Ever Consider "Adopting" A Cove at Lake Mead National Recreation Area
So many coves, and so few staff. That's the problem at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, where they're looking for volunteers to help keep the lake's coves clean.
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World's Wildlife Populations Are Struggling Despite Global Pledges to Protect Biodiversity
Seven years ago, governments around the world pledged to achieve a "significant reduction" in the ongoing loss of biodiversity by 2010. Unfortunately, the latest IUCN report says that goal will not be met, and that the wildlife crisis is greater than the world's economic crisis.
Pinnacles National Monument: Should It Be Labeled A National Park?
There's a move afoot in Congress to have the name of Pinnacles National Monument changed to Pinnacles National Park.
Backcountry Campfire Ban Coming to Olympic National Park
Beginning Monday you won't be able to build a campfire in the backcountry of Olympic National Park due to increasing high fire danger.
Snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Environmental Extremists in the Obama Administration
What are we to think when a U.S. senator brands Jon Jarvis, a highly respected regional director of the National Park Service, as representing "the extreme policies of the Obama administration"?
Updated: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Search Ends Up With a Happy Ending
A woman whose disappearance into the storm-swollen Little River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park had authorities fearing the worst turned up in good physical condition Saturday morning.
Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park Agree to work on LUST Together
LUST is a serious problem in Yellowstone National Park. No, not THAT kind of LUST, but rather Leaking Underground Storage Tanks. And officials from the national park and the state of Wyoming have pledged to work together on cleaning up the problem.
Wolf Trap, A Decidedly Different National Park
Wolf Trap is a national park with an odd name and an unusual mission. But like other national parks, it has stories to tell, although it delivers them through the arts.
Traveler's Top Overlooks In the National Park System
Where can you find the some of the best overlooks in the National Park System? Some are easy enough to drive to, while others require a little more exertion on your park. In either case, though, the payoff is well-worth it.
Search Under Way Friday Afternoon For Woman Who Jumped or Fell Into Little River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A search was under way Friday afternoon for a woman who either jumped or fell into the Little River in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The search was along the river from the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area towards Townsend.
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The easiest way to explore RV-friendly National Park campgrounds.
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Our app is packed with RVing- specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 national parks.
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