Monocacy National Battlefield Releases iPad App
You can add Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland to the number of places that can proclaim, "There's an app for that!"
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 27th, 2011 2:27am
Fort Hancock Days, A Celebration Of This Historic Fort's Past, To Be Marked at Gateway National Recreation Area
They'll turn the calendar back to 1943 at Gateway National Recreation Area this weekend when volunteers demonstrate how Fort Hancock's battery's were manned and operated during World War II.
125th Anniversary Celebration for Statue of Liberty Blends History and High-Tech
The Statue of Liberty celebrates a significant anniversary on October 28 with a day-long special event that acknowledges Lady Liberty's history…and launches some impressive high-technology additions to the site.
- By Jim Burnett - October 27th, 2011 1:54am
BLM In Position To Issue 20-Year Moratorium On Uranium Mining Around Grand Canyon National Park
U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials on Wednesday announced their preference to extend a moratorium on uranium mining around Grand Canyon National Park for 20 years. After a 30-day waiting period, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will be able to sign off on the plan.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 26th, 2011 5:39pm
Reader Participation Day: Is The Current Level Of Visitation To National Parks A Concern?
Latest visitation figures show that tourism to the National Park System dipped somewhat in 2010, dropping from 285.5 million in 2009 to 281.3 million last year. Is that a concern?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 26th, 2011 2:58am
Acadia National Park Transitioning From Summer To Winter Seasons
With the calendar about to run out of days for October, the folks at Acadia National Park are getting ready to transition out of their summer mode and into winter mode.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 26th, 2011 2:34am
California Photographer Wins Lassen Volcanic National Park Photo Contest
A photographer from California who captured an intriguing photo of cinder cones in Lassen Volcanic National Park has been named the winner of the park's 2012 annual photo pass contest.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 26th, 2011 2:01am
Call To Action: Growing The National Park System
If the National Park System is to expand, and it surely will continue to do so, National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis believes his agency should recommend a more methodical approach, one that takes into consideration not just natural resources but also human stories.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 26th, 2011 2:00am
Tree Falls Block Scenic Parkway In Redwood National And State Parks
Someone Paul Buyanesque in stature sure would be handy at Redwood National and State Parks, where the toppling of four massive trees has blocked access to roughly 8 miles of the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 25th, 2011 2:49am
Mexico, United States Pledge To Work Together on Conservation Plan For Big Bend/Rio Bravo Region
More than 60 years after U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Mexican President Manuel Avila Camacho envisioned a conservation partnership to manage the rich region along Big Bend National Park, and Mexico's Rio Bravo region, efforts are under way to bring that vision to fruition.
