Comment Period for Proposed Gun Rule Change in National Parks Extended 30 Days
Interior Department officials have agreed to extend through July the comment period on a proposal to allow visitors to national parks to carry guns.
Do You Care About Energy Exploration Near Our National Parks?
As energy prices creep steadily higher, there's a growing segment of America that believes short-term relief can literally be tapped from fossil-fuel resources in the Western states. But many of those resources are found on public lands that buffer national parks, national wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas, and their development could have dire consequences for those landscapes.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 4th, 2008 4:19am
What do People Take Home from a Visit to Gettysburg National Military Park?
The Battle of Gettysburg, a famously important Union victory, ended 145 years ago on July 3rd. We can more clearly appreciate what happened at Gettysburg by visiting Gettysburg National Military Park and trying to understand the battle as a human experience, not just a mammoth clash of arms.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 3rd, 2008 10:27am
Yellowstone National Park Sees Record Visitation in June
If you went to Yellowstone National Park in June, you weren't alone. The park saw record visitation last month as more than 610,000 folks made their way to Yellowstone.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 3rd, 2008 9:32am
Florine and Hirayama Regain the Nose Route Speed-Climb Record at Yosemite National Park
Two fiercely competitive speed-climbers have regained the Nose Route record the Huber brothers wrested from them on El Capitan last October. The new record for the Nose, a big-wall climb that normally takes three or more days to complete, is two hours, 43 minutes, and 33 seconds. While admirers rave, critics grumble.
National Park History: Renaming National Parks Can Show Respect for Native Cultures
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and Pu'uhonau o Honaunau National Historical Park both celebrate birthdays in July. These two parks were renamed for cultural-political reasons, underscoring the importance of labels and the need to respect native peoples.
Senators Willing to Legislate Clean Air Over National Parks if EPA Does Protect Airsheds
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has gone on record with the director of the Environmental Protection Agency that they will find legislative solutions to provide clean air over national parks if his agency can't protect those airsheds.
EPA visibility Alexander Letter.pdf
Mount Rainier National Park Ready to Open Sunrise For Visitors
If you're not interested in heading to Paradise, you can always go to Sunrise at Mount Rainier National Park. Located on the volcano's eastern flanks, the Sunrise area opens for the summer on July 3.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2008 12:20pm
Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road Open End to End
It took longer than usual, but the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park has been opened from end-to-end.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 2nd, 2008 10:39am
NPR on the National Parks
National Public Radio is on the road in the National Park System this week, visiting both iconic and obscure parks. But is there a chink in NPR's coverage?
