New Visitor Center Coming to Great Smoky Mountains National Park
There's a new visitor center coming to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, over at Oconaluftee.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 25th, 2009 9:58am
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Identifies Pre-Nesting Closure Areas For Piping Plover
Though it's been a mostly quiet winter on the coast of North Carolina, things might get a bit testy in the coming weeks as Cape Hatteras National Seashore releases its pre-nesting closure plans to protect piping plovers, a threatened species.
CAHA-Pre-Nesting Closures 2009.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 21st, 2009 8:04pm
National Park Mystery Plant 1: Will This “Lime-Green Cancer” Derail Everglades Restoration?
This virulently invasive plant, sometimes called the “lime-green cancer” and "the most dangerous plant in Florida," already infests some areas of Everglades National Park. If not controlled soon it might wipe out decades of ecosystem restoration efforts. Do you know what this nightmare plant is?
- By Bob Janiskee - December 20th, 2009 9:12am
Why is Clear-cutting Allowed in Japan's Iconic Park, Daisetsuzan?
What would you think if logging were permitted in Yellowstone National Park, or if a rock quarry were allowed in Yosemite National Park, or if uranium mining was under way in Grand Canyon National Park?
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 21st, 2009 10:07am
Spammers Are Targeting National Parks Traveler
In recent weeks there has been an increase in attacks on National Parks Traveler by spammers. While our CAPTCHA system prevents most computerized attacks, it can't stop those performed by individuals.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 22nd, 2009 5:43pm
Tredegar Ironworks: A Civil War Icon Preserved at Richmond National Battlefield Park
When the Confederate Army needed artillery, ammunition, or other weaponry, it turned to the Tredegar Ironworks in the heart of Richmond, Virginia. While many of the original buildings were lost to war and time, some remain. One, in fact, serves as a visitor center at the Richmond National Battlefield Park
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- By dapster - February 20th, 2009 4:58pm
A National Park Service Regional Director Shares His Priority List for 2009
Earlier this year the Traveler offered up a post on what priorities we hoped the National Park Service would address in the coming year. Mike Snyder, director of the agency's Intermountain Region, has his own list of issues his region has in its sights this year.
- By Mike Snyder - February 23rd, 2009 3:19pm
What Would Wildlife Say About Concealed Carry in National Parks?
Much of the debate over the rule change that allows national park visitors to arm themselves has been filled with vitriol. But no one, it seems, has considered the wildlife's point of view.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 3rd, 2009 8:39pm
Pine Beetle Outbreak Leads to Fewer Campground Sites in Rocky Mountain National Park
A massive outbreak of mountain pine beetles, which are efficient killers of lodgepole pine trees, is forcing Rocky Mountain National Park officials to reduce campground sites this summer as they work to mitigate the beetles' impacts.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - February 20th, 2009 7:27pm
The Confederate Victory at Brices Cross Roads Did Little to Help the Confederate Cause
Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site celebrates its 80th birthday today. The battle fought there in June 1864 yielded a Confederate victory that was tactically brilliant but strategically wanting.
- By Bob Janiskee - February 21st, 2009 11:46am
