Zion National Park's New Backcountry Management Plan Reduces Daily Traffic in The Narrows
It won't be quite so crowded in Zion Narrows under the new backcountry management plan adopted by Zion National Park.
National Park Service Retirees Outline 2008 Goals for Park Service
Science-led decisions. More principled leadership. A halt to fee hikes. Those are some of the things the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees would like to see from the National Park Service this year.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 7th, 2008 3:30am
Segways in the National Parks: Do We Really Need Them?
Two Segway entrepreneurs have their sights on Yosemite and Sequoia national parks as the next frontier for these two-wheeled contraptions.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 6th, 2008 12:21pm
Death Valley's Bobcats Likely Lured In By Poor Food Handling at Inn
Two recent bobcat attacks at Death Valley National Park likely were spurred by poor food handling at the Furnace Creek Inn, according to park officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 4th, 2008 4:27pm
Lynx, Long Sought in Yellowstone National Park, Is Caught on Film
One of the most mysterious creatures of the boreal forest, the lynx historically has been tied to Yellowstone National Park. But in recent years, its existence in the park has been hard to document, tied only to a few paw prints and DNA coaxed from scat and hairs. Now park biologists have a photograph to add to their evidence.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 4th, 2008 12:00pm
The Secret Life of Lobsters
I know, this doesn't sound like a park-related read, but it's based around the livelihoods of lobstermen who settled on and around Mount Desert Island more than a century ago.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 4th, 2008 4:13am
Words on the Wilderness: A History of Place Names in South Florida's National Parks
You ever wonder where place names originate? I mean, Hog Key Campsite in Everglades National Park? And University Dock in Biscayne National Park? What were they thinking?
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 3rd, 2008 7:19pm
2007 Visitation Across National Park System Projected To Rise
Two years ago there were concerns that national parks were losing their pull over the traveling public. Today, though, National Park Service officials are bullish about visitation, pointing to gains at a number of parks, including Yosemite and Yellowstone.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 3rd, 2008 5:13pm
Is The National Park Service Protecting Its Heritage in Santa Fe?
One of New Mexico's best and best-preserved historic monuments, the former Southwest Regional Headquarters of the National Park Service at 1100 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe, is in jeopardy from the very ones who are entrusted with its protection.
- By Jerry Rogers - December 31st, 2007 10:29am
World Heritage Report on Yellowstone National Park's Threats Called "Superficial"
A draft report Yellowstone National Park officials have prepared on threats to the park has been dubbed "superficial," and even park officials admit it's not overly comprehensive.
YELL-World Heritage Report.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 31st, 2007 10:07am
