Body Of Hiker Missing In Olympic National Park Found
The body of a Washington man who went missing in Olympic National Park just before Christmas has been found and recovered.
- January 26th, 2015
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Birding In The National Parks: Rusty Blackbirds, Where Have You Gone?
We all know about the more charismatic of the endangered and threatened bird species. Trail closures in Acadia National Park and Big Bend National Park remind us that Peregrine Falcons nest on cliffs in parks across the country. Piping Plovers are diminutive shorebirds that bring outsized responses of both appreciation and consternation when their nesting causes beach closures in the national seashores along the Atlantic.
Part Of Inner Gorge Of Grand Canyon National Park To Become "Construction Zone" For Several Months
Hikers, and even river runners, could run into a construction zone on the floor of Grand Canyon National Park during the coming months as work is performed to replace a section of the Trans-Canyon Pipeline that brings water to the park.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways GMP Raises Questions Of Political Pressures
A much-awaited General Management Plan for Ozark National Scenic Riverways, one that in its draft stages drew calls for the park to be given to the state of Missouri, reflects political pressures, not the best environmental protections for the Riverways, according to one observer.
Assateague Island National Seashore Turning 50 This Year
Add Assateague Island National Seashore to your list of birthday cards to send out. The seashore, which sprawls across parts of Maryland and Virginia, turns 50 in September.
- January 26th, 2015
President Obama Proposing Wilderness, Wild And Scenic River Designations For Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
President Obama, in a move certain to generate controversy, is pushing for the country's largest wilderness designation to be bestowed on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Additionally, the Democrat wants four rivers -- the Atigun, Hulahula, Kongakut, and Marsh Fork Canning -- to be added to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Multiple Wildfires Plus Rescue Test The Staff And Cooperators At Buffalo National River
The past week was an especially busy one for park staff and cooperating agencies at Buffalo National River. Dry winter weather set the stage for four responses to wildfires, including multiple fires on the same day, and just to keep life interesting, those incidents overlapped with a call for help when a rider was injured after a fall from a mule on a backcountry trail.
Exploring The Parks: Cross-Country Skiing At Tower In Yellowstone National Park
A winter cross-country ski trip into the Towers and Lamar areas of Yellowstone National Park is a spectacular way to see both wildlife and scenery.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mapping Streams
Did you know, or have any idea, that Great Smoky Mountains National Park, that rumpled stretch of Appalachia, contains nearly 3,000 miles of streams?
- January 25th, 2015
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Featuring Stories Of The Elders
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site in Oklahoma will be featuring programs tied to Stories of the Elders during the month of February.
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