The Role of Partnerships in the National Park System
Can you imagine what would be missing in the national parks if not for partnerships forged with non-profit groups?
- By dannyhiker@gmail.com - October 5th, 2010 2:06am
California Man Dies in Fall From South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park; Women Struck by Lightning
A California man apparently trying to leap from one outcrop to another on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park fell roughly 500 feet to his death, according to park officials.
Search Under Way in Yellowstone National Park For Missing Visitor
A search was under way Monday in Yellowstone National Park for a Maryland man whose 2009 Lexus was found abandoned at Craig Pass, park officials said.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 4th, 2010 10:41am
Dark Skies in National Parks Make It Easy to Spot the Space Station: Here's How to Look for It
Here's the information you need to see the International Space Station as it arcs across the night sky. A great place to do that is in a national park beyond the reach of urban light pollution and skyline clutter.
Nature's Rock Stars in the Spotlight on National Fossil Day
Saber-tooth Cats, dinosaurs and Ice Age mammals will be among the star attractions during National Fossil Day. Activities are being held around the nation in this first ever event to focus on some interesting—and really old—stuff.
- By Jim Burnett - October 4th, 2010 2:11am
National Park Hospitality Association Wants More Lodging In The Parks
There are units of the National Park System, such as Canyonlands, North Cascades, and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, just to name three, that have little or no lodging within their borders. It's just such a lack of facilities, believes Derrick Crandall, that serves as a drag on visitation to the park system.
Crandall Testimony 9-23-10.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 4th, 2010 2:05am
U.S. Geological Survey Taking The Temperature of Yellowstone National Park's Norris Geyser Basin
Among Yellowstone National Park's various geothermal basins, the Norris Geyser Basin just might be the most colorful, and it's long been accepted that it's the hottest. But how hot is it? The U.S. Geological Survey can tell you, thanks to a network of monitors that is taking the basin's temperature.
Fencing Will Prevent Elk From Heading into Wind Cave National Park During Hunting Season
Elk won't have Wind Cave National Park as a sanctuary from hunters for much longer, as crews are making progress on installing a fence to keep the ungulates out of the park during the fall hunt.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 3rd, 2010 2:07am
Rare Collection of Civil War Drawings Now on Exhibit—But Don't Delay
For only the second time in the past 150 years, Civil War buffs have the chance to view a rare collection of original firsthand drawings from that era. The 44 images were made both on and off the battlefield by Joseph Becker and other artist-correspondents, and they're on public display at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in New Hampshire through October 11.
- By Jim Burnett - October 3rd, 2010 1:02am
Thieves Break Into Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Make Off With Replica Firearms
An investigation is under way into a break-in at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in Colorado in which thieves took nine replica firearms and made off with an unknown amount of money.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 2nd, 2010 2:49am
