Watch For Hunters Passing Through National Parks This Fall
National park visitors hoping to spot wildlife in the parks this fall might encounter a disturbing sight: hunters toting their kills through the parks.
- September 3rd, 2010
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Are Wolves Effective In Keeping Elk From Overbrowsing Aspen in Yellowstone National Park? Apparently Not
When wolf packs were successfully returned to Yellowstone National Park back in the mid-1990s, they were followed by droves of scientists and researchers keen on learning how the predators might impact the rest of the park's wild kingdom.
Water Safety for Hikers Featured in New Podcast from the Great Smoky Mountains Association
A podcast about water safety might sound like a project from a park located on the beach rather than in the mountains, but there are good reasons for a new free video offered by the Great Smoky Mountains Association. Here's where you can view "Water Safety and Day Hiking"—and why everyone who enjoys the out-of-doors should see it.
New Email Notification System Installed on The Traveler
In what likely will be great news to many of our regular readers, we've integrated a new email notification system in the Traveler.
- September 3rd, 2010
Search Goes On For Missing Plane Over Katmai National Park
Favorable weather again greeted searchers Thursday as they headed off into the skies over Katmai National Park and Preserve, anxious to find any sign of a plane that went missing nearly two weeks ago.
- September 2nd, 2010
Another Week Added to Transmission Line EIS Comment Period at Delaware Water Gap NRA
Another week has been added to collect public comment on a study into a proposal to substantially upgrade a transmission power corridor that crosses the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and the Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River.
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By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:54am
National Park Mystery Spot 15 Revealed
This one was easier if you took a backward approach to working out the clues.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:54am
Climate Change Report Carries Foreboding Forecast for Shenandoah National Park, Historic Jamestown
Imagine Shenandoah National Park without its autumnal showcase of colors, or a sign along the Virginia coastline noting that the site of the Jamestown colony is offshore and under water. Both scenarios could be realized in less than a century if human-influenced climate change isn't slowed, according to a report.
Researchers To Begin 37th Year of Grizzly Bear Research in Yellowstone National Park
Grizzly bear studies in Yellowstone National Park will become a bit more intense in the coming weeks as wildlife biologists head into the backcountry to trap bears and gather data.
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