Five Units of National Park System to Benefit From Trails Dollars
A coming infusion of $330,000 will help five units of the National Park System improve their trail networks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 4th, 2009 5:17pm
Blue Ridge Parkway
2008 Visitation to the National Parks Up and Down, But Essentially Flat
Visitation to the National Park System in 2008 was, essentially, flat from the year before. There were spikes in some areas, and deep drops in others, but overall the 275 million visitors who were counted represented just 800,000 fewer than in 2007, according to preliminary data from the National Park Service.
NPS-2008 Visitation.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 6th, 2009 5:05pm
Don't Overlook Park Advocates and Friends Groups When You Make Your Charitable Donations
Programs to lure youngsters into the parks. "Healthy Kids/Healthy Parks." Research to gauge the impact of visitation on park natural resources. Restoration work. These are just some of the projects that your taxable donations allowed to occur across the National Park System in 2008.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 11th, 2008 5:59am
Blue Ridge Parkway’s 75th Anniversary Celebration Begins
As the country careened toward what is beginning to look like a second Great Depression, citizens in North Carolina and Virginia paused on October 9 and 10 to consider the history of one of the great public accomplishments of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal 75 years ago: the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway.
- By amwdew - October 20th, 2008 12:35pm
Stanley W. Abbott, Wizard of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Millions of motorists enjoy the Blue Ridge Parkway every year, but most have never heard of Stanley W. Abbott. That’s a shame. Abbott was the young landscape architect who threaded the road through the mountains and made it a scenic-recreational masterpiece.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 12th, 2008 4:22pm
Greening the National Parks: Environmental Achievement Awards Highlight Sustainable Design, Energy-Efficiency, and Recycling
To encourage eco-friendly operations, the National Park Service presents Environmental Achievement Awards each year to parks and concession companies that have excelled in incorporating high environmental standards into their operations. The 2007 awards were presented to Blue Ridge Parkway, Yosemite National Park, Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts, and Xanterra Parks & Resorts.
Visitation Decline at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Has Area Businesses, Residents, and Governments Worried
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the busiest of the flagship National Parks, reports 5% lower visitation at its main entrances and anticipates 250,000 fewer visitors this year. The related decline in visitor-based income and tax revenues has area businesses, employees, and governments fretting.
Sky-High Ginseng Prices Boost Illegal Harvest in Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park
With ginseng fetching record high prices, illegal harvesting has increased in Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This is a serious federal crime. Convicted ginseng poachers get hefty fines and jail time.
National Park Quiz 18: A Potpourri of National Park Trivia
While past quizzes have focused on specific genre involving the National Park System, this week's quiz is a more wide-open, undefined quiz of national park trivia. Answers are at the end.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2011 7:08am
National Park Quiz 16: Waterfalls
A waterfall is defined as a steep descent of water from a height. Whatever you call these falling waters, they delight the senses. This week’s quiz will see how much you know about waterfalls in the national parks. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, you’ll be assigned plunge pool cleaning duties.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 5:04am
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