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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
State Of The Park: Craters Of The Moon Sees Shortages Amid Growth
Although Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve receives high marks for its visitor experience, staffing and funding shortages could put areas within and outside the park’s core at risk, according to a “State of the Park” report issued recently.
- By NPT Staff - March 23rd, 2016 2:30am
Explore National Parks Through Maps Out Of History
Maps unlock the world in front of us...even if we're not standing right in front of the landscape contained on the map we're gazing at. They allow us to wander through the landscape, cross mountains, ford rivers and streams, and envision campsites in the backcountry. And, in the case of a new eBook, they allow us to look into the past of some national park settings.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 22nd, 2015 2:35pm
Concessionaires Want More Investment, Business Opportunities, In National Parks
National park concessionaires, deeply concerned over what they see as three decades of stagnant visitation to the National Park System, want Congress to authorize better marketing of the parks, longer "high" seasons in the parks they believe would generate more revenues for infrastructure improvements, and expanded concessionaire opportunities in the parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 6th, 2015 9:26am
Around The Parks: Name Change Talk At Craters Of The Moon, New Visitor Center At Crater Lake, And Monitoring Station At Yellowstone
Around the National Park System there's talk of changing the name of Craters of the Moon National Monument, building a visitor center at Rim Village, and raising an ecological monitoring station at Yellowstone National Park.
Body Of Missing Hiker Found At Craters Of The Moon National Monument
More than a month after she was reported missing, searchers found the body of Dr. Jodean "Jo" Elliott-Blakeslee at Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 24th, 2013 12:06pm
Search For Missing Hiker At Craters Of The Moon National Monument Continues
While attention the past two weeks has focused on Washington and when the National Park System might reopen in full, searchers doggedly continued their efforts to find a hiker who went missing in Craters of the Moon National Monument last month.
- By NPT Staff - October 17th, 2013 3:00am
Search Goes Underground In Effort To Find Hiker Missing In Craters Of The Moon National Monument
A search for a hiker missing in the rugged Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho led underground, as cave specialists headed into lava tubes looking for the missing physician.
- By NPT Staff - October 7th, 2013 2:30am
Search Ongoing For Missing Woman At Craters Of The Moon National Monument And Preserve
Despite long odds, searchers continued looking Wednesday for an elderly woman missing in Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. The body of her companion was found last week, four days after they were reported missing.
- By NPT Staff - October 2nd, 2013 3:06pm
Wilderness Forever Photo Contest Underway Across The Public Landscape
From now until September 3, the Wilderness Forever public photography competition will accept entries of images illustrating the sheer majesty, diversity, and value of our nation's wilderness areas.
- By NPT Staff - June 17th, 2013 3:03am
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