You can learn quite a bit from children's books. To prove this point, information from a children's book about national parks has been used for National Parks Quiz And Trivia #8. See how much you know, and how much you learn.
Efforts to better understand genetic pools held within the Interior Department's roughly 11,000 bison and to bolster conservation and ecological efforts with states and tribes were boosted Thursday when Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced a decade-long initiative to support that work.
In this week’s show, we sat down with Emily Hoff and Maygen Keller to discuss their upcoming book, Scenic Science of the National Parks, an Explorer's Guide to Wildlife, Geology, and Botany. The book, scheduled to be available March 31, is a wonderfully new guidebook to help you get the most out of your national park adventures. We also talk with Tanya Shenk, a National Park Service scientist who helped develop a draft framework for bison stewardship in the Midwest Region of the park system. It’s a region where you can find bison at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas, Badlands National Park and Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota, and Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
Located in South Dakota, Badlands National Park is a rugged landscape containing one of "the world's richest fossil beds," where you can view surreal geological formations, vast mixed-grass prairie, and wildlife including bison, prairie dogs, and black-footed ferrets.
Badlands National Park in South Dakota will be increasing its entrance fees a bit come the new year as part of the National Park Service's move to bring pricing for similar parks in line with each other, and as a part of the ongoing efforts to address aging park infrastructure and improve visitor experience.
Bison at Badlands National Park in South Dakota have gained 22,000 more acres to roam, and visitors could have a better chance of seeing the iconic animals that are heading back onto ground their kind haven't roved since the 1870s.
Bison at Badlands National Park in South Dakota are gaining 22,000 acres to roam thanks to donors who came up with nearly three-quarters of a million dollars to fence in that acreage.
Nearly two decades after Congress passed the the National Park Air Tour Management Act that called for the plans to police the airspace over the National Park System, the Federal Aviation Administration and National Park Service are promising to create some plans, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
It gets dark at night in the badlands of South Dakota. And that's why you should consider attending the 2019 Badlands Astronomy Festival at Badlands National Park early in July.
Jacob W. Frank is one of the photographers who frames Yellowstone National Park's wildlife, geysers, lakes and forests for you to enjoy. How did he get his job with the National Park Service, and how many parks has he captured with his cameras? He discusses his job with host Kurt Repanshek. You'll also find an overview of visiting South Dakota's national parks, monuments, and memorials in this episode.