National Parks Traveler

True to its title, this quiz tests your knowledge of trees in the national parks. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we'll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: " Quantified Tree Risk Assessment provides a framework for assessing the three components of tree-failure risk; probability of failure, impact potential, and target value."

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By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 10:03am

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Appellate Court Judges Refuse Full Court's Review of Ruling Against Garbage Dump Near Joshua Tree National Park

In another ruling against proponents of a massive landfill proposed to be located near Joshua Tree National Park, members of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have refused to have the full court hear the case.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 4th, 2010 2:58am

Reader Participation Day: Should Pets Be Given More Leeway in National Parks?

It always surprises me to see folks bring their pets -- usually dogs -- to national parks. It's surprising because most parks ban pets from trails, and always require them to be on leashes. As a result, the pets usually spend time in a nearby kennel, in the rig, or being walked in parking lots. Should the rules change?

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 4th, 2010 2:57am

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'Gator Crushes Hand of Researcher in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

While most stories about "human habituated" wildlife in national parks revolve around bears, a recent incident in Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve shows the danger that can arise when alligators are fed by visitors.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 4th, 2010 2:49am

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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site Offers Window Into the 19th Century

A signature triple-note staccato rings sharply across the ranch compound from the smithy's anvil in the blacksmith shop, signaling another creation from fire and iron. Though only symbolic these days, the hammering at Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site recalls perhaps the greatest cattle baron America ever produced.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 4th, 2010 2:25am

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One More Bear Put Down in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park authorities on Tuesday euthanized a young black bear, the second intentionally killed this summer because it had become too used to getting food from visitors.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2010 5:29pm

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released Into the Atlantic Ocean

In the first wave of what likely could prove to be thousands, 45 sea turtle hatchlings have been released into the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of miles from where their eggs were laid on Gulf of Mexico beaches.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2010 1:31pm

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Help Your Favorite National Park Land A $100,000 Grant

What's your favorite park? Yellowstone or Yosemite, Acadia or Zion, Great Smoky or Denali? Now through the end of August you can help your favorite land a $100,000 grant by voting in a National Park Foundation contest.