National Park Mystery Spot 37 Revealed: The Italian Word for Large is Grande
Baseball fans and caffeine addicts had an easier time with this one.
- By Bob Janiskee - March 9th, 2012 5:30am
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Big Bend National Park Recognized For Its Dark Skies By International Dark-Sky Association
Natural Bridges National Monument was the very first unit of the National Park System to garner recognition for its dark night skies, but it's not the only unit to be appreciated for nighttime clarity. Big Bend National Park is the latest park to be honored by the International Dark Sky Association.
- By NPT Staff - February 10th, 2012 3:00am
Search Continues For Mountain Lion That Attacked Boy At Big Bend National Park
Rangers continued Wednesday to look for a mountain lion that attacked a young boy in Big Bend National Park and which is thought to have aggressively approached a family out hiking the same day.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 8th, 2012 2:21pm
Young Boy Survives Mountain Lion Attack At Big Bend National Park
Several areas of Big Bend National Park have been closed to the public in the wake of a mountain lion attack on a young boy, who received non-fatal injuries to his face.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 7th, 2012 7:18pm
Survey of Western Attitudes Shows Strong Support for National Parks, Clean Environment
A survey of Westerners shows overwhelming support for conservation of the landscape, with strong pluralities agreeing that "national parks, forests, monuments and wildlife areas, are an essential part" of their state economies.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 31st, 2012 3:00am
Find Time To Escape To Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park is a land of borders. Situated on the boundary with Mexico along the Rio Grande, it's a place where countries and cultures meet. It's also a place that merges natural environments from desert to mountains, where south meets north, and east meets west, creating a great diversity of plant and animal life.
- By NPT Staff - January 11th, 2012 3:00am
Reader Participation Day: Do Your Holiday Plans Include a Visit to a National Park?
The combination of time off from work or school and an appealing destination will entice some Americans to spend at least part of the upcoming holidays in a park. For some it's an annual tradition; for others it's a special, one-time trip. Does a visit to a national park figure into your holiday plans?
- By Jim Burnett - November 30th, 2011 3:00am
House Natural Resources Committee To Hold Hearing On Endangered Species Act
House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, concerned that the Endangered Species Act is wasting more money on lawsuits than recovering species, has scheduled a full committee hearing on the act for next week.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 30th, 2011 3:00am
NPCA Report Paints Somber Portrait Of An Underfunded National Park Service
America is abundantly rich in the "natural assets" found within the National Park System, but inadequate funding by Congress is threatening the core health of that system, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.
- By Kurt Repanshek - November 10th, 2011 2:24pm
Two Nighttime Emergencies at Big Bend National Park Solved by Hardy Rescuers—and a Mule
Dramatic rescues employing helicopters and highly-trained crews have become almost commonplace from high mountains, deep canyons and other challenging terrain in parks across the country, but sometimes the solution to an emergency requires a return to the basics, including a trio of hardy park employees…and a mule.
- By Jim Burnett - November 3rd, 2011 7:24am
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