Glacier National Park Rangers Search For Woman Who Fell Into Creek
A search was under way Friday evening for a woman seen falling into Virginia Creek in Glacier National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 18th, 2010 6:23pm
Sea Turtle Hatchlings Set Free At Padre Island National Seashore Despite Tar Balls
Despite the presence of tar balls and tar mats in the waters off Padre Island National Seashore, biologists have released more than 100 Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchlings into the Gulf of Mexico.
International Planetary Dunes Workshop Brings Aeolian Scientists to Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Terrestrial and planetary dunes scientists from three continents met in May at Alamos, Colorado, to explore opportunities for collaborative planetary dunes research. The dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve are similar to ones on Mars, so a field trip to the park was a workshop highlight.
Creature Feature: A Lightning Whelk Knows What to Do With a Clam
The lightning whelk, a sea snail with a lovely southpaw shell, is very proficient at finding, opening, and eating clams.
- By Bob Janiskee - June 18th, 2010 5:36am
Your Own Eastern National Park Road Trip
Several years ago we wrote “The Best National Park Trip,” an article that described the wonders of visiting Zion, Bryce Canyon, and the Grand Canyon during a tour of the West. This is indeed a great trip that can be extended with visits to Lake Powell, Cedar Breaks, and other nearby units administered by the National Park Service.
- By David and Kay Scott - June 18th, 2010 2:48am
Touring Hawaii And Its National Parks Without Leaving Home
With underwriting from the National Parks Conservation Association's National Parks magazine, the folks at Wild Collective filmed and produced the following 4:26-minute travelogue of Hawaii and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - June 18th, 2010 1:00am
National Park Mystery Spot 12 Revealed: It's Kennecott Mines
Going "North to Alaska" brings you to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve and to a long-abandoned copper mine community deep inside the park.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:56am
The Last Night in Shenandoah National Park
We were on our second-floor balcony reading when we noticed someone below walk to the wooden railing separating the lodge grounds from the surrounding countryside. He pointed west toward the woods. Coming through the trees and into the small meadow were two bear cubs that commenced frolicking in the grass. They ran back and forth and one suddenly jumped and caught the side of a tree.
- By David and Kay Scott - June 17th, 2010 2:26am
Work Continues On Restoring The Bodie Island Lighthouse At Cape Hatteras National Seashore
While progress is being made on the renovations to the Bodie Island Light at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, much remains to be done before the light is back in action.
Bogus Lawsuit Info Involving Environmental Cases Delights the Gullible
Last fall, Cheyenne, Wyoming, attorney Karen Budd-Falen made an astonishing claim that has reverberated all the way to Washington, D.C. Writing a guest editorial for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, she said environmental law firms had collected billions in public tax dollars by filing and winning frivolous lawsuits against federal natural resource agencies.
- By Todd Wilkinson - June 17th, 2010 2:15am
