White-Nose Syndrome Confirmed In Bats At New River Gorge National River
Another unit of the National Park System has detected white-nose syndrome in its bat populations.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 19th, 2011 3:15am
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Trails I've Hiked: Spruce Flat Falls in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Spruce Flat Falls is one of the hidden gems of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The hike is about a mile each way, not too rugged, but with a bit of a climb. The trail passes through a thicket of Mountain Laurel, which will be in bloom the first week or two in May. It's also a wonderful spot for photography.
- By William Britten - April 19th, 2011 3:15am
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
Plans To Shut Down Coal-Fired Power Plants Should Help Clear Air Over Great Smoky Mountains National Park
While much of the haze that inspired the name for Great Smoky Mountains National Park is natural, more than a little is the result of pollution from coal-fired power plants. But a landmark agreement should soon lead to less pollution over the park, which will be good for both views and your health.
Mammoth Cave National Park Officials Taking Added Precautions Against White-Nose Syndrome
White-nose syndrome, a deadly disease that's spreading through bat colonies in the eastern half of the United States, has been detected in Kentucky, prompting officials at Mammoth Cave National Park to step up their safeguards against the disease.
Sixty Years Later, "Permanent" Oconaluftee Visitor Center Opens In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The new Oconaluftee Visitor Center on the North Carolina side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is airy, spacious and so beautiful.The museum focusses onthe cultural history of the park.
Recent Rescues Demonstrate Dangers Of Going Off Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Inviting as the lushly vegetated landscape that wraps the trails that wind through Great Smoky Mountains National Park might be, heading off-trail can be incredibly dangerous, as two recent incidents in the park demonstrate.
Summer Special: Wildflowers in the National Parks
Summer brings a wealth of flowers to those parks that have enjoyed spring flowers like Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It also brings flowers to Rocky Mountain National Park and the parks in Alaska where the snow is just melting.
- By [email protected] - April 21st, 2011 9:15am
Odds and Ends -- Bears and Guns, Shuttles, Roads, Cycling, and More -- From Around the National Park System
Clingmans Dome Road opening early in Great Smoky Mountains, spring cycling in Yellowstone National Park, and other tidbits from around the National Park System.
Traveler Welcomes Eastern National and O.A.R.S.
A cooperating association that has been developing educational and interpretive materials for units of the National Park System since 1947 and an outfitter that can take you down rivers in some of the West's most iconic national parks are the latest organizations and businesses to help keep the Traveler on-line.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 27th, 2011 3:15am
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