Pinnacles National Monument: Should It Be Labeled A National Park?
There's a move afoot in Congress to have the name of Pinnacles National Monument changed to Pinnacles National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2009 3:53am
Backcountry Campfire Ban Coming to Olympic National Park
Beginning Monday you won't be able to build a campfire in the backcountry of Olympic National Park due to increasing high fire danger.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2009 3:20am
Snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Environmental Extremists in the Obama Administration
What are we to think when a U.S. senator brands Jon Jarvis, a highly respected regional director of the National Park Service, as representing "the extreme policies of the Obama administration"?
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 2nd, 2009 3:02am
Updated: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Search Ends Up With a Happy Ending
A woman whose disappearance into the storm-swollen Little River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park had authorities fearing the worst turned up in good physical condition Saturday morning.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2009 1:54pm
Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park Agree to work on LUST Together
LUST is a serious problem in Yellowstone National Park. No, not THAT kind of LUST, but rather Leaking Underground Storage Tanks. And officials from the national park and the state of Wyoming have pledged to work together on cleaning up the problem.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2009 10:32am
Wolf Trap, A Decidedly Different National Park
Wolf Trap is a national park with an odd name and an unusual mission. But like other national parks, it has stories to tell, although it delivers them through the arts.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2009 3:24am
Traveler's Top Overlooks In the National Park System
Where can you find the some of the best overlooks in the National Park System? Some are easy enough to drive to, while others require a little more exertion on your park. In either case, though, the payoff is well-worth it.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2009 3:01am
Search Under Way Friday Afternoon For Woman Who Jumped or Fell Into Little River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A search was under way Friday afternoon for a woman who either jumped or fell into the Little River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The search was along the river from the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area towards Townsend.
Busted: Law Enforcement Task Forces Wipe Out 71 Marijuana Operations in Kings Canyon National Park
A two-week operation involving various law enforcement agencies has wiped out 71 marijuana growing operations in Kings Canyon National Park and led to the arrests of more than 80 individuals tied to Mexican drug cartels.
National Geographic Magazine Revisits Yellowstone National Park's Supervolcano
There's nothing earth-shatteringly new in National Geographic Magazine's latest article on the slumbering supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park. But that doesn't mean it's not a good read.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 31st, 2009 9:46am
