Federal Agencies Collaborating To Form Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Group
A host of federal agencies are working to collaborate on efforts to protect coral reefs in the Caribbean.
- By NPT Staff - January 17th, 2013 3:03am
Climate Change
Interns Helping National Park Service Study Climate Change At Lassen Volcanic National Park And In Rocky Mountain Forests
Food chains in alpine lakes in parks such as Lassen Volcanic National Park and changing fire regimes at Rocky Mountain parks such as Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Teton, and Rocky Mountain, are among the climate-change studies under way in the park system.
Climate Change Interns Studying Brackish Ponds In Hawaii, Devising Interpretive Tools At Manassas National Battlefield Park
Interns to the National Park Service's Climate Change Response Program have been creating new interpretive materials at Manassas National Battlefield Park and studying remote, brackish ponds on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Climate Change Interns Study Butterflies And Brook Trout In The National Park System
Students with the Park Service's George Melendez Wright Climate Change Interns and Fellows program studied butterflies at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and brook trout at St. Croix National Scenic Riverway to study the effects of climate change.
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- By NPT Staff - November 8th, 2012 2:03am
Student Interns Study Climate Change In The Parks: Salamander Skins And Coral Reefs
Through its George Melendez Wright Climate Change Interns and Fellows program, the National Park Service enables university students to visit national parks to investigate issues related to climate change. Over the coming days we'll present profiles of what those students investigated.
- By NPT Staff - November 7th, 2012 2:03am
Report Warns Of Climate Change Impacts To National Seashores Along Eastern Seaboard
Seven national seashores dotting the Eastern Seaboard stand to suffer significant storm damage, loss of acreage to sea level rise, and hotter summer temperatures if climate change isn't blunted, according to the latest in a series of reports describing how the National Park System stands to be impacted by the phenomenon.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 30th, 2012 3:00am
Is A Tiny Beetle Causing Haze In Places Such As Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, And Glacier National Parks?
Is there a connection between climate change, a tiny beetle, and increased haze in the skies over places such as Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone national parks? Research by an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University seems to connect the dots.
Study Assessing Climate Change Impacts On Birds Includes Yosemite National Park
A study intended to measure the impacts of climate change on Western bird species involves Yosemite National Park, where researchers will spend a year examining how some common Sierra Nevada species will respond to climate changes.
- By NPT Staff - May 15th, 2012 3:00am
Park Service Director Jon Jarvis Releases Agency's "Green Parks Plan"
With an eye on reducing the National Park Service's carbon footprint and making the agency more sustainable, Director Jonathan Jarvis has released a "Green Parks Plan" to achive those goals.
- By NPT Staff - April 19th, 2012 5:18pm
Latest Study Shows Warming Climate Forcing Alpine Chipmunks To Yosemite National Park's Roof
Not only is a warming world forcing a tiny chipmunk towards the roof of Yosemite National Park, but it appears to be eroding the genetic diversity of the species as well, according to a study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers.
- By NPT Staff - February 22nd, 2012 3:00am
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