Blue Ridge Parkway Digital History Now Online
A new Web site rounds up remarkable visual resources about the history of the most popular unit of America's National Park System.
- By Randy Johnson - January 27th, 2012 2:03am
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We've Added The Blue Ridge Parkway To Our Collection of Essential Park Guides
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a globally recognized icon of the American landscape. Stretches of road elsewhere in the United States may indeed be spectacular, but nothing matches this manicured, uniquely uncommercialized, half a thousand mile thoroughfare through the lofty heart of America’s first frontier.
- By Randy Johnson - January 26th, 2012 2:48am
Money Allocated To Plan Extension of "Red Canyon Trail" To Bryce Canyon National Park
A $5,000 "in-kind" grant from the federal Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program will allow for development of a plan to extend the "Red Canyon Trail" to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
- By NPT Staff - January 26th, 2012 2:27am
Reader Participation Day: What Was Your Most Surprising Encounter On a National Park Trail?
Tell us about a particularly memorable thing, person, or situation you've come upon or met up with while using a national park trail or walkway.
- By Bob Janiskee - January 25th, 2012 3:59am
For Safety's Sake, Yosemite National Park Proposes Decrease In Half Dome Permits
With an eye on improving the safety of hikers heading to the top of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park officials are proposing to reduce the number of daily permits from 400 to 300, according to a proposed management plan.
- By NPT Staff - January 25th, 2012 2:54am
Find Yourself At Canaveral National Seashore
With nearly 400 units of the National Park System, one probably is close enough for you to visit in a day. But how should you organize those visits? Laura Henning, the chief of interpretation at Canaveral National Seashore in Florida, put together the following primer for exploring her park.
- By NPT Staff - January 25th, 2012 2:40am
PEER Calls For Transparency From National Park Foundation In Its Corporate Partnerships
More transparency is needed from the National Park Foundation in the agreements it reaches with corporate partners, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said Tuesday.
PEER-Coke Influence.pdf PEER-Coke-NPF Agreement.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 24th, 2012 12:12pm
Access to Yosemite National Park Made A Bit Harder By Rockfall Along Big Oak Flat Road
A rockfall in Yosemite National Park, which has been battered by stormy weather in recent days, has closed the Big Oak Flat Road indefinitely, according to park officials.
- By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 8:12am
Search For Missing Parties At Mount Rainier National Park To Begin To Scale Back
After a week of searching made dangerous and complicated by high winds, snowfall, and dangerous avalanche conditions, crews at Mount Rainier National Park are expected to begin scaling back their efforts to locate two overdue parties on the mountain.
- By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 7:59am
Millions Of Dollars Heading To National Parks For Road, Multiple-Use Trail Improvements
Millions of dollars are flowing to the National Park System for work on aging roads and multiple-use trails in need of some TLC, and transportation systems thanks to the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks program overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
- By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 2:43am
"Monumental" Fiddling Championships Coming To Homestead National Monument of America
The fiddle, a key instrument for entertainment on the American frontier of the mid-1800s, will be featured in May when the 2012 Monumental Fiddling Championships are held at Homestead National Monument of America in southeastern Nebraska.
- Read more about "Monumental" Fiddling Championships Coming To Homestead National Monument of America
- By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 2:20am
Storm Downs Tree That Kills Concessions Worker At Yosemite National Park
A former seasonal ranger at Yosemite National Park who had been working for the park concessionaire has been killed by a falling tree that crushed his tent cabin in Curry Village during a storm.
- By NPT Staff - January 23rd, 2012 8:38am
Two Parties Now A Week Overdue in Mount Rainier National Park
It has been a week since two parties on Mount Rainier failed to return from their backcountry trips as planned, and high winds, deep snow, and towering drifts continue to hamper efforts to find them.
- By NPT Staff - January 23rd, 2012 8:14am
Biscayne National Park Visitors Concerned About Climate Change And How It Could Impact the Park
A slight majority of Biscayne National Park visitors are worried about climate change, and about one-third believe the park already is being harmed by a warming climate, according to a survey conducted by Colorado State University researchers.
BISC-Climate Change Survey.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 23rd, 2012 2:59am
Glacier National Park: Past and Present
For lovers of Glacier National Park specifically, and for those intrigued by national park history in general, there's a great new book out that looks at the past and present of Glacier through postcards and photographs.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 22nd, 2012 2:55am
NPCA Report Looks At Creating A National Recreation Area Along the Texas Coast Near Houston
Texas, which already features a national seashore, would benefit greatly in terms of economics and storm protection if a national recreation area were created along the Gulf of Mexico near Houston, according to a National Parks Conservation Association report.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 22nd, 2012 2:33am
Arizona To Host National Trails Symposium In April 2013
Arizona will be the backdrop for the National Trails Symposium in April 2013.
- By NPT Staff - January 21st, 2012 2:46am
Update: Still No Luck In Search For Overdue Parties At Mount Rainier National Park
Winds reaching 40 mph Friday created white-out conditions that hampered a search for two overdue parties at Mount Rainier National Park, and the forecast doesn't call for much improvement during the weekend.
- By NPT Staff - January 20th, 2012 7:56am
Rocky Mountain National Park's 2011 Visitation Up 6.6 Percent to 3.3 Million
Perhaps it was good weather, perhaps simply the lure of the mountains, but visitation to Rocky Mountain National Park last year reached 3.3 million, an increase of 6.6 percent over 2010 levels, according to park officials.
- By NPT Staff - January 20th, 2012 2:30am
Glacier National Park Fund Underwrites 14 Projects In Glacier National Park
Trail work, citizen science, wildlife research, and studying the stars above are some of the 14 projects that the Glacier National Park Fund is underwriting in the park in the coming year.
- By NPT Staff - January 20th, 2012 2:15am
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