National Park Mystery Spot 15: After Half a Roman Century
If you know which National Park System unit to look in, you'll find this mystery spot in plain sight.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 10:53am
Decision to Ban ATVs from Little River Canyon National Preserve Rankles Alabama Legislator
A decision by officials at Little River Canyon National Preserve in Alabama to ban ATVs as of today isn't setting well with some state lawmakers, who are looking to legislate a way around the ban.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 1st, 2010 2:03am
Work Nearly Finished On New Road Through Gibbon Canyon In Yellowstone National Park
It's been a long time coming, but the end of the roadwork finally is in sight for a key stretch through Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 1st, 2010 2:01am
Excavations of Sea Turtle Nests Draw a Crowd at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Efforts to protect sea turtle nests at Cape Hatteras National Seashore have been controversial in some quarters, but the work is paying off. So far this year, a record 151 nests have been recorded, and once the eggs have hatched, the nest is excavated for further study. The public is welcome to watch the process, and it's been a crowd pleaser.
- By Jim Burnett - September 1st, 2010 1:43am
Cape Lookout National Seashore To Close in Advance of Hurricane Earl, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Shuttering, Too
With Hurricane Earl taking aim at the North Carolina coastline -- and points north -- officials at Cape Lookout National Seashore have ordered an evacuation of the seashore, while a bit farther north Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials are closing visitor centers and campgrounds.
Cost of Search for Missing Plane Over Katmai National Park and Preserve Approaching $1 Million
A mixed bag of weather Tuesday limited the unrelenting search in Katmai National Park and Preserve for a missing plane and its four occupants, according to National Park Service personnel.
Virgin Islands National Park Battered by Earl, But OK. Capes Lookout and Hatteras Next Up
Virgin Islands National Park has survived Hurricane Earl with only heavy rains and a few downed trees to report, but park officials aren't ready to take their hurricane shutters down just yet.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 31st, 2010 10:11am
Could Joe Miller Really Force the Federal Government to Hand Over Denali National Park to Alaska?
Alaska's latest political upstart, Joe Miller, wants to go Wyoming Gov. David Freudenthal one better. While Governor Freudenthal had threatened to sell state lands within Grand Teton National Park to the highest bidder, Mr. Miller wants the federal government to turn over all national parks to the Alaskan government.
Search and Rescue Ops Cost the National Park Service $4.8 Million in 2008
There were almost 3,500 search-and-rescue missions conducted across the National Park System during 2008 at a cost of $4.8 million, according to best available National Park Service statistics. One-hundred-32 of those missions involved a fatality, and 16 ended without the subject being found.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 31st, 2010 2:03am
Is Another "International Park" on the Horizon for the NPS?
The U.S. already has a cross-border park arrangement with Canada (Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park) and proposals for some type of agreement with Mexico across from Big Bend National Park have been floating around for decades. Now there's news of renewed interest in expanded cooperation with another country, but it doesn't involve either Canada or Mexico. Can you locate "Beringia" on a map?
- By Jim Burnett - August 31st, 2010 1:58am
