Traveler Housekeeping: Making It Easier To Follow Your Favorite Unit of the National Park System
It just got easier to follow your favorite unit of the National Park System on the Traveler.
- By NPT Staff - November 1st, 2011 2:11am
Grand Teton National Park Officials ID Bear Victim, Investigation Ongoing
A Wyoming man who was attacked by a bear in Grand Teton National Park says when he first saw the bear it was only five or 10 yards from him. Timothy Hix added that he tried to ward off the bruin with bear spray, but couldn't get the canister from its holster in time, park officials said.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2011 1:44pm
Report: President Obama Ready To Make Virginia's Fort Monroe A National Monument
President Obama will turn to the Antiquities Act of 1906 for the first time to designate Fort Monroe in Virginia as a national monument, according to officials at the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2011 9:27am
Katmai National Park And Preserve Officials Reviewing Sport Hunting Guidelines
National Park Service officials are reviewing their sport hunting guidelines for Katmai National Preserve, where some have compared hunting brown bears to shooting fish in a barrel.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2011 2:43am
Chair Of House Subcommittee On National Parks Calls Parks, Other Federal Lands Unconstitutional
U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop, who chairs the House subcommittee that oversees national parks and other federal lands, says it is unconstitutional for the federal government to own those tracts.
BioBlitz Turns Up More Than 850 Previously Undetected Species in Saguaro National Park
Do you ever wonder what we know about the world around us? The somewhat recent phenomenon known as "BioBlitzes" is rewriting what we know about the natural world that resides in national parks. In some cases, what we didn't know can appear astounding.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2011 2:21am
Elk Hunter In Grand Teton National Park Injured By Bear
A Wyoming man hunting elk in Grand Teton National Park was attacked by a bear Sunday, but managed to call for help after the bear left the area.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 30th, 2011 6:46pm
National Park Service Honors Top Ranger, Volunteers
A ranger from Grand Canyon National Park and a wounded Iraq war veteran who found healing at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area have been honored by the National Park Service for their commitment to the parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 30th, 2011 2:55am
Statue Of Liberty's 125th Birthday Feted, Then Lady Liberty Was Closed For Renovations
It was a birthday party that both brought to mind the long friendship between France and the United States as well as the greeting the Statue of Liberty provided seemingly endless lines of immigrants who believed they could strike a new life in America.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 30th, 2011 2:30am
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 - October 30th, 2011 2:07am
