Free Firewood At Mammoth Cave National Park
While quite a few national parks frown on you hauling trees out of their woods, at Mammoth Cave National Park officials are giving it away.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 16th, 2009 6:13am
Gustavus Moose Hunt: If You're Heading to Alaska for a Moose Hunt, You Might Want to Read This
If you've landed a spot in the annual Gustavus Bull Moose Hunt, be careful you don't stray into Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. And if the moose you've shot heads into the park, contact a ranger.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 16th, 2009 6:07am
With Fall Fishing Season Nearing, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Making Repairs to ORV Beach Access Ramps
With the fall fishing season quickly approaching, crews at Cape Hatteras National Seashore are making repairs to some of the ORV beach-access ramps.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 16th, 2009 5:57am
Reader Participation Day: Are You An East Coast, West Coast, or Gulf Coast National Seashore Person?
Quick, pick an ocean setting for next summer's national park vacation. Are you heading to the Northeast, the Northwest, or looking South or somewhere else for your destination?
National Park Quiz 69: Camping
Camping in the national parks is a lot of fun, and so is this quiz. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you explain the modern-day appeal of backcountry camping in the context of the classic three-stage Pastoral Retreat model elucidated by literary historian Leo Marx.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 7:05am
Hundreds of Groups Urge Senate to Invest in Climate Change Legislation That Could Help National Park Wildlife, Natural Resources
Groups as diverse as the Great Old Broads for Wilderness and the Quiet Use Coalition urged the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to pass climate change legislation and a national energy policy that would slow greenhouse warming of the Earth, and called for millions of dollars to be invested in helping wildlife and natural resources cope with climate-change impacts. In all, more than 600 groups signed off on the letter.
Green_Groups-Climate_Change_Funding.pdf
It's a Boy...or Maybe a Girl! Humpback Whale Calf Born at the Only U. S. National Park South of the Equator
If you mention whale watching, many people immediately think of prime coastal locations in Alaska, California or New England, but probably not the South Pacific. Biologists at the only U. S. national park south of the equator recently noted the birth of an endangered humpback whale.
- By Jim Burnett - September 15th, 2009 8:33am
Various Care-Taking Projects Under Way in Rocky Mountain National Park
With the busy summer season behind us, crews in Rocky Mountain National Park are getting down to some care-taking projects in the park, ranging from trail repairs to wrapping up a project to rebuild a patrol cabin that was leveled by an avalanche back in 2003.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 15th, 2009 5:56am
Fall Harvest Festival This Weekend At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
If you've ever wondered how they make sorghum syrup, head to Great Smoky Mountains National Park this Saturday to find out the process. That and other mountain arts will be on display during the park's annual Mountain Life Festival at the park's Mountain Farm Museum.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 15th, 2009 5:32am
A Drowning-free Summer at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Wasn't Just Good Luck
Reducing visitor accidents in parks is an enormous—and ongoing—challenge. The staff at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore decided to try a different approach to reduce the risk of drownings, and it paid off in a big way. The tally for the summer of 2009: zero drownings.
- By Jim Burnett - September 15th, 2009 4:52am
