Badger Pass Ski Area In Yosemite National Park Eyeing Mid-December Opening
The Badger Pass Ski Area in Yosemite National Park is scheduled to open December 16, if the snow gods allow.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm
Winter Film Festival Slated For Women's Rights National Historical Park in New York
There's more to Women's Rights National Historical Park than meets the eye. For instance, visit the park this winter and you'll be able to learn something about Mount Rainier National Park, or August Saint-Gaudens, or even Rosie the Riveter.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm
House Oversight Committee Looking Into Point Reyes National Seashore's Handling Of Oyster Farm Future
Questionable actions the staff of Point Reyes National Seashore has taken towards the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. have drawn the attention of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which is launching an investigation into the fate of the oyster company.
2011-10-20 DEI to Salazar-DOI - oysters due 11-4 11-7.pdf
Zion National Park Officials Debating How To Improve Wilderness Permitting System
There's nothing quite worse for backcountry travelers than facing long lines to gain a permit to head on their trek. That's one of the problems at Zion National Park, and officials there are debating how they can improve their permitting system.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm
Widow of Man Mauled By Grizzly Sues Federal Government For Wrongful Death, Negligence
A woman whose husband was mauled to death by a grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Park shortly after it had been sedated by wildlife biologists is suing the federal government for $5 million, saying the biologists failed to adequately monitor the bear and warn area residents of their work.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2011 3:00am
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gets Approval For Elk Management Plan
For the past decade Great Smoky Mountains National Park biologists and staff worked to restore a permanent elk herd to the park's rumpled mountains. So successful were those efforts that they've removed the "experimental" tag from the herd and adopted a long-range management plan for the elk.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm
Trails I've Hiked: Bechler River Trail In Yellowstone National Park
Thigh-deep in the strong, bracing currents of the Bechler River was not exactly what I expected when I set out to explore Yellowstone National Park's "Cascade Corner." But at least it was mid-September, and not mid-July, when the torrent surely would have been colder, deeper, and stronger.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2011 3:00am
Updated: Man Missing In Rocky Mountain National Park's Snowy Backcountry Found
A young Missouri man who became disoriented in the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park during an early season snowstorm was led out of the park Thursday by rangers and taken to an Estes Park, Colorado, medical center.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2011 4:38pm
Early Snowstorm Gives Rocky Mountain National Park Mid-Winter Look
Nothing like a fall snowstorm to make it look like the middle of winter in Rocky Mountain National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm
Monocacy National Battlefield Releases iPad App
You can add Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland to the number of places that can proclaim, "There's an app for that!"
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 10th, 2015 4:49pm
