Reader Participation Day: Have You Had a "Close Call" in a National Park?
If you've narrowly escaped from a life threatening situation in a national park, tell us about it.
- By Bob Janiskee - March 7th, 2012 3:59am
Shot Of Kayaker In Sequoia National Forest Judged Best In Federal Recreational Lands Photo Contest
A photo of a daredevil kayaker negotiating the Kern River in Sequoia National Forest received the grand prize in the National Park Foundation's Share the Experience photo contest, while a scenic from Glacier National Park was awarded first prize.
Eastern National Enters National Park Phone App Market With Passport To Your National Parks iPhone App
Eastern National, a non-profit that produces interpretive and educational materials for national parks, has entered the phone app market with its Passport To Your National Parks® iPhone Application, currently available for free on iTunes.
Ongoing Research At Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Shows Steady Peregrine Falcon Population
Raptors are returning to many areas in the National Park System for nesting, including to the Upper Yukon River in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve in Alaska.
Walking to Rattlesnake Lodge on the Blue Ridge Parkway
At the time when most of the Blue Ridge Parkway seems closed in North Carolina, you can take a delightful, short hike on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail to Rattlesnake Lodge. You'll see the many remains of the summer home of Chase Ambler.
- By [email protected] - March 6th, 2012 2:34am
The Beaches of Virgin Islands National Park, A Primer
A wealth of beaches makes Virgin Islands National Park an incredible destination for water lovers. Any of those beaches within the national park can quickly become a favorite to head to day after day after day during your visit, guaranteed to provide warm waters teeming with marine-life, soft, sugar-sand beaches lined by palms perfect for napping.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 6th, 2012 2:28am
In the Heart of the Sea, The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Weaving together narratives from more than a century ago, Nathaniel Philbrick tells the backstory of Moby Dick, a story that spins out from a real case of a sperm whale attacking an early 19th century whaleship.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 6th, 2012 2:26am
Michigan Man Fatally Mauled By Grizzly In Yellowstone National Park Tried To Defend Himself
A Michigan man fatally mauled and partially consumed by grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park last summer was hiking through a landscape with a high concentration of bears, some no doubt drawn by the presence of two bison carcasses, according to a Board of Review investigation into the attack.
Interior Secretary Salazar: No Plans To Explore Possibility of a North Woods National Park in Maine
There are no plans at this point for the National Park Service to look into the merits of a "North Woods National Park" in Maine, according to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
Glacier Bay National Park Proposing To Build Tribal House Replica Near Barlett Cove
A 3,500-square-foot Tlingit tribal house could rise up near Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve under a plan the National Park Service first proposed more than a decade ago.
- By NPT Staff - March 5th, 2012 2:22am
