Lodging Sale At Yosemite National Park, Where You Can Leverage 50% Savings This Fall on Second Night Stay
A sale on lodging in Yosemite National Park this fall means you can get half-off on your second night's lodging.
Reader Participation Day, Fine Arts Division: Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, or Maynard Dixon?
If cost were no object, whose national park painting would you hang on your wall? Would it be a Thomas Moran, an Albert Bierstadt, or a Maynard Dixon?
National Park Mystery Photo 12: Lots of Water Out There
Water water everywhere, and more than a drop to drink. But where is that water? And what are those islands?
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 25th, 2009 8:19am
Climate Change and National Parks: A Survival Guide for a Warming World -- Salmon of the Pacific Northwest
Life is not easy for salmon in the Pacific Northwest. They’re born inland, usually in a stream far from the ocean. Then, when they’re old enough, they have to swim all the way to the ocean, hopefully timing it right so there will be plenty to eat when they arrive. Some years later, if they’ve managed to avoid the Pacific’s predators, they have to retrace that journey to return to where they were born so they can mate. And then they die.
Seasonal Law-Enforcement Ranger At Glacier Bay National Park Charged with Two Counts of Second-Degree Sexual Assault
National Park Service officials are working to terminate a seasonal law-enforcement ranger at Glacier Bay National Park who has been charged with two counts of sexual assault in the second degree.
Fall From Tokopah Falls Kills Visitor to Sequoia National Park
A 19-year-old visitor to Sequoia National Park was killed Monday when he fell about 50 feet from Tokopah Falls, according to the National Park Service.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 11th, 2009 9:45pm
Veteran Climber Killed in Icefall at North Cascades
A climbing accident at North Cascades has claimed the life of internationally renowned climber Craig Luebben.
- By Bob Janiskee - August 11th, 2009 2:48pm
Glacier National Park Gets OK to Remove Non-Native Lake Trout From Quartz Lake
Glacier National Park officials have received approval to move forward with a plan to remove non-native lake trout from Quartz Lake. Now the hard work begins.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 11th, 2009 10:18am
Tour Helicopter En Route to Grand Canyon Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike
Six tourists from London signed up for a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon, but their flight took a frightening detour, and ended far short of their intended destination.
- By Jim Burnett - August 11th, 2009 7:24am
Managing Elk at Theodore Roosevelt National Park – The NPS has Released Its Plan
How to deal with too many elk at Theodore Roosevelt National Park has been more than a bit controversial, with a North Dakota Senator weighing into the debate with some serious political muscle. The NPS has just released its preferred alternative for resolving the issue.
- By Jim Burnett - August 11th, 2009 4:51am
