Deterioriating Weather Forces Suspension of Search For Missing Backcountry Skiers at Grand Teton National Park
Deterioriating weather conditions Thursday forced a halt to the search for two backcountry skiers in Grand Teton National Park.
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Search Continues For Missing Backcountry Skiers in Grand Teton National Park
A search for two missing backcountry skiers at Grand Teton National Park moved into its third day Wednesday as crews got some better weather conditions than what they've had so far.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 21st, 2011 8:13am
Avalanche Hazards Overshadow Search and Rescue Effort in Grand Teton National Park
An early spring snowstorm that accelerated the threat of avalanches was slowing search efforts in Grand Teton National Park's backcountry for two men who failed to return from a weekend trek as planned.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 19th, 2011 1:49pm
Just How Healthy Is National Park Food For You?
Hiking in a national park certainly is good for your health, but did you ever wonder whether that meal you purchased in the park was offsetting the benefits of that hike? In a bid to help you judge, the National Park Service is working to determine just how nutritious meals purchased in the parks are.
Food for the Parks Report.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2011 8:59am
Kicking Off National Park Week By Getting Dirty At Joshua Tree National Park
National Park Week arrived in Southern California with hot, dry, sunny weather, and a volunteer effort indicative of the good that can be done for national parks when the need is demonstrated.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - May 11th, 2011 5:51pm
National Parks' Closure Being Highlighted In Congressional Budget Impasse
National parks are being wielded to build opposition to the congressional budget impasse that could lead to the first shutdown of the federal government since 1995-96.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 13th, 2013 8:44am
PEER Claims National Park Service Director's Order On Wilderness Management Is Off-Base
Is the National Park Service adding clarity, or confusion, about how it should be managing wilderness via revisions to its wilderness stewardship guidelines? Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility believes the agency is not only confusing matters, but lessening wilderness protections.
DO41-1.pdf
Grand Teton National Park Will Be Backdrop For The National Park Service Academy
If you see more than a few college students in Grand Teton National Park next week, it's because they're attending the National Park Service Academy during their spring break.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 11th, 2011 6:05pm
Road Plowing At Grand Teton National Park Set To Begin March 14
If you've had that urge to do some cross-country skiing or snowshoeing along the Teton Park Road in Grand Teton National Park, time is running out this winter. Plowing of the road is scheduled to begin March 15.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 8th, 2011 2:15am
Stay On Top Of Your Favorite National Park: Join A Friends Group or Foundation
What's a great way to stay on top of your favorite national park -- aside from reading the Traveler? Join its friends group, foundation, or natural history association.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 7th, 2011 3:15am
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