Traveler's Checklist: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
You can't properly visit this park without seeing the main cave and its Big Room, but there are other delights to sample as well.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 6th, 2010 7:04am
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
In Race To Halt Spread of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats, USFWS Grants $1.6 Million For Research
In a race to contain, if not outright halt, the spread of white-nose syndrome in bats the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded roughly $1.6 million for research into the cause of the disease.
Combating Oil and Antifreeze with Sustainable Design at Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Pollutants such as antifreeze and motor oil found in surface runoff from parking areas are a big concern for caves, and a project at Carlsbad Caverns National Park is tackling the problem in a way that's attracting positive attention. The effort has been selected as one of the first in the world in a pilot program called SITES (Sustainable Sites Initiative).
- By Jim Burnett - August 10th, 2010 2:15am
Kentucky's Sen. Bunning Singlehandedly Idles Road Construction Projects Nationally, Including Many in National Parks
Jim Bunning, Kentucky's contrary U.S. senator, singlehandedly has shut down road construction projects across the nation, including many in national parks, because he doesn't want to help middle-class families weather the economic storm, U.S. Department of Transportation officials said Monday.
Updated: Federal Government Urged To Close Caves Inhabited by Bats on Public Lands to Stop Spread of White-Nose Syndrome
A conservation group is petitioning the federal government with a request that it close all caves and mines inhabited by bats on public lands in a bid to stop the spread of white-nosed syndrome among bats. At the same time, the Center for Biological Diversity wants the Eastern small-footed bat and the Northern long-eared bat to be listed as endangered species.
Speleologists from All Over the World Tour and Study National Park Caves
The Park Service co-sponsored this year’s International Congress of Speleology (ICS), which has been going on all week in Kerrville, Texas. Many of the 1,300 participants signed up for field trips that included guided tours of developed and wild caves within NPS units.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 25th, 2009 1:03pm
52nd Annual Bat Flight Breakfast at Carlsbad Caverns National Park on July 18, 2009
A fascinating natural event will be combined with a tasty breakfast in a premier outdoor setting on Saturday, July 18. It's time for the 52nd annual Bat Flight Breakfast at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
- By Jim Burnett - July 16th, 2009 2:32pm
Upon Further Review - Wacky Question of the Week
Another summer is almost here, and with it, the opportunity for those who work in parks to field some excellent questions from visitors. Along the way, those rangers and volunteers will also undoubtedly encounter a few new candidates for the wacky question of the week.
- By Jim Burnett - May 14th, 2009 8:55pm
The Underground Ansel Adams – Famous Photographer's Cave Photos Now Available for Public Viewing
The work of photographer Ansel Adams is recognized and admired throughout the world, but the place most commonly associated with Adams is Yosemite National Park. A new exhibit opening at Carlsbad Caverns National Park this weekend will give the public its first look at a different part of the natural world through the eyes of this master of photographic art.
- By Jim Burnett - October 23rd, 2008 7:42pm
Park History: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
How times have changed. These days when you drop down into the underworld that is Carlsbad Caverns National Park you do it via stairs, not old guano buckets as was the custom early on in the park's history.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 13th, 2008 3:01pm
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