National Park Quiz 89: National Recreation Areas
How much do you know about units of the National Park System designated "National Recreation Area"? Take this quiz and find out.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 7:09am
A Handy List of Holiday Events Across the National Park System
With the holiday season ramping up, more than a few special events are planned across the National Park System. Here's a glance at some of them.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 8th, 2010 2:47am
Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin Hanging Up His Hat
After 35 years with the National Park Service, Steve Martin has decided it's time to hang up his Stetson. The superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park has announced that he'll retire as of January 1.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 8th, 2010 2:45am
Study Says Half Dome Permit System In Yosemite National Park Apparently Does Not Enhance Overall Hiker Safety
A permit system implemented for hikers heading to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park does not appear to be improving safety conditions, according to a report that analyzes this past summer's hiking numbers.
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Reader Participation Day: What is the Most Iconic Image Associated With the National Park System?
Yellowstone has Old Faithful, in Yosemite looms Half Dome, and Arches has Delicate Arch. Those are just three settings that are readily identified with national parks. But which view in the National Park System do you think is the most iconic of all when talk turns to parks?
Friends of Acadia Needs Your Help...Today!
Hey travelers, just got word of a fund-raising match for Friends of Acadia, and they need your help -- today! -- to maximize the match.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 7th, 2010 8:16am
Memorial Ceremonies Mark Dedication of New Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
At Pearl Harbor, the dedication of a new $56 million visitor center highlights today's commemoration of the 69th Anniversary of the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack that plunged America into World War II.
- By Bob Janiskee - December 7th, 2010 3:28am
Scoping Period Extended For Comments on Climbing Permits At Denali National Park and Preserve
Unexpected downtime for the National Park Service's planning website has prompted Denali National Park and Preserve officials to extend the scoping period for comments on climbing permits in the park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 7th, 2010 2:25am
El Malpais National Monument Closes Caves to Humans Over White-Nose Syndrome Concerns
All caves at El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico have been closed to humans due to concerns over white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease that is sweeping through bat colonies in the eastern United States.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 7th, 2010 2:11am
A Second Starry Night Print Offered to Raise Funds for Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
A second starry night photograph from Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has surfaced, and the park's friends group is selling prints to raise money to reinvest in the lakeshore.
