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Searches For Missing Men In Great Smoky Mountains National Park Scaled Back

Submitted by NPT Staff on March 24, 2012 - 11:07am
With no trails to follow and no clues to act upon, rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are scaling back searches for two men thought to be missing in the park.

Appalachian Spring: The Video

Submitted by Randy Johnson on March 23, 2012 - 1:48am
The Blue Ridge Parkway, between Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks, is a prime venue to a secret season—the explosive beauty and bounty of Appalachian Spring.

National Park Partners, Park Staff Meet At APPL Convention and Trade Show

Submitted by Danny Bernstein on March 22, 2012 - 1:06am
The Association of Partners for Public Lands met in Las Vegas to share how best to support our national parks and forests. In this case, what goes on in Vegas gets brought home and discussed.

Second Search For Missing Person Initiated At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on March 21, 2012 - 10:26am
A second search-and-rescue mission in the past week has been initiated at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where a 23-year-old man is thought to have vanished in the park not far from the Sugarlands Visitor Center.

Discriminating Explorer: Appalachian Spring

Submitted by Randy Johnson on March 21, 2012 - 1:55am
The Blue Ridge Parkway, between Great Smoky Mountains and Shenandoah National Parks, is a prime venue to a secret season—the explosive beauty and bounty of Appalachian Spring.

Bats Infected With White-Nose Syndrome Found At Both Acadia And Great Smoky Mountains National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 21, 2012 - 1:49am
White-nose syndrome, a disease deadly to bats, has been detected in both Acadia and Great Smoky Mountains national parks.

No Sign Of Tennessee Man Thought Missing In Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 20, 2012 - 11:24am
No signs have been found of a Tennessee man thought to be missing in the tangle of backcountry at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Update: Search Ongoing For 24-Year-old Man At Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on March 19, 2012 - 8:02am
More than two dozen people are on the ground searching Great Smoky Mountains National Park for a Tennessee man whose car was found parked at the Newfound Gap Parking Area, while overhead crews are looking from a helicopter.

The SWEAT Crew Keep the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Shape Through Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Submitted by Danny Bernstein on March 14, 2012 - 2:29am
Keeping the Appalachian Trail in shape through Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not easy. The A.T. is so remote that the SWEAT Crew, an elite crew of maintainers, has been established by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.

Student Conservation Association Works To Nurture Life-Long Love For Outdoors in Youth

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 12, 2012 - 2:40am
Who will be the next stewards and advocates of the national parks? In a society where Baby Boomers are graying steadily if not quickly, and where the "face" of the National Park Service is decidedly male and Caucasian, it's not an unreasonable question to raise.