Missing Snowshoer's Body Found on Mount Rainier
The body of a 22-year-old Washington man killed in an avalanche on Mount Rainier National Park has been recovered.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 22nd, 2007 9:14am
Dinosaur, Four Seasons on the Green and Yampa Rivers
Tucked away where northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah converge, Dinosaur National Monument is a remote, oft-overlooked place. Writer Hal Crimmel and photographer Steve Gaffney give it substance and definition.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 21st, 2007 11:44am
Park History: Exploring the National Parkways
Along with "parks," "seashores," "lakeshores" and "battlefields," the National Park System counts a number of "parkways" that fall under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. Though most are incredibly scenic byways, there also are two major metropolitan arterials in this collection.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 20th, 2007 3:34am
Search Under Way for Missing Snowshoer On Mount Rainier
Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park have been working to find a 22-year-old Washington man who was swept down the mountain by an avalanche.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2007 8:44pm
Senators' Letter to Open National Parks to Concealed Weapons
Attached is the letter a number of senators sent to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne asking him to overturn the National Park Service's ban on concealed weapons in national parks.
Firearms-Parks Letter.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2007 5:07pm
Robin Winks on the Evolution and Meaning of the Organic Act
The late historian Robin Winks long has been heralded for his distillation of the National Park Service Organic Act. In this, the latest parks essay from the George Wright Society, his words are recalled. Denis Galvin, a former deputy director of the National Park Service, provides an afterword.
George Wright Society-Winks.pdf Winks-National Park Service Organic Act.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2007 12:54pm
Senators Pushing To Allow Concealed Weapons in National Parks
There's a move under way in the U.S. Senate to have Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne reverse the National Park Service's ban against the public carrying concealed weapons in the national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2007 10:58am
Congressional Democrats Working to Keep Hunters Out of Santa Rosa Island
Congressional Democrats are working to see that the omnibus spending bill working its way to President Bush contains language that would bring a halt to private hunts on part of Channel Islands National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2007 10:16am
National Parks Spending Bill Explanation
For policy wonks, the accompanying attachment explains how the omnibus spending bill aids the national park system. Within its pages you can find some specific appropriations for historic preservation, construction, and land acquisition.
FY08 Omnibus NPS Explanatory .pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2007 9:45am
Omnibus Bill Provides $2.39 billion 08 Budget for National Park Service
The omnibus spending bill awaiting full Senate action calls for $2.39 billion for the National Park Service in FY08 (which started this past October).
FY08 Omnibus NPS.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 18th, 2007 4:29pm
