Carlsbad Caverns National Park

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #2

Contributing editor Rebecca Latson starts out the New Year with another national parks quiz and trivia piece.See how much park knowledge you possess before checking the answers at the bottom of the article.

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By Rebecca Latson - September 27th, 2023 4:51pm

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Private Equity Firm Takes Majority Interest In Ortega National Parks

A concessionaire with operations in Acadia National Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, Death Valley National Park, and several other units of the National Park System has sold a majority interest to a private equity firm.

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By Kurt Repanshek - November 11th, 2019 1:30am

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Enjoying the view at Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Silhouetted people looking at and photographing a small alcove of stalagtites and stalagmites in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Visitors enjoy a small alcove in Carlsbad Cavern at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

NPS / Dale Pate

Enjoying The View

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By Rebecca Latson - September 6th, 2019 11:28am

National Parks Traveler Episode 9: Isle Royale's Wolves And Caving In The National Parks

Dr. Rolf Peterson discusses wolves at Isle Royale National Park

Dr. Rolf Peterson, a long-time wolf biologist at Michigan Tech University, discusses Isle Royale National Park's wolf recovery program in this week's episode, while host Kurt Repanshek reviews a book on butterflies you might encounter in national parks and another on marine life photography, and ends the program with a look at the many national parks with caves you can explore.

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Teaching Closed Parks In Texas

Though the National Park Service makes up only one-tenth of 1 percent of the federal budget, it takes up a much larger share of the public imagination. The parks are also prominent in media coverage on the federal government. That’s especially true during one of our regular government shutdowns, when the media tells stories of closed parks, disappointed visitors, vandals, and piles of trash.

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By Bob Pahre - January 27th, 2019 2:00am

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Running National Parks On Shoestrings Brought Varied Economic Results

With the National Park Service now tasked with bringing the park system quickly back to normalcy, the economic impacts to the communities that rely on them are not soon going to be forgotten.

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By NPT Staff - January 27th, 2019 2:00am

BLM Defers Oil And Gas Leases Near Carlsbad Caverns National Park

A proposal by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to put 31 oil and gas leases near Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico to bid this September has been put off, according to watchdog groups.

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By NPT Staff - July 25th, 2018 2:00am

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park Restores Elevator Service Into Caves

More than a month after three visitors were stranded 740 feet below the surface, elevators are back in service at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico after a new cable was installed.

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By NPT Staff - April 30th, 2018 1:15am

NPCA: Ten Days To Comment On Energy Development Near Carlsbad Caverns Too Short

A ten-day window given by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for public comment on plans to lease nearly 200 parcels near Carlsbad Caverns National Park for energy development is too short, maintains the National Parks Conservation Association.

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By NPT Staff - April 21st, 2018 1:30am

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Another Elevator Breakdown At Carlsbad Caverns National Park, With Visitors On Board

What goes down, should come back up. But it doesn't always work that way. That's what three visitors to Carlsbad Caverns National Park discovered the other day when the elevator they were in ground to a halt 740 feet below the surface.

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By NPT Staff - March 29th, 2018 1:49am

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