Encyclopedia of Life Debuts
Though not specifically about national parks, there's a new web portal out in cyberspace that I thought you not only would enjoy, but find useful. It's called the Encyclopedia of Life.
Decommissioning National Parks: Some History, And Some Ominous Clouds
My recent post on decommissioned national parks drew fairly good readership on the Traveler, but it garnered much more outcry on a private listserv delivered to retired National Park Service employees. Which spurs a number of questions, foremost among them being the obvious "Why?"
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2008 8:30am
Virgin Islands National Park: Another Park Threatened By Inbounds Development
Valley Forge National Historical Park isn't the only unit of the national park system threatened by development on private lands that fall within its borders. Far from it. The latest case involves Virgin Islands National Park, where development on roughly 1,400 privately owned acres within the park's borders is harming the park's resources.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 26th, 2008 5:50pm
Group's Lawsuit Says Wolves, Not Bullets, Should Control Elk at Rocky Mountain National Park
Wolves, not bullets, should be used to cull the elk herds that move through Rocky Mountain National Park, according to a lawsuit filed against the Interior Department and National Park Service.
WildEarth Guardians-ROMO Wolves.pdf
Valley Forge: Once Again A Battleground, This Time Pitting History Against Development
More than two centuries after General George Washington and his Continental Army somehow endured a bitterly cold and exacting winter at Valley Forge, the landscape is again in turmoil. On one side is a national historical park, one that helps preserve the memory of America's birth. On the other, an organization whose questionable motives could sully that landscape.
VAFO-ARC Briefing Statement.pdf VAFO-ARC Implications.doc
Whatever Became of the Decommissioned National Parks?
Once upon a time, there was a national park unit centered around fossilized plants. And there was another -- the country's second national park -- that was located on an island in Lake Huron. But no more.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 23rd, 2008 1:05pm
Missing Cavers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ill-Prepared
Four spelunkers who found themselves stranded in a cave in Great Smoky Mountains National Park were ill-prepared for their adventure.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 22nd, 2008 10:39am
Missing Cavers Found At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Four cavers, said to be inexperienced, were found wet and cold but uninjured Friday in a cave in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 21st, 2008 9:51am
Mount Vernon, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Proposed To Become World Heritage Sites
A remote cluster of islands near Hawaii and George Washington's Virginia home, Mount Vernon, have been proposed by Interior Department officials for World Heritage Site designation.
Vacation Options In Yellowstone, Olympic, and Mesa Verde National Parks
There are chick flicks, and now even chick national park retreats.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 19th, 2008 8:29pm
