Archive

May, 2008

5/26/2008 - Improving Weather Aids Search for Missing Climbers on Mount McKinley
5/26/2008 - Cape Hatteras National Seashore Beaches Among Country's Best
5/26/2008 - Creature Feature: The American Marten
5/26/2008 - Traveler's View: Concealed Weapons Have No Place In Our National Park System
5/25/2008 - Two Japanese Climbers Overdue on Mount McKinley in Denali National Park
5/25/2008 - Star Party Scheduled for June 21-28 at Grand Canyon National Park
5/24/2008 - CCC To Be Remembered at Grand Canyon National Park
5/23/2008 - Is the National Park Service Obligated to Better Promote Proposed Change in Gun Regulations?
5/22/2008 - Rare Letters Stolen From Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace By Historian Recovered
5/22/2008 - National Park System Benefits From Omnibus Natural Resources Bill
5/22/2008 - National Park Entrance Fees Frozen at 2007 Levels
5/22/2008 - Park History: Crater Lake National Park
5/21/2008 - 1930s-Era Explosives Safely Removed from Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave
5/21/2008 - Power Plant Proposed Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park Put Off
5/21/2008 - University Professor Missing in Canyonlands National Park
5/21/2008 - Closed to the Public For Nearly a Year, Artist Point in Yellowstone National Park is Reopening
5/21/2008 - Tioga Road Opens Through Yosemite National Park's High Country, Half Dome Cables Up
5/21/2008 - National Park Quiz 3: Bridges
5/20/2008 - Most, But Not All, Of Olympic National Park Within Reach For Memorial Day Weekend
5/20/2008 - Free Shuttle Buses Will Make It Easier To Visit The South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park
5/19/2008 - Facilities at Mount Rainier National Park Slow to Open Due to Heavy Snowpack
5/19/2008 - While Bison Are Driven Back into Yellowstone National Park, Questions Over Management Continue
5/19/2008 - Everglades National Park Wildfire Grows To nearly 33,000 Acres
5/19/2008 - Glacier National Park Slowly Opening For the Summer Season
5/19/2008 - Is Your Backcountry Safety Net A Personal Locator Beacon or Cell Phone?
5/18/2008 - Book Review: Let's Go See:All 50! -- Visiting the 50 States Journal
5/16/2008 - Explosives, Possibly Dating to 1930s, Found in Sequoia National Park's Crystal Cave--Updated
5/16/2008 - Park Service Retirees Urge Interior Department to Halt American Revolution Center
5/16/2008 - Wolf Killed Illegally Near Grand Teton National Park, $3,000 Reward Offered
5/16/2008 - Coal-Fired Plants Obscuring National Park Vistas
5/15/2008 - Montana Governor Asked to "Provide Leadership" In Yellowstone Bison Controversy
5/15/2008 - National Park Service Sued Over Personal Watercraft at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Gulf Islands National Seashore
5/15/2008 - Battlefield National Parks: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
5/14/2008 - Public Comment Section and Traveler Forums
5/14/2008 - Too Much Snow Delays Opening Of Yellowstone National Park's Norris Campground
5/14/2008 - Blue Ridge Parkway Revising General Management Plan, Might Close Campground
5/14/2008 - National Park Quiz 2: Straddlers
5/14/2008 - Park History: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
5/13/2008 - Comment Now: General Gun Regulations for Areas Administered By the National Park Service
5/13/2008 - Comment On: Hot Springs National Park Cultural Landscape Report
5/13/2008 - Comment On: Katmai National Park, Brooks River Bear Viewing Web Camera
5/13/2008 - Comment On: Cape Lookout National Seashore Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/EIS
5/13/2008 - Comment On: Channel Islands National Park Cultural Landscape Inventory
5/13/2008 - Rites of Spring: Road Slump in Yellowstone National Park Closes Section of Grand Loop Road
5/13/2008 - Returning to Paradise At Mount Rainier National Park
5/12/2008 - National Park Search and Rescue: Should the Rescued Help Pay the Bills?
5/12/2008 - Cape Hatteras National Seashore Settlement Spawns Vandalism
5/12/2008 - Creature Feature: The Red-Throated Loon
5/11/2008 - Park History: Glacier National Park
5/10/2008 - Ken Burns' National Parks Documentary: Where Does it Stand?
5/09/2008 - May 10: "Train Day" Across the National Park System
5/09/2008 - Is Death Valley National Park A Burial Ground For Manson Murder Victims?
5/08/2008 - Protest Against American Revolution Center at Valley Forge National Historical Park Planned for May 15
5/08/2008 - National Park Quiz 1: Are You Centered?
5/08/2008 - Bigger Boat Tours Coming to Voyageurs National Park
5/07/2008 - Commemorate Mother's Day at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
5/07/2008 - Where Are the Best Sunrises in the National Park System?
5/05/2008 - Vet Removes Snare From Neck of Wolf in Denali National Park and Preserve
5/05/2008 - Public Comment: Grand Canyon Overflights Noise Reduction
5/05/2008 - Groups Ask for Extension on Comment Period for Grand Canyon "Natural Quiet" Definition
5/05/2008 - In the News: Loss of Cougars in Yosemite National Park, "Uranium Rush" at Grand Canyon National Park
5/04/2008 - Traveler’s Delightful Dozen: Windshield Touring Trips in the National Park System
5/03/2008 - Report Shows Visiting National Parks Could be Hazardous to Your Health
5/01/2008 - Cape Hatteras National Seashore Settlement Won't Ban ORV Use, But Will Restrict Travel
5/01/2008 - Congressman Calls for Full EIS of Proposal to Allow Concealed Carry in America's National Parks
5/01/2008 - Nevada Barr’s Next Park Novel: An Unauthorized Preview

