Reader Participation Day: What If You Could Wave a Magic Wand?
What would you cause to happen for the benefit of the National Park System with just one wave of your magic wand?
- By Bob Janiskee - August 10th, 2011 4:01am
National Park Mystery Spot 27: On a Hill It Stands
Last month's mystery spot puzzler was a real mind bender. This one is considerably less twisty.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 15th, 2011 10:14am
End-of-Season Lodging Deals Yours For The Asking At Yellowstone, Grand Canyon National Parks
With summer's end surprisingly near, lodging rates are dropping at Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks, with some rooms available for as little as $59 a night.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 10th, 2011 2:52am
Friends of Acadia Holding Auction To Help Acadia National Park
The Friends of Acadia is celebrating its 25th anniversary this Saturday with a dinner and auction to help it continue to work on behalf of Acadia National Park. And you don't even need to attend in person to vie for such items as Maine-made artworks or tickets to the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House come December.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 10th, 2011 2:49am
Birding in the National Parks: Down The Park Road Towards Flamingo in Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park offers some of the best birding in the National Park System, but you need to be alert for the hazards -- gators, poisonous snakes, mosquitoes, and sharp, slippery rocks, as Kirby Adams discovered.
Issue Of Hunting Brown Bears At Katmai National Preserve Arises Again
Four years ago we brought you a video that touched more than a few nerves. The subject was hunting brown bears in Katmai National Preserve and raised the question of whether it was really sporting or ethical. While the resulting uproar died down, it's creeping up again as Park Service officials seek public comment on a proposal to allow two sport-hunting guide businesses to operate in the preserve.
- By Bill Sherwonit - August 9th, 2011 5:19am
Concessionaire Teams Up With National Park Foundation To Offer End-of-Summer Trips
Trying to figure out how to squeeze in one more national park fix before summer ends? Well, the National Park Foundation and ARAMARK Parks and Destinations are closing out the summer with a “National Park Adventure Sweepstakes” that offers one giveaway each week now through Labor Day.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 9th, 2011 5:19am
At Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Birds, Turtles, And Humans Have Created An Air of Controversy, Part II
Having deflated the tires of his Suburban so each held only about 20 pounds of pressure, John Couch drives me out onto the seashore under a bright June sun. The ocean is rhythmically slapping the beach, the air is warm, not yet too humid.
At Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Birds, Turtles, And Humans Have Created An Air of Controversy
A dispute over birds, turtles, and humans has filled the air over Cape Hatteras National Seashore with controversy, and has drawn into question the very purpose of the national seashores and the mission of the National Park Service.
National Park Service Implementing "Flight Following" Technology in Alaska, Perhaps Nation-wide
"Flight following" technology, which can help dispatchers keep an eye on the whereabouts of aircraft, is being required aboard all National Park Service aircraft, or any aircraft carrying Park Service personnel, in Alaska, and soon could be required throughout the National Park System.
