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06/30/2009 - 7:55amMystery Plant Revealed: It’s Lupine, It’s Complicated, and the Quizmeister has been Blindsided Yes, it's called "crooked calf's disease," and it's a nasty syndrome.
06/30/2009 - 4:57amMystery Plant: It’s Toxic, and Livestock Producers Hate ItThanks, tomp. That will help. I'm familiar with the EPMT website, but like you, I'm a bit leery about using a 2004 info source without first checking for updated info. Darn it; now you've got me really interested in this topic. I was hoping to get some of this backlog ...
06/29/2009 - 4:51pmMystery Plant: It’s Toxic, and Livestock Producers Hate ItI agree that it's an important topic. Rob. Controlling weeds (plants that are "out of place") is getting more complicated and costly all the time in our national parks. We're stretched mighty thinly here at Traveler right now, but I don't see why we couldn't work some more relevant material ...
06/29/2009 - 12:06pmMystery Plant: It’s Toxic, and Livestock Producers Hate ItThanks for the clarification and additional information, tomp. I'm obviously way out of my depth here.
06/29/2009 - 11:38amMystery Plant: It’s Toxic, and Livestock Producers Hate ItThey're not of the same family. The lupine (or lupin) is a member of the genus[i] Lupinus[/i] in the legume family [i]Fabaceae[/i]. Larkspur is the common name for the genus [i]Delphinium[/i] (also the genus [i]Consolida[/i]) in the buttercup family [i]Ranunculaceae[/i]. I believe that the variety of larkspur commonly called "cow ...
06/29/2009 - 9:03amMystery Plant: It’s Toxic, and Livestock Producers Hate ItLocoweed is a specific type (several species) of poisonous plant, not a generic term for poisonous plants such as lupine, larkspur, and broom snakeweed.
06/29/2009 - 8:42amHot Springs Hoopla Goads Government I'm not positive that I'm reading this correctly, but my understanding is that the Interior Department resorted to the courts only after it had exhausted efforts to resolve the problem amicably. Having this thing fought out in the media spotlight can only benefit the city, since city boosters can put ...
06/29/2009 - 6:43amZuni-Cibola National Historical Park, the Park that Died A-BorningIf you are going to name "problem" NPS units on Navajo Nation land, don't forget Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Rainbow Bridge is a sacred place to the Navajo (Diné), and culturally/religiously significant to the Hopi, San Juan Southern Paiute, Kaibab Paiute, and White Mesa Ute. Lots of Native Americans would ...
06/29/2009 - 6:17amMystery Plant: It’s Toxic, and Livestock Producers Hate ItGood job, willow. The mystery plant is the lupine (or lupin). We need to be real clear on the fact that there are lots of lupine species -- at least 200 to 500 worldwide -- but not all are poisonous. In the western U.S. the species posing a danger to ...
06/29/2009 - 5:46amHot Springs Hoopla Goads Government My article initially stated that the city is named Hot Springs National Park, and that the Park Service is demanding that the city change its name. Both of these assertions are incorrect. The official name of the city is Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the Park Service has no quarrel with ...
06/28/2009 - 7:14amStanley W. Abbott, Wizard of the Blue Ridge ParkwayThanks, Linda. I hate to admit it, but I was completely unaware of this interesting fact. I'll definitely stop to see this marker for myself the next time I'm in the area.
06/26/2009 - 1:03pmCreature Feature: To Save the Mission Blue Butterfly, You Have to Save the LupineBen: Summary MBB information, including references to the Skyline ridges MBB populations, can be found at the website of the [url=http://www.parksconservancy.org/our_work/stewardship/endangered.asp?species=476]Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy[/url]. I have not personally confirmed the presence of MBBs at the sites they reference, but I do consider the information source reputable.
06/25/2009 - 10:04amMystery Photo 9: Well, It's Kinda OvalTerry: Why did you give up on "volcanic bomb"? I only nixed your second guess (Pele's tear), not the first one. Hope you're not too angry with us. ;o)
06/25/2009 - 9:06amMystery Photo 9: Well, It's Kinda OvalRight on the mark, Tahoma, and I'm impressed. Are you sure you weren't there when this photo was taken?
