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Applications Being Accepted for Research Projects In Denali and Other Alaskan Parks

Submitted by NPT Staff on January 12, 2012 - 1:10am
The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks.

National Park Quiz 100: Ringer VI

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on November 16, 2011 - 2:59am
Nine of the ten questions in this quiz are true. Can you tell which one is false?

NPCA Report Paints Somber Portrait Of An Underfunded National Park Service

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 10, 2011 - 1:23pm
America is abundantly rich in the "natural assets" found within the National Park System, but inadequate funding by Congress is threatening the core health of that system, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.

Birding In The National Parks: Where Are All The Kittlitz's Murrelets Going?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 1, 2011 - 12:24am
Data being gathered to help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decide whether the Kittlitz's murrelet should have Endangered Species Act protection shows an alarming direction in the species' population trend.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Releases Plan To Repair ORV Trails

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 24, 2011 - 12:05am
A plan to repair off-road vehicle routes in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve has been released by the National Park Service, which will need to find an estimated $4 million to have the work performed.

National Park Service Implementing "Flight Following" Technology in Alaska, Perhaps Nation-wide

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 8, 2011 - 2:57am
"Flight following" technology, which can help dispatchers keep an eye on the whereabouts of aircraft, is being required aboard all National Park Service aircraft, or any aircraft carrying Park Service personnel, in Alaska, and soon could be required throughout the National Park System.

Could Joe Miller Really Force the Federal Government to Hand Over Denali National Park to Alaska?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 31, 2010 - 12:09am
Alaska's latest political upstart, Joe Miller, wants to go Wyoming Gov. David Freudenthal one better. While Governor Freudenthal had threatened to sell state lands within Grand Teton National Park to the highest bidder, Mr. Miller wants the federal government to turn over all national parks to the Alaskan government.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Releases Draft ORV Plan For Comment

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 21, 2010 - 12:54am
In a bid to gain control over off-road vehicles that environmental groups said were shredding up parts of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, park officials have have released a draft environmental impact statement that looks at ways to better protect the environment from ORVs.

Melting Ice Patch Near Yellowstone National Park Reveals Ancient Hunting Weapon

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 5, 2010 - 12:29am
National parks, long treasured as providing glimpses into our past, are proving to be better time capsules than we might have imagined just a decade ago. Proof lies in a 10,000-year-old hunting weapon found below a melting ice patch near Yellowstone National Park.

National Park Mystery Spot 12 Revealed: It's Kennecott Mines

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on June 17, 2010 - 1:59am
Going "North to Alaska" brings you to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve and to a long-abandoned copper mine community deep inside the park.

Traveler's Top 10 Rivers to Ride in the National Park System

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 13, 2009 - 1:26am
Sure, the most iconic river in all the land is the Colorado that flows through Grand Canyon National Park. But that doesn't mean you can't find quality river trips elsewhere in the National Park System.

Alaska Game Officials Being Asked to Ease Off On Killing Bears and Wolves in National Park Preserves

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 26, 2009 - 2:40pm
For many Lower 48ers, the state of Alaska is perceived as a big, raw chunk of wilderness, complete with booming wildlife populations. And perhaps it is, but there's a growing concern that Alaska's wildlife managers are getting carried away with their bag limits on national park landscapes.

Second Round of National Park Service "Centennial Projects" Produces $27 Million Worth of Improvements

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on January 13, 2009 - 2:25pm
Rehabilitation projects, invasive species eradication and biodiversity research were among the $27 million worth of Centennial Initiative projects for the National Park System announced Tuesday by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and NPS Director Mary Bomar.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Working on Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 13, 2008 - 3:02am
From now through January 10 the folks at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve will be open to your thoughts on six alternatives aimed at managing recreational off-road vehicle use in the Nabesna Road area.

National Park Quiz 20: The Last Frontier

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on September 17, 2008 - 2:00am
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s vice presidential nomination has put Alaska in the national spotlight, so let’s orient this week’s quiz to the national parks of The Last Frontier. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write “Alaska’s state fish is the Oncorhynchus tshawytscha” 100 times on the whiteboard.

National Park Quiz 15: Ring of Fire

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 13, 2008 - 3:00am
This week’s quiz tests your knowledge of geologic features and processes in the national parks that lie within the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that rings the Pacific Basin. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we'll make you write "convergent boundary" 100 times on the whiteboard.

National Park Quiz 5: Biggest This or That

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on June 4, 2008 - 2:00am
Bigger is not always better, but it certainly can be interesting. Many national parks claim bragging rights to the biggest something-or-other. Can you sort them out? Take this week's quiz and see how you measure up. Answers are at the end. No peeking.

Twenty-seven Years Ago, Eight National Parks Came to Be

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 2, 2007 - 2:30am
Never before have, and probably never again will, so many national parks come into existence on the same date. Given birth by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act were Denali, Gates of Arctic, Glacier Bay, Katmai, Kenai Fjords, Kobuk Valley, Lake Clark and Wrangell-St. Elias national parks.

Marketing Alaska's National Parks; Why Not All National Parks?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 5, 2007 - 5:52pm
I hate jumping to conclusions. But that apparently is exactly what I did when I surmised that the proposed $1.5 million centennial project involving the Alaska Travel Industry Association would benefit the cruise-ship industry more than the parks.

Climate Change in Alaska Opens Window to the Past

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 14, 2007 - 7:17am
Warming temperatures are remaking the Alaskan landscape. Sea ice is shrinking, permafrost is melting, glaciers are retreating, polar bears are changing their habits. In Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the warming trend is opening a window into the past, as melting glaciers are revealing artifacts from both the somewhat recent past and prehistoric cultures.