National Park Quiz 70: Bad
This quiz will find out how much you know about bad people, bad happenings, bad decisions, and other bad stuff in the national parks. Answers are at the end. Peeking may produce bad results.
Yellowstone National Park
Arnica Fire Continues to Burn in Yellowstone National Park As Weather Begins to Turn
A wildfire ignited by a lightning strike continued to burn Tuesday in Yellowstone National Park, though an approaching storm front could provide much-needed moisture to knock it down.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - September 29th, 2009 2:08pm
Arnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park Surpass 9,000 Acres in Size, Travel Pinched
A predicted storm can't reach Yellowstone National Park fast enough to blunt a wildfire that as of noon Monday had reached 9,300 acres in size and had forced the closure of the road between West Thumb and just south of the Lake developed area.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - September 30th, 2009 8:10am
Plenty of Options For Visiting Yellowstone National Park This Winter
The first snows of the season will be falling on Yellowstone National Park this week, which means it's not too early to think about a winter visit to this magical place. Options are not lacking for how to get there, either.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 28th, 2009 6:00am
Arnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park Blows Up to More than 8,000 Acres
Dry, windy weather pushed the Arnica fire in Yellowstone National Park to more than 8,000 acres Sunday, with spotting starting small fires within 1 mile of Bridge Bay on the west side of Yellowstone Lake.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 27th, 2009 1:58pm
Arnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park Now Covering Estimated 1,200 Acres
A lightning-sparked fire in Yellowstone National Park is now covering an estimated 1,200 acres and is impacting traffic flows in the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 26th, 2009 9:50am
Backcountry Fire in Yellowstone National Park At 250 Acres and Growing
A backcountry fire ignited by lightning in Yellowstone National Park is up to 250 acres and growing in the direction of the Grand Loop Road, prompting firefighters to take to the air with water-dropping helicopters.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 25th, 2009 3:40pm
Yellowstone Grizzlies Are Back on the Threatened Species List
A federal judge has restored Yellowstone ecosystem grizzlies to threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. The upgrade reverses a 2007 F&WS delisting decision that inadequately considered a number of important factors, including the negative impacts of climate change on critical food supplies.
- By Bob Janiskee - September 21st, 2009 7:38pm
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
National parks represent a spectacular legacy handed down to today’s generations, but it is one that also carries a hefty responsibility of stewardship. That becomes quickly obvious in Ken Burns’ The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. This notion of responsible stewardship is not new at all. In many ways it’s trite.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 20th, 2009 6:00am
Updated: Federal Judge in Wyoming Says He Can't Boost Snowmobile Numbers in Yellowstone National Park
A federal judge in Wyoming who in the past has supported higher numbers of snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park ruled Thursday that he could not overturn the National Park Service's decision to cap daily snowmobile numbers at 318 this coming winter.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - September 17th, 2009 6:14pm
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