National Park Quiz 88: Potpourri V
We haven't had a grab bag quiz for quite a while, so let's go with a potpourri and see what shakes out.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 10:17am
Landscape Painting Contest Under Way At Zion National Park
Is there any purer method of landscape painting than plein air? If there's any doubt, visit Zion National Park this week to watch some of the best landscape artists at work in the 2nd annual "In the Footsteps Of Thomas Moran" contest.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 3rd, 2010 2:39am
Climbing Fees Proposed to Increase at Denali, Mount Rainier National Parks
Proposals controversial with the climbing community -- to hike the permit fees for climbing Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and Mount Rainier in its namesake park -- will be open to public review in the weeks and months ahead.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 3rd, 2010 2:28am
Reader Participation Day: Do You Love Fall Colors, or Spring Blooms?
During my recent hike in Shenandoah National Park along the Appalachian Trail, I came upon a tight crook in the trail that carried Ivy Creek downhill amid a flurry of gold, red, orange and yellow leaves of fall. There can be no more spectacular setting that the hardwood forests of the East. Unless it's set ablaze by the pastel daubs of spring wildflowers in places such as Glacier, Saquaro or Canyonlands national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 3rd, 2010 2:16am
GAO Report: Environmental Laws Don't Greatly Impede Border Security In the Southwest
A nearly year-long review by the U.S. Government Accountability Office determined that while environmental regulations at times slowed Border Patrol operations in the Southwest, a strong majority of agents-in-charge "reported that the overall security status of their jurisdiction is not affected by land management laws."
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- By Kurt Repanshek - November 3rd, 2010 2:12am
Public Health Service Agrees to Operate Yosemite Medical Clinic
In a precedent-setting move, the U.S. Public Health Service has agreed to take over operation of the Yosemite Medical Clinic, which was threatened with closure at the end of the year.
- By Bob Janiskee - November 2nd, 2010 3:59am
Oprah Went Camping in Yosemite National Park, But Will She Remain A Fan of the National Parks?
Oprah Winfrey took her star power camping in Yosemite National Park at the invitation of Ranger Shelton Johnson. While one of her goals was to encourage more “people of color” to enjoy our national parks, it remains to be seen whether she can now shoulder the mantle of national parks ambassador.
Zion National Park's Shuttle Buses Operating Through November on Optional Basis
While mandatory shuttle bus service into Zion Canyon at Zion National Park ended at the end of October, the popular shuttles will continue on an optional basis Saturdays and Sundays through the end of November.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 2nd, 2010 2:40am
Counting Sea Turtles in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary off Olympic National Park
Counting sea turtles is no easy task when you're scanning the ocean looking for them, but that's just what the National Ocean Service's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and the National Marine Fisheries Service did earlier this fall.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 2nd, 2010 2:26am
This Miss Was Better Than a Mile – Hiker Falls into Lake Superior at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
A visitor to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore provided a different twist on the expression, "A miss is as good as a mile" when he fell over a 35-foot cliff into the very chilly waters of Lake Superior. In his case, quick thinking and fast reflexes allowed him to miss the rocks at the bottom of the cliff, but his wet landing meant his troubles were far from over.
