Claw and Horn In Yellowstone
Due to possible copyright issues, we've taken down the photo of the bison being chased by a grizzly in Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2010 3:49pm
Plan Now to Attend "Roots in the Cave" at Mammoth Cave National Park
Mark your calendars to attend the annual Roots in the Cave seminar at Mammoth Cave National Park, where this year's program looks at turn-of-the-20th-century cave explorer Edmund Turner.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2010 2:30am
The Wonder That Is The Linn Cove Viaduct On the Blue Ridge Parkway
The Linn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway was featured on the History Channel’s Modern Marvels series, for heaven’s sake. Nevertheless, it’s not widely understood why or how it’s noteworthy. The High Country landmark might be nothing less than the combined genius of the 20th century’s two top bridge designers.
- By Randy Johnson - October 29th, 2010 2:27am
Gary Everhardt's Impact on the Blue Ridge Parkway
During his nearly quarter-century as superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Gary Everhardt developed partnerships to both protect and better the Parkway.
- By Randy Johnson - October 29th, 2010 2:19am
Initial Necropsy Results on Killer Mountain Goat at Olympic National Park Unremarkable
A mountain goat that fatally gored a hiker in Olympic National Park was in the fevered state of rut, but otherwise seemed to be a healthy animal, according to necropsy results released Thursday.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2010 6:34pm
National Park Mystery Plant 13 Revealed: A Prostrate Little Plant with an Unlovely Name
The liverwort is a small, primitive, flowerless plant that you might easily mistake for moss or lichens.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 28th, 2010 7:31am
Roads Closing in Grand Teton National Park for Winter Season
With snow already on the ground, Grand Teton National Park officials are getting ready to set out the "road closed" signs on the park's interior roads.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2010 2:44am
Gary Everhardt: The “Right Man at the Right Time” on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Nations everywhere name buildings to honor pivotal figures, the people whose contributions form the foundation on which the future stands. We all see such structures, but it’s rare to wander the halls of one with the person whose name is chiseled on the plaque and attached to the boulder out front -- especially when it’s the headquarters of the most visited unit of the National Park system.
- By Randy Johnson - October 28th, 2010 2:07am
Proposal For State-Federal Collaboration on Combating White-Nose Syndrome in Bats Out for Public Review
While state and federal authorities are developing a plan of attack for dealing with white-nose syndrome in bat populations, a non-profit organization is criticizing the federal government for moving too slowly on this growing problem.
Overnight Closures of Zion-Mount Carmel Highway At Zion National Park to End
With the end in sight, nightly closures of the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway through Zion National Park will come to an end Friday, according to park officials.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2010 10:51am
