Injuries From Fall Prove Fatal to 73-Year-Old Hiker In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A 73-year-old Kentucky man has died from injuries suffered in a fall while hiking in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Interior Secretary Salazar Sends $15.2 Million to USGS Volcano Observatories to Improve Monitoring
The five U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Observatories are receiving $15.2 million to help upgrade their monitoring of volcanics across the West, in Alaska, and in Hawaii, including within Yellowstone, Mount Rainier, Hawaii Volcanoes, and Lake Clark national parks.
Yellowstone and the Snowmobile: Locking Horns Over National Park Use
What is the role of a national park? How should we value what lies within the boundaries of a national park? Those are simple and yet provocative questions these days. Some answers -- perhaps the answer -- can be found in a new book that chronicles Yellowstone National Park's bittersweet history with the snowmobile.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 11th, 2009 3:33am
UPDATED: Officials Confirm Recent Rockfall in Yosemite National Park was the Largest in Decades
Park officials have confirmed that a recent rockfall at Yosemite National Park was in fact the largest such documented event in the park more in than two decades. Part of a popular trail buried by the debris from the event remains closed.
- By Jim Burnett - April 10th, 2009 12:56pm
Sky Diving at Denali National Park? A Florida-Based Company Thinks It's a Great Idea
Denali National Park and Preserve is home to the highest mountain in North America, a distinction that inevitably attracts mountaineers and sightseers from all over the world. Now a new twist in possible activities at Denali is under discussion: sky diving.
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- By Jim Burnett - April 10th, 2009 8:22am
Great Basin National Park Is Facing Threats to its Clear Air and Water Resources
Not even its remote location in eastern Nevada can protect Great Basin National Park from the pressures, demands, and impacts of urban areas. Proposed power plants threaten its air, and growing Las Vegas could impact the park's water resources.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 10th, 2009 4:15am
Subsurface Mineral Rights Matter!
Should the NPS worry about mineral rights when the agency acquires park lands? You better believe it. Not owning subsurface mineral rights at Big Cypress National Preserve and Padre Island National Seashore has caused the agency a great deal of grief. At Flight 93 National Memorial, the NPS is determined to nip a potentially serious problem in the bud.
- By Bob Janiskee - April 10th, 2009 4:00am
Mount Rainier National Park: Reaching Out to Camping Newbies
How many of you would jump at the chance to join rangers at Mount Rainier National Park on a three-day camping trek? And keep in mind, this offer comes with equipment, food, and rangers tossed in for free.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2009 10:47am
Ill-Advised Leap from a Bluff Leads to a Challenging Rescue at Buffalo National River
A visitor to the Buffalo National River probably has second thoughts about an attempt to jump from a bluff to a nearby tree. His resulting fall triggered a challenging mission for area rescue teams.
Aging Activists Gather at Congaree National Park to Recall a Nick-of-Time Rescue
The spectacular old-growth forest of the Congaree floodplain would have been lost forever had it not been for a grassroots campaign that achieved a highly implausible victory back in the 1970s. Veterans of the campaign gathered at Congaree National Park this past weekend to share memories of that long-ago struggle.
- By Bob Janiskee - April 9th, 2009 4:00am
