Bush Administration's Haste Could Doom New Gun Rules In National Parks
In its apparent haste to rewrite the rules so national park visitors could arm themselves, the Bush administration might have shot itself in the foot.
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Ginseng Poachers At Great Smoky Mountains National Park Receive Jail Time
Poaching "sang" in Great Smoky Mountains National Park rewarded two North Carolina men with time in jail and fines.
Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer
The 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth began with a bang. Given the historic ascension and rise of the first African American to the presidency of the United States, Lincoln’s relevancy is perhaps more essential today than ever before.
- By Jeff Pappas - February 12th, 2009 4:02am
Apparent Clumsiness Claims Life Of Famed Bull Elk In Yellowstone National Park
It's difficult to imagine an elk being clumsy, especially one that has lived 15 years, carried an impressive rack, and sired who knows how many offspring. But that apparently is behind the death of a bull elk at Yellowstone National Park.
Rare Motion Pictures Show Civil War Veterans at the 75th Gettysburg Battle Anniversary Reunion
Gettysburg National Military Park celebrates a birthday today, its 114th, but it was the battle anniversaries that interested the Civil War veterans. In 1938, the 75th anniversary of the battle, motion picture crews filmed the aged veterans at the battlefield as they gathered for their final reunion. There’s some amazing film footage on the Internet.
More than Just Another Pretty Lake - Curecanti National Recreation Area
Curecanti National Recreation Area includes not one, but three mountain lakes, and can claim bragging rights in several categories. It also offers some surprising attractions not found in most reservoir-based recreation areas, including a "fluffy muffin" and a treat for railroad history buffs.
By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 8:17am
National Park Quiz 41: Lincolnalia
Tomorrow is the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. If you’re up to snuff on your Lincolnalia, you’ll do just fine on this week’s quiz. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you recite the Gettysburg Address backwards.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 8:17am
NPCA, Congressman Issa Battle Over Propriety of Stimulus Funding for National Parks
Congressman Darrell Issa's continued assault on the propriety of national park stimulus funding in House of Representatives legislation drew a harsh response Tuesday from the National Parks Conservation Association, which accused the Republican of libeling the organization.
Humane Society of America Critical of Culling Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park
What doors will the culling of elk in Rocky Mountain National Park open? Is it possible that, in the wake of sharpshooters turning up shortly before sunrise in Rocky Mountain to shoot an elk or two, similar "management" actions will pop up in places like Yellowstone, Theodore Roosevelt, or Wind Cave national parks, or any other park where the natural balance of wildlife is skewed?
Permit Period Open for Noncommercial Colorado River Runners Through Grand Canyon National Park
If you think you'd like to run the Colorado through Grand Canyon National Park next year, without paying a commercial operation for the privilege, now is the time to get your permit application filed with the park.
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The easiest way to explore RV-friendly National Park campgrounds.
Here’s the definitive guide to National Park System campgrounds where RVers can park their rigs.
Our app is packed with RVing- specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 national parks.
You’ll also find stories about RVing in the parks, tips helpful if you’ve just recently become an RVer, and useful planning suggestions.
