National Park Mystery Plant 3: It’s Toxic, and Livestock Producers Hate It
Sheep, cattle, pigs, and goats shouldn't eat this mystery plant. But sometimes they do, and that's a problem.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 20th, 2009 8:49am
Mark Your Calendar: Music in the Parks Coming to Grand Teton National Park
If you've got plans, or can make plans, to visit Grand Teton National Park during the next four weeks, you'll definitely want to read the rest of this story.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 29th, 2009 3:18am
Upon Further Review: If It Smells Like Gasoline...
On June 25, 2009, a boater at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area was preparing to head out for a day on the lake. What happened next proves that knowledge is a wonderful thing... if you decide to apply it.
- By Jim Burnett - June 28th, 2009 4:34am
Teach Your Kids to Enjoy Hiking With Shenandoah National Park's Family Hiking Program
Hiking is an easy and enjoyable activity that can quickly turn into a lifelong passion. And while it's as easy as setting one foot in front of another on a path through the woods, sometimes the fleeting attention spans of kids can make that difficult. That's where the rangers of Shenandoah National Park come in.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2009 4:07am
Zuni-Cibola National Historical Park, the Park that Died A-Borning
Congress authorized a Zuni-Cibola National Historical Park several decades ago, but no such NPS unit ever materialized. The people of Zuni Pueblo didn’t like the idea.
- By Bob Janiskee - June 28th, 2009 4:00am
Dinosaur National Monument: More Than You Can Imagine
Are many months as fickle as April? Bogged down in gooey mud that once had been the campground at Deer Lodge in Dinosaur National Monument while grilling brauts over an open fire in the rain didn't seem to portend a good river trip. At least it wasn't snowing. No, that would come the next night.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 28th, 2009 3:15am
UNESCO Agrees to Send Field Team to Inspect Threats to Glacier, Waterton National Parks
Things are going to get real interesting on the U.S.-Canadian border where Glacier and Waterton Lakes national parks meet now that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s World Heritage Committee has voted to send a team to the parks to inspect threats to their resources.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial Readying for Fourth of July Fireworks
Ropes and pulleys have replaced helicopters as the preferred method to haul fireworks to top of Theodore Roosevelt's head for the annual Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 27th, 2009 4:44am
Take Your Boat, But Not Invasive Mussels, to Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
If you're heading to Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area with your boat, better be certain there are no non-native mussels hitching a ride.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 27th, 2009 4:28am
Hot Springs Hoopla Goads Government
The National Park Service wants the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, to quit advertising itself in ways that blur the distinction between the city and Hot Springs National Park.
- By Bob Janiskee - June 27th, 2009 4:01am
