Mount Rushmore Recreated in Cheese
In case you've been wondering, this is what Mount Rushmore would look like if it were cut from Land O' Lakes cheese and not the granite of South Dakota's Black Hills.
Audio Adventure - Solo Hike through Denali
Engaging audio program about a solo hiking trip in Denali National Park in which the hiker (a photographer) encounters unexpected challenges on his way back to civilization.
- By jersu - July 3rd, 2007 5:11pm
You Want How Much For That Campsite?!?
Ahh, you have to love Americans' capitalistic tendencies. I mean, where else can you spit in the face of someone hoping to enjoy a low-cost stay in a national park by reserving a $20 campsite in Yosemite National Park and then putting it up for auction for $249 on Ebay?
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 3rd, 2007 1:16pm
Congressman Calls for Investigation Into Fort Hancock Deal
A congressman from New Jersey, calling the Park Service's handling of a lease of three dozen historic buildings at Fort Hancock a "debacle," wants a federal investigation into the matter. Representative Frank Pallone called for the investigation Monday in a letter to the Interior Department's Inspector General.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 3rd, 2007 7:40am
Be Careful Celebrating the Fourth of July
Heading into the long Fourth of July holiday, fire managers across the West are keeping their fingers crossed that folks are careful when they head into the national parks, national forests, and other public lands. The landscape is, as they say, tinder dry, due to unseasonably dry and hot conditions.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2007 12:06pm
Leatherback Turtle Nests on Cape Hatteras
Whether it's the result of climate change or simply a growing and expanding population of leatherback turtles is for the scientists to determine. For now, just the fact that a leatherback turtle has left a nest of eggs on a beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore is pretty exciting news.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2007 7:23am
Concessionaire News
After 80 years, Carlsbad Caverns National Park has replaced the Cavern Supply Company. And, at Write Brothers National Memorial, air tours departing from a nearby airstrip have been canceled indefinitely.
Why Is The Park Service Bending Over Backwards For Developer?
National Park Service Director Mary Bomar months ago promised that the agency would improve its business savvy. And yet, her agency seems to be ignoring sound business judgment in its blind desire to see a developer who lacks deep pockets turn a portion of Gateway National Recreation Area into a commercial district.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 30th, 2007 8:13am
Who is Gen-Y and Should the Park Service Care?
Computer animations can bring 18th-century cannon fire to life, but can they bring Gen-Yers to the national parks? Can an audiocast leading teens across a battlefield entice them enough to set foot in Saratoga National Historical Park? Can tracing a hike in Glacier National Park from the comforts of their homes convince this generation to beg their parents to visit Glacier on their next vacation? Those are questions that have more and more park managers searching for answers.
Gen_Y_conference_summary_v2.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 29th, 2007 6:35pm
Teddy Bear Leads Kids to the National Parks
No electronics, just an old-fashioned book that sparks youngsters' imaginations, is the driving force behind Tedrick de Bear's travels across the national park system. Teddy's Travels, America's National Parks, is an award-winning book by Trefoni Michael Rizzi that teaches kids a little something about the parks while they're enjoying them.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 29th, 2007 3:56pm
