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Shuttle Service Back on the Road at Mount Rainier National Park

With the summer season officially under way the free shuttle bus service at Mount Rainier National Park is back on the road. Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga says park visitors can catch the buses from Ashford, Longmire and Paradise during the 2010 summer season.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 20th, 2010 2:03am

Visually Impaired Students Retracing Oregon and California National Historic Trails.

A combination of modern technology and hands-on interpretation is helping a group of students from the Kansas State School for the Blind on an expedition of discovery this month. They're visiting several NPS sites while retracing the routes of the Oregon and California National Historic Trails

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By Jim Burnett - June 20th, 2010 1:35am

Updated: Attempt To Trap Young Grizzly in Yellowstone National Park Leads To Its Death

A young grizzly bear that biologists were trying to capture in Yellowstone National Park because it looked unhealthy was accidentally killed when it tried to escape a trap that it had been lured into, park officials said Saturday.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 19th, 2010 6:00pm

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Woman Falls Into Snow "Sink Hole" At Mount Rainier National Park

A woman received multiple injuries when she fell an estimated 20 feet down into a sink hole created by melting snow at Mount Rainier National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 19th, 2010 9:22am

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Bighorn Sheep Study Being Proposed For Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks

How important are the high-country meadows of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks for bighorn sheep that summer in the two parks? That's a question researchers want to answer through a study that would involve placing radio collars on a few dozen sheep.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 19th, 2010 2:45am

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Glacier National Park Rangers Search For Woman Who Fell Into Creek

A search was under way Friday evening for a woman seen falling into Virginia Creek in Glacier National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 18th, 2010 6:23pm

Sea Turtle Hatchlings Set Free At Padre Island National Seashore Despite Tar Balls

Despite the presence of tar balls and tar mats in the waters off Padre Island National Seashore, biologists have released more than 100 Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings into the Gulf of Mexico.

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By Kurt Repanshek - June 18th, 2010 1:13pm

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International Planetary Dunes Workshop Brings Aeolian Scientists to Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Terrestrial and planetary dunes scientists from three continents met in May at Alamos, Colorado, to explore opportunities for collaborative planetary dunes research. The dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve are similar to ones on Mars, so a field trip to the park was a workshop highlight.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 18th, 2010 8:27am

Creature Feature: A Lightning Whelk Knows What to Do With a Clam

The lightning whelk, a sea snail with a lovely southpaw shell, is very proficient at finding, opening, and eating clams.

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By Bob Janiskee - June 18th, 2010 5:36am

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Your Own Eastern National Park Road Trip

Several years ago we wrote “The Best National Park Trip,” an article that described the wonders of visiting Zion, Bryce Canyon, and the Grand Canyon during a tour of the West. This is indeed a great trip that can be extended with visits to Lake Powell, Cedar Breaks, and other nearby units administered by the National Park Service.

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By David and Kay Scott - June 18th, 2010 2:48am

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