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It's Not Too Early To Start Planning This Summer's National Park Vacation

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on January 22, 2009 - 10:55am
Sure, the calendar says January, there's a lot of snow out there across the country, and you haven't even thought about filing your income taxes. But it's still not too early to begin planning your national park vacation for this summer.

The 110th Congress is Now History – What Were the Results for the NPS?

Submitted by Jim Burnett on January 6, 2009 - 4:59am
A report released by the NPS Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs offers a summary of park-related actions by the 110th Congress, which ended its work last month.

Resolved: I’ll Visit at Least These Five National Parks in 2009

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on January 1, 2009 - 3:30am
In the past, my national park visiting has been too intermittent and unfocused for comfort. But this year my New Year’s Resolutions are going to provide a sense of purpose and direction. Five parks is a very doable agenda. My list includes three Sure Things, a True Confession, and one Unfinished Business.

Park History: Would There Have Been a Mesa Verde National Park Without Virginia McClurg?

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on June 29, 2008 - 3:00am
Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park celebrates its 102nd birthday on June 29. Mesa Verde's 4,000+ archaeological sites document a culture that flourished for centuries before the last generation abruptly and mysteriously abandoned its ancestral home. Did you know there might not have been a Mesa Verde National Park at all if it hadn’t been for Virginia McClurg?

National Park Quiz 8: Firsts

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on June 25, 2008 - 3:21am
There is a first time for everything -- every innovation, every event, every development, every activity, every you-name-it. The storied history of the National Park System is loaded with firsts. Take this week's quiz and see if you can be the first to answer all the questions correctly. Answers are at the end. No peeking!

Coal-Fired Plants Obscuring National Park Vistas

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on May 16, 2008 - 2:45am
On a clear day, you often can see for miles and miles. But as a report from the National Parks Conservation Association points out, clear days are harder and harder to find in our national parks under the Bush administration's relatively laissez-faire approach to coal-fired power plants.

Vacation Options In Yellowstone, Olympic, and Mesa Verde National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 19, 2008 - 7:29pm
There are chick flicks, and now even chick national park retreats.

Lodging Deals Can Be Found In Olympic, Yosemite, and Mesa Verde National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 21, 2008 - 5:45pm
If your schedule is flexible, you might want to take a look at these lodging deals at Yosemite, Olympic, and Mesa Verde national parks.

Modeling Mesa Verde National Park With Lasers

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 6, 2008 - 6:43pm
Time is constantly a threat to Mesa Verde National Park. As it passes, and brings with it erosion and earthquakes, the park's ruins are at risk of collapse. But a new laser technology is providing the park with, in essence, blue prints of the ruins.

Mountain Bikers Encouraged to Seek Access to Rocky Mountain National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 5, 2007 - 4:14pm
The International Mountain Bicycling Association has a friend in the National Park Service's Intermountain regional director, Michael Snyder. In a recent memo to park superintendents in his region, Mr. Snyder says IMBA can provide "some great partnership ... that you may want to take advantage of."