April, 2008

4/30/2008 - National Parks Traveler Launches User Forums
4/30/2008 - Opening For Spring is a Struggle at Olympic National Park
4/30/2008 - Congressman Introduces Legislation To Double The Size of Big Thicket National Preserve
4/29/2008 - Interior Officials Want to Allow Concealed Carry in the National Parks
4/29/2008 - Bison, Elk and Bears Might Be Cute, But These Videos and Statistics From National Parks Suggest Caution
4/28/2008 - Groups Sue To Overturn Removal of Greater Yellowstone Wolves from Endangered Species List
4/28/2008 - Creature Feature: the Many-Colored Fruit Dove
4/26/2008 - National Parks Week: Perfect Time to Assess the "State of the Parks"
4/25/2008 - Railroad's Tweaking Delays Glacier National Park's Decision Against Bombing Avalanche Chutes
4/25/2008 - Snared Wolves At Denali National Park and Preserve Cast Ugly Shadow on Trappers
4/24/2008 - 2008 National Park Service Centennial Projects Run the Gamut, From Traveling Trunks to Biodiversity Inventories
4/23/2008 - Traveler's Top 10 Picks For Movies Involving National Parks
4/23/2008 - GYC Explains Value of Latest Agreement for Yellowstone National Park Bison
4/22/2008 - Utah Boy Wins Top Honors in National Park Foundation's Essay Contest
4/22/2008 - Flying Squirrels, Scenic Vistas, and the Blue Ridge Parkway
4/18/2008 - Proposed Settlement Filed in Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Case
4/18/2008 - NPCA: Health of Everglades National Park Requires a Longer Bridge Along the Tamiami Trail
4/18/2008 - Are Blue Ridge Parkway's Historic Guardrails At Risk?
4/17/2008 - Yellowstone National Park Bison Agreement: How Big A Step Forward Is It?
4/17/2008 - National Park Service Helps Expand Bison Range North of Yellowstone National Park
4/17/2008 - Adios Amigos: Tales of Sustenance and Purification in the American West.
4/16/2008 - Bear #399, And Other Grizzlies, Are On the Prowl In Grand Teton National Park
4/16/2008 - Park History: Natural Bridges National Monument
4/15/2008 - National Park Week Activities
4/15/2008 - Online Registration Possible For Climbing in Denali National Park
4/14/2008 - Creature Feature: Hellbenders
4/13/2008 - Gettysburg National Military Park: Of Cycloramas, Museums and Visitor Centers
4/13/2008 - Should Canyon de Chelly Be Given to the Navajo Nation?
4/13/2008 - Tentative Deal Reached Over Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Management
4/11/2008 - Tune-in For Yosemite National Park
4/10/2008 - The Monkey Wrench Gang: Coming to a Theater Near You?
4/09/2008 - Apostle Islands, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshores Taking Steps to Prevent Spread of Fish Virus
4/09/2008 - Elevated Sulphur Dioxide Levels Prompt Closure of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
4/08/2008 - Park Lands For Sale: Can the National Park Service Afford Them?
4/08/2008 - A Sad Sign of the Times: NPS Promotes Body Armor Options To Rangers
4/07/2008 - The Essential Cape Cod National Seashore
4/07/2008 - Lake Powell Expected to Rise 50 Feet This Summer
4/06/2008 - Body Found Below South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park
4/05/2008 - Judge Gives Two Sides Additional Week to Resolve Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Issue
4/03/2008 - Senators Introduce Legislation To Fund National Park Centennial Initiative
4/03/2008 - Former National Park Service Directors Urge Interior Secretary To Keep Guns Out of Parks
4/03/2008 - GAO Finds Fault With Management Plan For Yellowstone National Park Bison
4/03/2008 - Park History: Isle Royale National Park
4/02/2008 - Acreage Donated to Expand Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
4/02/2008 - Who Visits Alaska's National Parks?
4/02/2008 - Day Hiking: Mount Rainier
4/01/2008 - Antietam, Monocacy Battlefields on 2008 "Most Endangered" List
4/01/2008 - Benefit Planned for Joshua Tree National Park
4/01/2008 - Day Hiking: North Cascades

