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Two-Week Closure Along Moose-Wilson Road Coming To Grand Teton National Park

The northern section of Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park will be closed for two weeks beginning Monday, April 30, to accommodate road drainage improvements. The road segment between Murie Ranch Road and the Death Canyon Road will be closed to all users, including cyclists, through May 13.

Tracking Organisms In Trees And Tidepools At Acadia National Park

As far as laboratories go, it doesn’t get much better than Acadia National Park in Maine. Recently, young scientists volunteering with Earthwatch Institute received some hands-on learning while collecting data that will help scientists understand potential impacts on bird migrations and from ocean acidification.

20th Annual Fiddle Fest Coming To Homestead National Monument Of America

The 20th Annual Tallgrass Prairie Fiddle Festival and Acoustic Band Contest has been set for Memorial Day Weekend at Homestead National Monument of America in Nebraska. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, May 26, with free fiddle and harmonica workshops in the morning, a luthier on-site, jam sessions erupting throughout the day, and more than $3,000 in award monies.

Fort Bowie National Historic Site: Conflicts With The Apache

In the far eastern reaches of Arizona, nestled in the pass between the Chiricahua and Dos Cabezas mountains, 20 miles or so from its border with New Mexico, sits the well-preserved remains of Fort Bowie, which was established as a National Historic Site in 1972. Apache Pass, and its year-round water supply, hosted Fort Bowie from 1861 to 1894 and was a key site in the decades-long battle against the Apache.
  • By stratto - April 25th, 2018 1:15am

Explore Four Battlefield Structures During “Doors Open Gettysburg” On May 5

The third annual Doors Open Gettysburg event offers an insider’s look at the preservation and history of four of Gettysburg National Military Park’s magnificent battlefield structures. This free event is held during National Historic Preservation Month in cities and towns throughout the United States and internationally.

Company That Surveyed Natchez Trace Parkway For Archaeological Artifacts Charged With Taking Some

A company hired to conduct an archaeological survey in advance of a tree-planting project along the Natchez Trace Parkway not only proceeded before obtaining the requisite permits, but then took some Native American artifacts more than a century old, according to court action in the case.