National Park Quiz 93: Potpourri VI
We haven't had a potpourri-style quiz in a while, so let's give it a go. Answers are at the end.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 5:42am
Rocky Mountain National Park
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
Rocky Mountain National Park To Resume Battle With Bark Beetles
An ongoing battle with bark beetles in Rocky Mountain National Park is set to resume in April, when crews will begin spraying an insecticide on as many as 5,000 "high-value" trees.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 25th, 2011 3:15am
Are We Nearing The Day When Yellowstone National Park Allows A Bison Hunt Inside Its Boundaries?
How far removed are we from the day when bison are hunted inside Yellowstone National Park to better manage their numbers? Montana's governor thinks that's a reasonable solution to prevent the spread of brucellosis from park bison to Montana cattle.
Climbing Community Differs With National Park Service Over Fixed Anchors In Wilderness
If you've ever sat back in El Capitan Meadow in Yosemite National Park to watch climbers ascending that massive granite wall from which the meadow takes its name, odds are you never noticed the "hundreds" of fixed anchors climbers have over the years drilled into that monolith. And yet, they're there.
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Climbing Closures at Rocky Mountain National Park To Protect Nesting Raptors
Some climbing routes in Rocky Mountain National Park are being closed for the next few months to give nesting raptors a little peace.
- By Kurt Repanshek - March 1st, 2011 3:15am
Rocky Mountain Park Inn Hopes Guests Will Donate to Rocky Mountain Nature Association
While name changes are important in the lodging world, another key change in the management of the Rocky Mountain Park Inn near Rocky Mountain National Park is a partnership it has developed with the Rocky Mountain Nature Association.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 22nd, 2012 7:23am
Coalition Plans To Sue Federal Agencies Over Air Pollution Affecting National Parks, Wilderness Areas, and Wildlife Refuges
A coalition announced plans today to sue federal agencies, including the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency, for failing to protect airsheds over national parks, wilderness areas, and wildlife refuges.
Watching Climate Change Across the National Park System
Across the National Park System many changes are expected from climate change, from more wildfires and vanishing glaciers to invasions of non-native species and flight of long-term residents. Writer/photographer Michael Lanza, concerned that today's park landscapes will change significantly by the time his young kids are his age, has been touring the park system with his family to show his children what they might miss later in life.
- By Michael Lanza - January 19th, 2011 3:15am
Rocky Mountain National Park Rangers Rescue Backcountry Skier Who Tumbled 900 Feet
A skier who survived a roughly 900-foot tumble in the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park was in a hospital today after rangers spent a long afternoon rescuing him.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2011 8:56am
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