is nothing quite as tasty as eating a juicy peach just picked off the tree. And on August 21, you'll be able to do just that if you show up at Capitol Reef National Park for the opening of the peach harvest in the Krueger Orchard.
- By NPT Staff - August 16th, 2012 3:00am
BioBlitz At Rocky Mountain National Park Headlines Founder's Day For National Park Service
Searching for bugs, butterflies, and beetles, along with countless other species, at Rocky Mountain National Park will be one of the highlights of Founder's Day, August 25, when the National Park Service turns 96.
- By NPT Staff - August 16th, 2012 3:00am
