Do Cougars Roam Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore?
A surprisingly steady flow of cougar sightings in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore has park officials looking for the big cats, but so far they've managed to elude the searchers.
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Will Spring Bring Gorgeous Wildflowers to Death Valley National Park?
Spring 2005 in Death Valley National Park gained venerated status among flower lovers for its incredible wildflower blooms. Those blooms --dubbed the "bloom of the century" -- were trigged by heavy fall and winter rains that dumped nearly 6.5 inches of moisture on Death Valley. So, with 2008 starting out stormy in the West, how will Death Valley's blooms be this spring?
Zion National Park's New Backcountry Management Plan Reduces Daily Traffic in The Narrows
It won't be quite so crowded in Zion Narrows under the new backcountry management plan adopted by Zion National Park.
National Park Service Retirees Outline 2008 Goals for Park Service
Science-led decisions. More principled leadership. A halt to fee hikes. Those are some of the things the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees would like to see from the National Park Service this year.
Segways in the National Parks: Do We Really Need Them?
Two Segway entrepreneurs have their sights on Yosemite and Sequoia national parks as the next frontier for these two-wheeled contraptions.
Death Valley's Bobcats Likely Lured In By Poor Food Handling at Inn
Two recent bobcat attacks at Death Valley National Park likely were spurred by poor food handling at the Furnace Creek Inn, according to park officials.
Lynx, Long Sought in Yellowstone National Park, Is Caught on Film
One of the most mysterious creatures of the boreal forest, the lynx historically has been tied to Yellowstone National Park. But in recent years, its existence in the park has been hard to document, tied only to a few paw prints and DNA coaxed from scat and hairs. Now park biologists have a photograph to add to their evidence.
The Secret Life of Lobsters
I know, this doesn't sound like a park-related read, but it's based around the livelihoods of lobstermen who settled on and around Mount Desert Island more than a century ago.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 4th, 2008 4:13am
Words on the Wilderness: A History of Place Names in South Florida's National Parks
You ever wonder where place names originate? I mean, Hog Key Campsite in Everglades National Park? And University Dock in Biscayne National Park? What were they thinking?
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 3rd, 2008 7:19pm
2007 Visitation Across National Park System Projected To Rise
Two years ago there were concerns that national parks were losing their pull over the traveling public. Today, though, National Park Service officials are bullish about visitation, pointing to gains at a number of parks, including Yosemite and Yellowstone.
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