Mount Minsi Closed at Delaware Water Gap NRA For Nesting Raptors
You can add Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to the list of units in the National Park System where a temporary closure is in place to give nesting raptors some privacy.
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Voyageuers National Park Officials Mulling Reservation and Fee System for Campsites
A reservation and fee system is being considered in Voyageurs National Park for 17 campsites on the interior of the Kabetogama Peninsula. Park officials are taking public comment on the proposal through May 1.
NPCA Honors Politicians, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan For Work On Behalf of National Parks
A trio of politicians and two filmmakers who spent a decade exploring the National Park System have been honored by the [url=www.npca.org]National Parks Conservation Association[/url] for their efforts on behalf of national parks.
Commemorative Quarter Places Old Faithful Geyser, Bison On a Quarter
It won't be long before you'll be able to hold both a bison and Old Faithful in the palm of your hand.
Updated: NPS Employee Sentenced For Guiding Moose Hunt in Denali National Park and Preserve
An Alaska hunting guide who conducted a moose hunt in Denali National Park and Preserve has been fined $7,000 and placed on probation for three years.
The Joys of Maintaining the Appalachian National Scenic Trail
My husband, Lenny, and I have been maintaining a section of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail for more than 20 years, first in New York State and now on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. For the last eight years, we’ve been the proud adopted parents of 4.9 miles from Devils Fork Gap to Rice Gap located north of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and south of Hot Springs, North Carolina.
Heavy Flooding Impacts C&O Canal National Historical Park, Great Falls Park, And Other D.C. Area Parks
National Park Service officials and volunteer crews near the nation’s capital have their hands full these days, cleaning up after a flood.
Paintball Vandals Deface Petroglyphs at Lake Mead National Recreation Area
A 20-year-old man from Bullhead City, Arizona, who is suspected of vandalizing petroglyphs at Grapevine Canyon in Lake Mead National Recreation Area was cited by park rangers last week. He and a 13-year-old boy were reported to have been shooting paintballs in the area.
Reader Participation Day: Should There Be a Moratorium On Additions To the National Park System?
If you follow national parks and the National Park Service to any degree, you likely know that the agency has a very hefty maintenance backlog. With that in mind, should there be a moratorium on additions to the park system until the red ink is wiped out?
New Commemorative Coins Proposed as NPS Centennial Fundraiser
Coin collectors were enthused by the America the Beautiful series of quarters that features a number of NPS sites, and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has just proposed a new commemorative coin project. It would serve as a fundraiser to commemorate the upcoming NPS centennial.
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