The Laws Guide To Drawing Birds
Interested in learning how to draw birds? This book can help move you in that direction.
Where Not To Park Your Car: In A National Park's River
It's not every day that vehicles find their way into rivers in the National Park System, but it happened twice in the span of six days in September, once apparently due to too much libation for the driver, and once due to inattentiveness.
- By NPT Staff - October 8th, 2012 2:58am
National Park Service Moving To Engage Company To Promote 2016 Centennial
With less than four years to go before the National Park Service marks its centennial, the agency is moving to engage a New York-based marketing and advertising agency to promote the centennial.
- By NPT Staff - October 8th, 2012 2:51am
Exploring History At Nez Perce National Historical Park
Whether you’re a big history buff or simply just enjoy the beauty of nature, Nez Perce National Historical Park is the perfect getaway for the whole family. Spread across parts of western Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Montana, the park offers 38 different sites where you can come to understand a bit about the Nez Perce tribe, see some of their sacred lands, and see how the arrival of Euro-Americans affected their lives.
- By NPT Staff - October 8th, 2012 2:48am
National Park Service Conservators Restore World War II Japanese Machine Guns
A small cache of weapons recently was covertly shipped to a small town in eastern West Virginia, but not to fuel an insurrection. No, in this case the World War II machine guns and other guns were in need of restoration work from National Park Service experts.
- By NPT Staff - October 8th, 2012 2:02am
Parks Beyond Borders: Costa Rica's Parks Are Cheap And Accessible; New IUCN Environmental Lists Accentuate The Positive
A roundup of global national park news and features.
You Can Feel It In The Air, See It In The Landscape
It was obvious in the reds and oranges flecking the forests, the crispness of the air, and even in the slow gait of the old bison. Summer's long gone in Yellowstone National Park, and winter isn't far off.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 7th, 2012 2:58am
Can Social Media Help Save Lives At Lake Mead National Recreation Area?
Rangers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area have an on-going challenge: how to encourage visitors at one of the country's most popular parks to use common-sense and basic safety devices to reduce the area's sobering accidental death toll. The park staff has now turned to social media to promote three new videos that they hope will help save lives
- By Jim Burnett - October 7th, 2012 2:43am
A Primer On The Hardwood Hammocks Of Everglades National Park
Sure, we know Everglades National Park is a low-lying tropical park in the state of Florida. But, as this video shows, it does have its high points. Well, relatively high.
- By NPT Staff - October 7th, 2012 2:21am
Repaired, Filled, Then Drained, The Troubled Reflecting Pool On The National Mall
First came two years of renovations at a cost of $34 million, then a slow filling, and then the invasion of algae. Now the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is dry once again while officials ponder how to ensure it does indeed reflect when full.
- By NPT Staff - October 7th, 2012 2:19am
