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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.

National Park Quiz 1: Are You Centered?

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on May 8, 2008 - 1:58pm
Do you know where the national parks are located? This little quiz will test the accuracy of your National Park System “mental map.” The answers are at the end. No peeking!

In the News: Loss of Cougars in Yosemite National Park, "Uranium Rush" at Grand Canyon National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on May 5, 2008 - 2:45am
Critics of the National Park Service's mandate to conserve natural resources often say the national parks were not intended to be kept inside bell jars. And that's certainly not happening. Proof can be seen in how the loss of cougars is thought to be adversely affecting Yosemite National Park and the recent rush to find uranium near Grand Canyon National Park.

Zion National Park Shuttle System To Resume March 21

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 12, 2008 - 1:01pm
Spring can't be far off, as the shuttle buses at Zion National Park will soon resume hauling visitors into and out of Zion Canyon.

Zion National Park's New Backcountry Management Plan Reduces Daily Traffic in The Narrows

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on January 7, 2008 - 5:32pm
It won't be quite so crowded in Zion Narrows under the new backcountry management plan adopted by Zion National Park.

Park History: Zion National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 19, 2007 - 11:46am
Sandstone monoliths and a tight slot canyon are what most stands out about Zion National Park, and rightfully so. When you enter Zion Canyon your eyes can't help but be drawn to the Sentinel, the Three Patriarchs, and the Mountain of the Sun.

With The Off-Season Here, Lodging Deals Are Popping Up Throughout the National Park System

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 11, 2007 - 5:03am
Students are back in school, the weather is turning, the leaves have mostly fallen. Also falling are the costs of booking a room in national park lodges for the next few months.

If You Have to Ask the Price, The Ahwahnee And Jenny Lake Lodge Are Probably Out of Reach

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 15, 2007 - 6:00am
Earlier this summer we ran a list of the Top 10 Lodges in the park system. Admittedly it's a "soft" list, one that definitely is not objective. But what some might find objectionable are the nightly costs for staying in some of these places.

RS2477 And the National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 1, 2007 - 9:31am
The other day a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit that aimed to open Surprise Canyon in Death Valley National Park to ORV traffic. That post generated a lot of debate over the propriety of a road in that rugged canyon. Those who filed the lawsuit claimed they had a right to the road thanks to a Civil War-era statute known as R.S. 2477. Well, Death Valley isn't the only park that could suffer from this statute.

Zion Fire Complex Nearing 10,000 Acres, Yellowstone Fire Grows

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 22, 2007 - 12:02pm
Continued dry, windy conditions have allowed the Dakota Complex of fires in Zion National Park to grow to nearly 10,000 acres in the park's backcountry. Fire bosses say they've contained just 10 percent of the fires, and the current weather conditions, the rugged terrain the fires are located within, and the possibility of thunderstorms are compounding efforts to get better control over the blazes.