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Volunteer Opportunities for Prairie Restoration Projects in Several NPS Areas

Submitted by Jim Burnett on September 10, 2009 - 3:41am
The vast sea of grass called the prairie is now just a memory in most of North America, but a few protected and restored remnants still remain. If you'd like to help with prairie restoration projects, several NPS areas are looking for volunteers during the next several weeks.

National Park Quiz 49: “Bones and Stones”

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 8, 2009 - 2:30am
This week’s quiz will find out how much you know about archeological research and the remains of past human life and culture in our national parks. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “Archeology derives from the Greek ἀρχαιολογία, archaiologia – ἀρχαῖος, archaīos and -λογία, -logia.”

Flood Watch Continues at Heartland National Parks

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on June 16, 2008 - 7:37am
It’s “so far, so good” for national parks in the flood-weary Heartland. Only Indiana’s George Rogers Clark National Historical Park has experienced significant flooding.