Essential Paddling Guide: Chesapeake Bay’s 64,000 Square-Mile Watershed Grapples With Water Quality
Despite its size, the 64,000 square-mile Chesapeake Bay Watershed struggles with pollution problems that degrade its waters.
Snow, You Say? Mount Rainier National Park Has Received More Than 6' This Past Week
While the Plains states and Northeast have been drubbed again and again by winter in recent weeks, they've got nothing on Mount Rainier National Park. In the past week the park has received more than 6 feet of snow at Paradise.
- By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2014 3:57am
Theodore Roosevelt National Park Seeking Comments On Plans To Replace Visitor Center
Structural concerns have forced Theodore Roosevelt National Park officials to find a new site for their visitor center in the North Unit, and they're looking to the public for input on their plans.
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- By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2014 2:57am
The Book That Launched A Thousand Parks: Wilderness And The American Mind
Roderick Nash's 5th edition of his seminal work, Wilderness and the American Mind, should serve as a reminder of the underlying value of nature in the raw, a value that shouldn't be trivialized.
- By Alfred Runte - February 23rd, 2014 2:55am
Joint Effort Improves Desert Tortoise Research At Mojave National Preserve
Desert tortoise research at Mojave National Preserve in California has gotten a boost from Chevron Corp. and the National Park Trust.
- By NPT Staff - February 23rd, 2014 2:22am
Cyclist Seriously Injured Trying To Ride Through Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel In Zion National Park
A Utah cyclist was seriously injured when he collided with a wall while trying to ride with seven others through the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel in Zion National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 22nd, 2014 6:06pm
One Dead, Two Missing In Lake Mead National Recreation Area Boating Accident
One man has died and two were missing Saturday in a boating accident at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
- By NPT Staff - February 22nd, 2014 5:07pm
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Wudalianchi National Park In China Reach Sister Park Agreement
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and Wudalianchi National Park in China have announced a sister park agreement to strengthen their shared volcanic heritage by promoting international cooperation and support for the mutual benefit of both parks.
- By NPT Staff - February 22nd, 2014 2:06am
Greater Connectivity For National Parks Gets Disconnected
Plans to test expanded cellphone and Internet service in the National Park System appear to have been scrapped due, apparently, to a lack of interest.
- By NPT Staff - February 21st, 2014 3:53am
Traveler's Gear Box: Cocoon's Merino Wool TravelSheet
Merino wool is one of the best fabrics for both backcountry travel and everyday use. It's warm, even when wet, naturally anti-microbial, and wicks moisture from your body. Those are some of the factors that make Cocoon's merino TravelSheet such a great piece to have in your gear box.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 21st, 2014 3:13am
