58th Annual Bird Walk Coming To Theodore Roosevelt National Park On June 3
Birding and chuckwagon breakfasts intersect Saturday at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
- By NPT Staff - May 31st, 2012 3:00am
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Ranger-Led Wilderness Hikes Scheduled At Theodore Roosevelt National Park
If you find yourself in North Dakota this summer, consider heading to Theodore Roosevelt National Park to join a ranger-led hike into the park.
- By NPT Staff - May 26th, 2012 3:00am
Elk Reduction Finishes Ahead Of Schedule At Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Two productive years of culling elk at Theodore Roosevelt National Park have achieved the park's goal of reducing the elk herd in the South Unit to fewer than 400 animals.
- By NPT Staff - March 23rd, 2012 10:14am
Birding in the National Parks: Chasing The Snowy Owl
The United States has been invaded. None of the presidential candidates are talking about it and I haven’t even seen it mentioned on the national news reports yet. Birders, however, are well aware of this invasion and we welcome our new owl overlords.
- By Kirby Adams - January 3rd, 2012 3:40pm
Humans, Comfort-Loving Animals That They Are, Are Changing Their National Park Habits With Climate Change
Humans are creatures of comfort, so perhaps it should not be a surprise that warming temperatures associated with climate change are altering the seasons slightly when it comes to visiting national parks, according to a study.
Call To Action: Updating The Leopold Report For National Parks in the 21st Century
Nearly 50 years after it was completed, the Leopold Report on wildlife management in the national parks is perhaps overdue for revisions to take into account the realities of climate change, sprawl, and greater visitation to the parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2011 1:20pm
Many National Parks Get The Indian Story Wrong
Earlier this year we ran a story by former Park Service historian Richard West Sellars that examined how fully the National Park Service at Fort Laramie National Historic Site recounts the history of the 19th Century Indian Wars. The following article from Robert Pahre takes a broader look at how the National Park Service interprets Native American history.
- By Bob Pahre - September 6th, 2011 11:57am
Odds and Ends From Around the National Parks To Kickoff The Summer Travel Season
With spring still on its way to the Rockies and High Sierra, and summer well under way in some parts of the country, this seems a perfect time to honor all 2010 Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, consider ways to support national parks, and look at ways to enjoy the parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2011 3:15am
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.
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.
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