National Park Quiz 92: Seconds
You can't take this quiz in just a few seconds, but if you invest a few minutes you'll find out if you know as much about seconds as you do about firsts.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 10:45am
Friends of Cape Cod National Seashore Needs Your Help To Refurbish Old Harbor Life-Saving Station
Character and sense of place often can be found within a national park's cultural resources. But if those resources are historic, they can be in danger of vanishing without proper attention. At Cape Cod National Seashore, the friends group is seeing that a turn-of-the-20th-century life-saving station is getting that attention.
Mineral Bottom Switchbacks Linking to White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park To Open March 29
If all goes as planned, mountain bikers, hikers, and paddlers will once again be able to access the Green River and tie into the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park via the Mineral Bottom Road switchbacks late this month.
Climbing Community Differs With National Park Service Over Fixed Anchors In Wilderness
If you've ever sat back in El Capitan Meadow in Yosemite National Park to watch climbers ascending that massive granite wall from which the meadow takes its name, odds are you never noticed the "hundreds" of fixed anchors climbers have over the years drilled into that monolith. And yet, they're there.
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Proposal to Reopen Boquillas Border Crossing At Big Bend National Park Open For Consideration
Nine years after it was closed in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, federal officials are moving towards reopening the Boquillas border crossing between Big Bend National Park and Mexico.
BIBE-Boquillas Crossing EA.pdf
Curious About Snagging Grizzly Bear Hairs At Glacier National Park? Attend This Talk
If you've been wondering about the genetics of bear populations in Glacier National Park, and will be near the park next month, you should plan on attending a talk on the subject by Kate Kendall.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2011 2:52am
Climbing Closures at Rocky Mountain National Park To Protect Nesting Raptors
Some climbing routes in Rocky Mountain National Park are being closed for the next few months to give nesting raptors a little peace.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2011 2:29am
"Lost" Petroglyphs Rediscovered at Virgin Islands National Park
Armed with photos from an old roll of film and the location of some of Virgin Islands National Park's best-known petroglyphs, park archaeologist Ken Wild set out with volunteers to solve a mystery.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2011 2:21am
Nesting Falcons Lead To Temporary Climbing Closures At Zion National Park
Nesting peregrine falcons will lead to some temporary climbing closures in Zion National Park for the next four months or so, according to park officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2011 2:20am
Searching for Spring Flowers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the world. The display of wildflowers is amazing from early March to late November. Here's where to find the best flower trails for Spring.
- By [email protected] - February 28th, 2011 2:56am
