Cruising Into Glacier Bay National Park
Most people who visit Glacier Bay National Park never touch a glacier, but – with an icy breath – the glaciers reach out and touch them.
- By preston - May 31st, 2009 3:46am
22 National Recreation Trails Created. How Many Are In Your Backyard?
The National Trails System has grown by 525 miles thanks to the recent designation of 22 National Recreation Trails by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. The trails, which range from boardwalks through coastal forests to corridors along rivers, can be found in 13 states.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 31st, 2009 3:35am
Creature Feature: To Save the Mission Blue Butterfly, You Have to Save the Lupine
Saving the endangered mission blue butterfly is a lupine-focused mission. The mission blues, which now survive only in a few places near San Francisco Bay, can’t reproduce in habitats that lack certain kinds of lupine.
Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge National Historical Park Reopens for Visits
George Washington may not have slept here, but he spent plenty of working hours in an 18th century building at Valley Forge National Historical Park now known as Washington's Headquarters. Following nearly seven months of restoration, the building is open again to the public.
- By Jim Burnett - May 30th, 2009 4:16am
How Did 1940s-era Visitors View Yosemite National Park? Check Out This Video
How did visitors view Yosemite National Park in the 1940s? This grainy video, which runs nearly 13 minutes, gives some insights.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 30th, 2009 3:59am
Rangers Narrow Search Area in Grand Canyon National Park For Missing Hiker
The search for a missing hiker in Grand Canyon National Park has been narrowed down to an area in Hermit Basin, which is located west of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2009 7:19pm
Bison Hazing Operations Inside Yellowstone National Park Fuel Controversy
Bison hazing operations inside Yellowstone National Park are using low-flying helicopters to force calves and adults to ford high-flowing rivers, at times leading to injuries. Park officials say it's business as usual.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2009 12:14pm
Will There Soon Be a Mount Obama Monument and National Park?
The Lesser Antilles nation of Antigua and Barbuda wants to create a new national park focused on its highest peak, which will soon be renamed Mount Obama. Plans for the new park are sort of sketchy and iffy.
- By Bob Janiskee - May 29th, 2009 5:30am
Traveler's Checklist: Yellowstone National Park
What can you do during a visit to Yellowstone National Park? Answering that can run the gamut from watching Old Faithful to learning about Thomas Moran, but to give you a head-start, here are 10 items that should be on your "to-do" list when you visit the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2009 3:40am
Video, Photographs Show Signs That Fishers Are Reproducing In Olympic National Park
They're small, they're furry, and they're evidence that a predator long missing from the backcountry of Olympic National Park just might have a chance of regaining a permanent footing.