06/25/2009 - 7:30amMystery Photo 9: Well, It's Kinda OvalIt's not a dinosaur egg.
06/25/2009 - 6:37amMystery Photo 9: Well, It's Kinda OvalNope and nope -- it's not Pele's tear or dinosaur dung.
06/25/2009 - 5:53amMystery Photo 9: Well, It's Kinda OvalNo fair submitting multiple answers, Terry.
06/24/2009 - 3:58pmNational Park System Quiz 60: BearsYes, Timothy Treadwell was the guy from the Grizzly Man documentary.
06/24/2009 - 2:53pmNational Park System Quiz 60: BearsDammit, Tomp! First you point out a mistake I made in the Glacial Lake Missoula Flood article, and now you get a perfect 12 for 12 on a quiz I thought was bulletproof. Are you after my job?
06/23/2009 - 8:19pmIce Age Floods Trail Commemorates Floods of Unimaginable FerocityKeep going, you guys. You got your Black Sea flood, your Genesis flood, .......
06/23/2009 - 4:23pmIce Age Floods Trail Commemorates Floods of Unimaginable FerocityYou are quite right, tomp. I should have written "some of the biggest" rather than "the biggest." Big difference there.
06/23/2009 - 8:31amNaked Hikers Let It All Hang Out On the Summer SolsticeNekkid is a wonderfully useful term, don't you think? It puts me in mind of a standup routine that the late comedian/author Lewis Grizzard used to do. He would say: "There's a difference between naked and nekkid. If we say that Darlene is naked, we mean that she has no ...
06/22/2009 - 9:09amPronghorn Antelope Knocks Two Off Motorcycle in Grand Teton National ParkHere in South Carolina, motorcyclists are not required to wear helmets. One result is that many motorcyclists in this state are killed every year in accidents they might easily have survived if they had been wearing helmets. From time to time, a wag suggests that we pass a law requiring ...
06/21/2009 - 3:24pmNaked Hikers Let It All Hang Out On the Summer Solstice"Filled with nudists" is a bit of an exaggeration, dt, on two counts. The two beaches you mention are not that crowded with unclad bathers, and few of the unclad bathers are actually nudists. Nudism is a lifestyle choice, whereas nude sunbathing on public or private beaches is a recreational ...
06/20/2009 - 6:57pmDon’t Do This with Your HelicopterThis pilot is licensed, TD, and his helicopter is not a kit-built aircraft.
06/20/2009 - 8:59am“10 Best National Parks”? National Geographic, You Have Got to be Kidding!It's hard to argue with a list like that, Bob, but perhaps a quibble is warranted. I think your choices for 9 and 10 are a bit redundant, since either would nicely take care of the "big trees" theme. Why not pick one or the other and make room for ...
06/19/2009 - 11:59amPruning the Parks: It Took the Park Service Over 20 Years to Get Out from Under the Kennedy Center Literally dozens of NPS units have been used as venues for performing arts. If we're going to debate the matter of performing arts in National Park System context, we need to make a clear distinction between those NPS units that were established explicitly to commemorate/preserve/celebrate the performing arts (Wolf Trap ...
06/19/2009 - 11:00amPruning the Parks: It Took the Park Service Over 20 Years to Get Out from Under the Kennedy Center Many people whose opinion I respect have complained that Congress made a huge mistake when it put the Park Service into the performing arts business at Wolf Trap. I must admit that I lean to that point of view myself.
06/19/2009 - 7:24amToddler Dies After Drinking Citronella Oil at Chickasaw National Recreation Area CampsiteWhat are we going to hear next? Maybe something like: "If they want to take my citronella oil, they'll have to pry it from my cold, dead hands." Look; a few comments notwithstanding, there's no body of opinion urging the NPS to adopt nanny state tactics. The message is a ...
06/18/2009 - 4:59pmToddler Dies After Drinking Citronella Oil at Chickasaw National Recreation Area CampsiteBeing extra cautious is a great idea, Anita. At this very moment my wife and I are babysitting our two-year old granddaughter, and we've redoubled our efforts to make sure she can't get at anything dangerous. We just can't imagine how awful those parents must feel....
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