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Pruning the Parks: White Plains National Battlefield Site (1933-1956) Was a Stillborn National Park

The National Park Service administered the White Plains National Battlefield Site for several decades, but no national park materialized there and the property was eventually delisted.

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By Bob Janiskee - December 22nd, 2011 3:59am

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Mystery Photo 40 Revealed: The Glow Plug

An object so brightly hued can't be nature, can it? It can, if you know where in the National Park System to look.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 22nd, 2011 3:00am

Resort Planned For Schoodic Peninsula Near Acadia National Park Scuttled

A 3,200-acre tract of raw, wild land next to a section of Acadia National Park once planned for development as an "eco-resort" has been purchased by a company that intends to work to see the land preserved.

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By NPT Staff - December 22nd, 2011 2:24am

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A December Rarity: Driving The Tioga Road Through Yosemite National Park

Winter has been easy on Yosemite National Park so far, easy enough that Santa might actually be able to drive the Tioga Road on his deliveries.

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By Beth Pratt - December 22nd, 2011 2:09am

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National Park Mystery Photo 40: Sure Is Bright

Bright it is, but what is the source of its glow? Answer that question, and you just might figure out what this national park Mystery Photo is.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 21st, 2011 3:00am

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Encounters With the Archdruid

Though written some 40 years ago, Encounters with the Archdruid still carries valuable lessons for us to consider today.

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By Lee Dalton - December 21st, 2011 2:28am

Reader Participation Day: What's On Your National Park Reading List?

Throughout the year we get a fair number of books related to the national parks for review, but we couldn't possibly keep track of all new -- or old, but good stalwarts -- books with park connections. Which books would you recommend to park lovers?

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 21st, 2011 2:25am

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Where Can You See Wildlife Right Now: Elephant Seals At Point Reyes National Seashore

It could, perhaps, be viewed as the wildlife equivalent of "Beach Party," the 1960s-era series of beach-based movies featuring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. Only in this case, the beach at Point Reyes National Seashore is covered by elephant seals, not hormone-crazed twenty-somethings.

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By NPT Staff - December 21st, 2011 1:46am

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area To Host Christmas Bird Count Early in January

With few trees, compared, say, to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, counting birds at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area shouldn't be too difficult when the NRA holds its Christmas Bird Count.

GLCA-Bird List.pdf

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By NPT Staff - December 20th, 2011 2:55am

"Peopling of America" Exhibit Traces Roots of Those Who Passed Through Ellis Island ... And Those Who Came Before

Among the interesting exhibits at Ellis Island National Monument is one called "Peopling of America" that traces the paths taken by immigrants to the United States, both before and after the island's immigration center opened for business.

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By beschundler - December 20th, 2011 2:30am