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Heavy Surf Expected Along East Coast National Seashores This Weekend

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 11, 2009 - 5:12pm

Now that Hurricane Ida has veered eastward and been downgraded to a tropical storm, national seashores located along the East Coast from the Carolinas to Cape Cod can expect high surf and gusty conditions heading into the weekend.

Wildlife on the Move: Migrations in the National Parks

Submitted by Jessica Jones on October 1, 2009 - 4:11am

As the weather cools and available daylight decreases, many wild animals become restless. They know winter is on the way and they could face months of freezing temperatures and food shortages.

National Park Quiz 46: Glaciers

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on March 18, 2009 - 2:30am

This week’s quiz is all about glaciers and glaciation in the national parks. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “Eskers, depositional landforms composed of stratified gravel and sand, characteristically exist as long, narrow, sinuous ridges with steep sides.”

Why, sea horses, of course!

Assateague Island National Seashore Rangers Troll Internet For Big Catch

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 18, 2007 - 9:18am

The Internet can be a fascinating place, but for one boastful angler it proved her undoing. The woman in question made the mistake of bragging about catching smaller-than-allowed striped bass from Assateague Island National Seashore.

Park History: How the National Seashores Came to Be

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 27, 2007 - 3:12am

For years, summer trips to Cape Cod were an annual ritual for my family. My parents had retired to the Cape, and our boys loved romping in the surf and building castles in the sand. Lobster feasts, game-fishing, and whale watching were added benefits, as were exploring the seashore’s lighthouses, roaming its dunes, and looking for sea creatures in its mudflats.