National Park Mystery Plant 11 Revealed
Did you get this one right? The first clue might very well have been the only one you needed.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 26th, 2010 1:18pm
Guides Hired For Elk Culling Operations in Theodore Roosevelt National Park Will Be Well-Paid
Individuals who land part-time work leading elk-culling operations in Theodore Roosevelt National Park will be relatively well-paid for their time.
Cape Cod National Seashore to Celebrate Summer With Free Concert, "The Shore Thing"
Call it a serenade to summer, but next Tuesday a free concert celebrating the "life and nature on Cape Cod" will be performed at the Province Lands Visitor Center in Provincetown.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 19th, 2010 2:30am
Yellowstone National Park Bison Population Pegged at 3,900
Whether it was an easy spring, fewer wolves preying on them, or simply a good year, the bison herds in Yellowstone National Park have grown by about one-third since winter, according to park officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 19th, 2010 2:16am
Two Bears -- A Grizzly and a Black Bear -- Found Dead in Yellowstone National Park
Two more bears have been lost in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, one to an apparent car collision and another to undetermined causes, according to Yellowstone National Park officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 18th, 2010 3:52pm
District Court Upholds Designation of Critical Winter Habitat for Piping Plovers Along Cape Hatteras National Seashore
In an opinion that goes against off-road vehicle interests along Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, a federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service properly designated critical winter habitat for the piping plover, a threatened species of shorebirds.
National Park Mystery Plant 11: My Cup Runneth Over
This mystery plant is a tree. Can you figure out which one?
- By Bob Janiskee - August 18th, 2010 5:15am
Lecture Series Explores The Climatic Changes Confronting Grand Teton National Park
Climatic changes are confronting the natural and historic resources of Grand Teton National Park, and an upcoming lecture series explores how those might alter the park's appearance.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 18th, 2010 2:37am
Reader Participation Day: What's Your Favorite Season in the National Parks?
Summer's running out of time, fall is on the way, winter's months away, and spring isn't even a thought. That said, which season is your favorite to visit a national park?
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 18th, 2010 2:13am
PEER Complains About Plant Collecting In National Parks, NPS Says It's Proposing Regulatory Changes
It's long been said that you should take only photographs and leave only footprints when you visit a national park. Well, a dispute over whether Native Americans can legally collect plants in the parks has prompted a group to call for a federal investigation into whether the National Park Service is looking the other way.
