National Park Mystery Spot 4: Standing Tall in the Middle
Knowing your Roman numerals will help you pin it down.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 9:20am
Bad Timing: Road Closures Along the Blue Ridge Parkway During Leaf-Peeping Season
If you're planning to head on down the Blue Ridge Parkway from end-to-end this leaf season, you better read the following regarding road closures and detours.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 20th, 2009 10:12am
Traveler’s National Park Quizzes – A Master List
Here’s a list of all 71 of the national park quizzes that Traveler has published to date. Are there some that you haven’t taken a crack at yet?
- By Bob Janiskee - October 28th, 2011 9:08am
History Abounds in the Waters Surrounding Isle Royale National Park
Most of us head to national parks to walk across the landscape, but for those skilled at diving, some treasures otherwise lost to history can be found. In the waters surrounding Isle Royale National Park, for instance, are a number of wrecks that date back to the late 1800s.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 20th, 2009 4:58am
Point Reyes National Seashore To Mark One-Year Anniversary of Wetlands Recovery
Landscapes can heal themselves if given the tools, which sometimes involve no more than removing litter and pollution. At Point Reyes National Seashore, a wetlands that once had been impacted by levees and dairy operations is luring river otters and even bald eagles just one year after it was restored.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 20th, 2009 4:56am
Investigation Of Gettysburg National Military Park Superintendent Finds Cybertracks to Pornographic Images
A lengthy investigation into allegations that Gettsysburg National Military Park Superintendent John Latschar acted unethically in running the park found no wrongdoing, but it reportedly turned up thousands of instances in which the superintendent's computer was used to access pornographic images.
OIA-Latschar.pdf
Dr. Gary Machlis Has Ambitious Plans As Science Advisor to National Park Service Director Jarvis
It was almost a mantra of the Bush Administration's Interior Department: Best science will guide on-the-ground decisions in the national parks. Some will argue that former Interior Secretary Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Bomar never closely hewed to that pledge. But new Park Service Director Jon Jarvis hopes to put some teeth into that statement, and has hired a science advisor to help him accomplish the task.
Wilderness Designations And National Parks Don't Cross Paths Often Enough
Yellowstone. Canyonlands. Voyageurs. Grand Canyon. Great Smoky Mountains. Glacier. Surprising as it is, none of those parks has so much as a single acre of officially designated wilderness.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 19th, 2009 4:41am
Yosemite National Park Officials Declare the 2009 Fire Season is Officially Over .
The 2009 fire season is over at Yosemite National Park—at least officially—and Mother Nature ended it with a big splash.
- By Jim Burnett - October 19th, 2009 4:15am
Was This the Most Ambitious Event Ever Held in an NPS Area?
Most of us face some challenging tasks from time to time at work, but you can be thankful you weren't put in charge of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial celebration. It gets my vote for the most ambitious special event ever held in a National Park System area.
- By Jim Burnett - October 19th, 2009 3:26am
