National Park Mystery Plant 6: If You Know Your Ice Cream Flavors, You’re Half Way to the Answer
This month's mystery plant has some quirks. For example, it doesn’t need soil to grow, and all of the problem plants are males.
Come Ski, or Snowshoe, In Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Sure, it gets cold and snowy in North Dakota. That's why you have to keep moving when you're outdoors. At Theodore Roosevelt National Park, they'll help you stay warm by leading snowshoe and cross-country ski treks across the park's North Unit.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 3rd, 2010 3:37am
USGS Says High Colorado River Flows Benefit the Grand Canyon
High flows of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park that mimic natural ebbs and flows are beneficial for the river corridor, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report. However, the report notes that many of the benefits are erased within six months due to energy demands that dictate releases through the Glen Canyon Dam.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 3rd, 2010 3:27am
Washington's National Park Fund Looking For Volunteers Interested in Marmots
Interested in marmots? Enjoy Olympic National Park? Can you spare some time this summer? If you answered 'Yes' to those questions, the folks at Washington's National Park Fund want to hear from you.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 3rd, 2010 3:02am
National Park Foundation, ARAMARK Parks Offering Contest With Prize A National Park Stay
The National Park Foundation and ARAMARK Parks and Destinations are teaming up to celebrate the national parks with a contest that lands the winner a trip to one of eight national parks. All you need to do to enter is share some of your favorite spots in the National Park System.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2010 9:50am
Spring in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks: The Logistics
Arches and Canyonlands national parks are colorful siblings that are great to visit any time of year, but to spare yourself the high heat of summer one of the best seasons to visit is Spring. Here are some keys to accomplishing such a trip.
ARCH-Lost_Spring_Canyon_Directions.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2010 4:07am
U.S. Highway 89, The Scenic Route to Seven Western National Parks
U.S. 89 is a relatively narrow thread of pavement that wends its way 1,600 miles from Glacier National Park in northern Montana to Tumacacori National Historical Park in southern Arizona. Along the way, it passes through five states, past seven units of the National Park System, and through thousands of years of human experience. Ann Torrence captures this sliver of history in words and photographs in a story that is decided off the racetrack known as the interstate highway system.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 2nd, 2010 3:38am
Never Let the Facts Get in The Way of a National Park Promotion
Yesterday I hinted that there was a lot wrong with this “Sequoia National Park” drawing on the back of a box of Safeway brand Rice Pockets Cereal. So let's look at a few things that are wrong, then solve the question of what, if anything, is right.
- By jessstryker - February 2nd, 2010 3:16am
National Parks Conservation Association Calls President's National Parks Budget Proposal Insufficient
President Obama's $2.7 billion FY2011 budget proposal for the National Park Service is insufficient and fails to keep pace with his pledge to restore the National Park System by 2016, the National Parks Conservation Association said Monday.
President's FY2011 Budget Proposal Seeks $2.7 Billion for National Park Service
President Obama's FY2011 budget proposal calls for $2.7 billion for the National Park Service, a number that includes a $35.3 million increase, to $2.3 billion, over FY2010 levels in operational funding tagged for ecosystem restoration, visitor services, cultural resource preservation and protection, and wildlife initiatives. Overall, though, the $2.7 billion is $21.7 million below FY2010's enacted Park Service budget.
Obama_FY2010_NPS_Budget_Brief.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 1st, 2010 3:09pm
