Elephant Seals Returning to Point Reyes National Seashore For Breeding
They're big, the males are ugly, and it's best to keep your distance. Yep, it's time for the Northern elephant seals to breed and pup at Point Reyes National Seashore.
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Controlled Flood Proposed for the Colorado River Through Grand Canyon National Park
What in essence would be a controlled flood is being proposed for the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park.
NPCA Asks Secretary Kempthorne Not To Change Gun Regs in National Parks
National Parks Conservation Association President Tom Kiernan has asked Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne not to change regulations pertaining to guns in the national parks.
Association of National Park Rangers Opposes Change in Park Gun Regulations
You can add the Association of National Park Rangers to the groups that oppose a change in gun laws to allow concealed weapons to be carried legally in the national park system.
How Good is the Cross-Country Skiing at Acadia National Park?
Want in on a secret? Acadia National Park is not merely a three-season park. Indeed, winter can be quite wonderful in this maritime setting, as storms can coat Mount Desert Island with a layer of snow thick enough for cross-country skiing.
A Winter Visit to Grand Canyon National Park's Phantom Ranch
From the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, the first view of Phantom Ranch reveals that the trees, Fremont cottonwoods, do not know that it's winter.
Climate Change and the National Parks
Climate change slowly is changing the landscape of America’s national parks. As temperatures warm and storm traits alter, ecosystem change is anticipated and expected to carry a range of impacts.
NPCA Keeping An Eye on Utah Tar Sands Developments
U.S. Bureau of Land Management efforts to spur development of "tar sands" in Utah near several national park units are being watched by the National Parks Conservation Association.
- January 14th, 2008
National Park Status Proposed for Oregon, West Virginia State Parks
In what surely is an uncanny coincidence, there are proposals to turn state parks in Oregon and West Virginia that are built around waterfalls into national parks.
Great Basin National Park's Air Could Be Compromised By Proposed Power Plant
Great Basin National Park, which boasts the cleanest air of any park in the Lower 48, could lose that distinction if a coal-fired power plant is allowed to go on-line as proposed just 38 miles northwest of the park.
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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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