National Park Mystery Spot 19: Up and Down They Go
Parents go along or watch from below.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 15th, 2010 3:15am
President Clinton's Birthplace Now A National Historic Site
The National Park System has grown by one with the formal establishment of the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in Hope, Arkansas.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 15th, 2010 2:14am
One Pass Gains You Entry to Three National Park Units In Hawaii
Residents of Hawaii, or mainland travelers who visit the islands frequently each year, can find a bargain in a "TriPark Pass" being sold for entry into Hawai‘i Volcanoes, Pu‘uhonua o Honaunau, and Haleakala national park entrance stations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 15th, 2010 2:06am
Reader Participation Day: How Would You Cut the National Park Service's Budget?
Granted, the National Park Service's budget is little more than a rounding error when it comes to the entire federal budget. But as the deficit continues to swell, and Republicans promise better budgeting in the coming Congress, the Park Service can be expected to identify some savings. But where?
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 15th, 2010 2:01am
Cape Lookout National Seashore Staff Come to the Rescue of Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles
Another cold snap has shocked marine life in the Southeast, but so far the cold weather hasn't done damage reminiscent of last January, when more than a few sea turtles and manatees were killed and thousands had to be rescued from the cold waters.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 14th, 2010 2:52am
Half-Dome Permit System in Yosemite National Park Will Operate Seven Days a Week in 2011
You can plan on standing in line next year if you intend to hike to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, and not just because of the long 400-foot final ascent.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 14th, 2010 2:51am
Appalachian Mountain Club Pursues Sustainable Forestry In Northern Maine
Should controversy surround the decision by the Appalachian Mountain Club to pursue sustainable logging in northern Maine? A group pushing to see the area designated as a national park is furious over the club's move.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 14th, 2010 2:41am
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agrees Wolverines Need ESA Protection, But They'll Have to Wait
Too many species, too little staff. That's the roadblock preventing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from immediately adding the wolverine to the list of species with protection under the Endangered Species Act.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 14th, 2010 2:34am
Interior Officials, Wyoming Officials Agree On $107 Million Deal For Roughly 1,400 Acres Inside Grand Teton National Park
What's the value of land in the Rocky Mountains? Better than $75,000 an acre if that land happens to lie beneath the Tetons in Grand Teton National Park.
Scuba Diver Dies at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
National Park Service investigators are trying to determine what caused the death of a 26-year-old New York man scuba diving with friends at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 13th, 2010 11:06am