March, 2008

3/31/2008 - Congress Authorized Expansion of Petrified Forest National Park, But Forgot to Fund It
3/31/2008 - National Park Boundaries: Where Do You Draw the Line?
3/31/2008 - Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West
3/29/2008 - Our Endangered National Parks
3/28/2008 - FY2008 Budget Provides Seasonal Increases At Glacier National Park, But Hamstrings Other Operations
3/27/2008 - Appellate Court Rules Against Yosemite National Park
3/27/2008 - Encyclopedia of Life Debuts
3/27/2008 - Decommissioning National Parks: Some History, And Some Ominous Clouds
3/26/2008 - Virgin Islands National Park: Another Park Threatened By Inbounds Development
3/25/2008 - Group's Lawsuit Says Wolves, Not Bullets, Should Control Elk at Rocky Mountain National Park
3/23/2008 - Valley Forge: Once Again A Battleground, This Time Pitting History Against Development
3/23/2008 - Whatever Became of the Decommissioned National Parks?
3/22/2008 - Missing Cavers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ill-Prepared
3/21/2008 - Missing Cavers Found At Great Smoky Mountains National Park
3/20/2008 - Mount Vernon, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Proposed To Become World Heritage Sites
3/19/2008 - Vacation Options In Yellowstone, Olympic, and Mesa Verde National Parks
3/19/2008 - Should Uranium Mining Be Allowed Outside Grand Canyon National Park?
3/19/2008 - Paper Calls For Park Service To Protect Wildlife From ORVs on Cape Hatteras National Seashore
3/18/2008 - Evacuation Plans Prepared For Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Due to High SO2 Levels
3/18/2008 - Studies Show Bear Spray More Effective Than Guns Against Grizzlies
3/17/2008 - Parks and Tribe Establish Plan to Fight Fish Disease in Lake Superior
3/17/2008 - Man Drowns During Rafting Trip Through Grand Canyon National Park
3/17/2008 - Crews Remove Garbage From Marijuana Farms in Sequoia National Park
3/17/2008 - Groups Ask Congressmen To Help Halt Killing of Yellowstone National Park Bison
3/17/2008 - Flood Through Grand Canyon National Park Creates Sandbars
3/16/2008 - Olympic National Park Releases General Management Plan
3/14/2008 - National Park Service Revenues Down $1.3 Million On Transition to America The Beautiful Pass
3/14/2008 - Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks Tweak Backcountry Wilderness Regulations
3/13/2008 - Winter '07-08 Snowmobile Use in Yellowstone National Park Dips Slightly, Snowcoach Use Up
3/13/2008 - Snowmobilers Continue to Roam Illegally Into Yellowstone National Park
3/12/2008 - Researchers Say Meteorite Impact Created Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands National Park
3/12/2008 - House Parks Committee To Hold Hearing On ORVs on Federal Lands
3/12/2008 - Zion National Park Shuttle System To Resume March 21
3/12/2008 - The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
3/11/2008 - Park History: De Soto National Memorial
3/10/2008 - Bear-Proof Food Canisters Mandatory for Most Backcountry Travel in Grand Teton National Park
3/10/2008 - National Mall: Cherry Blossom Festival Not Far Off
3/10/2008 - Sen. Obama Non-committal on Carrying Loaded Weapons in National Parks
3/09/2008 - Battle Mounts Over Off-Road Vehicles at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
3/09/2008 - Land Deal Preserves Entrance Corridor to Mount Rainier National Park
3/07/2008 - World War II Memorial: Jewel of the Mall
3/07/2008 - Great Smoky Mountains National Park Ready For Spring Opening
3/05/2008 - Park History: Channel Islands National Park
3/04/2008 - Park History: Hot Springs National Park
3/04/2008 - Violent Deaths in the National Parks
3/04/2008 - Park History: Kings Canyon National Park
3/03/2008 - Poaching Trees from Redwood National Park
3/02/2008 - Of Geologists, Paleontologists, And Science in the National Park System
3/02/2008 - Winter Storm Uncovers 19th Century Shipwreck at Cape Cod National Seashore
3/02/2008 - Park History: Mount Rainier National Park

February, 2008

2/29/2008 - Carrying Guns in the National Parks -- Is This Being Fast-Tracked?
2/29/2008 - Would a Change in Gun Laws Be a Threat to National Park Bears?
2/29/2008 - Yellowstone National Park Announces Spring Plowing Schedule
2/27/2008 - Grand Canyon National Park Officials Take Issue With High Flow Releases from Glen Canyon Dam
2/27/2008 - High SO2 Levels Force Road Closure at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
2/26/2008 - 2007 National Park Visitation Shows 3 Million Visitor Increase
2/26/2008 - Western National Parks Contaminated By Airborne Heavy Metals, Pesticides
2/26/2008 - Former Park Service Director Dickenson Passes Away
2/26/2008 - Olympic National Park Entrance Fees to Stay Unchanged Through 2009
2/26/2008 - Keeping Track of Grand Teton National Park's Bighorn Sheep