How to Hijack a National Park
From time to time we see a news story about some government project or proposal that causes us to think, "That sure doesn't sound right," and wonder how it happened. Here's a current example.
Rockfalls Down Upon Curry Camp in Yosemite National Park Are Not Unusual
The most recent rockfalls from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park are not the first to shower Curry Camp and certainly won't be the last. With that in mind, geologists are taking a close look at Glacier Point to try to determine just how safe, or unsafe, its rock face is.
YOSE Rockfalls-USGS.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 17th, 2008 4:13am
"Talking" Buoys Deployed Along Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
It'd be impractical for the National Park Service to station interpretive rangers at various points along the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. But that hasn't stopped the agency from providing that interpretation to boaters in the Chesapeake Bay.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - October 16th, 2008 4:41pm
Conservation Groups Sue to Cut Air Pollution Over Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Whenever talk turns to air pollution and impacts on national parks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the first parks mentioned. A coalition of conservation groups went to court today with hopes of preventing the park's pollution problems from growing.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 16th, 2008 2:57pm
Damage from Tropical Storm Hanna Created Expensive Repair Problems at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
It’s unusual for a national park in the Mid-Atlantic region to suffer tropical storm damage, but that’s what happened last month to Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park near Washington, DC. Flooding due to torrential rains from Tropical Storm Hanna breached the towpath wall, necessitating repairs that could well be in excess of $1 million.
Visit Savannah’s Fort Pulaski National Monument and See Why Brick Masonry Forts Became Obsolete in April 1862
Savannah’s Fort Pulaski National Monument celebrates its 84th birthday today, October 15.
Brick masonry harbor forts like Fort Pulaski were thought to be impregnable until an astonishing thing happened on April 11, 1862. After that day it would never again make sense to build a harbor fort of brick masonry.
New BLM Management Plans Could Have Major Impacts on Utah National Parks
If you want to enjoy some of those iconic views from places like Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park, you might want to plan your trip sooner rather than later. While most Americans and their elected officials have been mesmerized by the economic crisis and the upcoming election, enormous changes in the management of public lands in Utah are afoot. The effects on a number of national parks could be substantial.
- By Jim Burnett - October 15th, 2008 2:33pm
Survey Predicts Change in National Park Gun Regulations Will Lead to Wildlife Shootings, Management Problems
A survey stemming from the Bush administration's plan to allow concealed carry of guns in national parks and national wildlife refuges predicts the result will be more wildlife shootings and management problems.
National Park Quiz 24: Old, Older, Oldest
Are you chronologically challenged? Take this week’s quiz and find out. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write 100 times on the whiteboard: “Isotopic stratigraphy, a branch of chemostratigraphy, should not be confused with lithostratigraphy or cyclostratigraphy”.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 8:32am
Trails I've Hiked: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
Most avid hikers know Half Dome. In fact, as the signature landmark for Yosemite, its image is recognized worldwide. It's even on the 2005 U.S. quarter. From mid-May to mid-October, visitors can attempt this extremely strenuous 16-mile hike.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 14th, 2008 7:07pm
