Donate To a Good Cause And You Could Wind Up with a Log Cabin Near Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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National Parks Traveler
Running Dry, a Journey From Source to Sea Down the Colorado River
Part travelogue, part warning shot across the bow, Jonathan Waterman in his latest book takes us on a year-long journey down the Colorado River from source to the Sea of Cortez that should scare the wits out of those in the Southwest convince them to read the dusty writing on the wall.
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 27th, 2010 2:03am
Need to Cull Elk in Theodore Roosevelt National Park Points To Larger Problem Across National Park System
After much debate, discussion, and consideration, elk culling operations are scheduled to get under way in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in November, when the first of 240 volunteers will be guided into the park's South Unit with instructions to kill as many cow elk as they can.
Search For Missing Plane in Katmai National Park and Preserve Has Covered 17,500 Miles
Searchers returned to the skies over Katmai National Park and Preserve on Thursday as the hunt for a missing plane and its four occupants moved into its sixth day.
Updated: NPCA Names Dirk Kempthorne to Its Board of Trustees
Former Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the National Parks Conservation Association, a somewhat curious, and likely controversial, move in light of his oversight of the national parks.
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Closed until Further Notice Due to Wildfire
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument in Idaho is one of the most important sites in the world regarding the fossil history of the horse. The site includes 30 complete horse fossils and portions of 200 individual horses. The area has been closed to the public until further notice after a major wildfire burned at least 75% of the park's 4,351 acres.
By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2011 12:57pm
National Park Mystery Photo 26 Revealed: A Sluice Gate At Ozark National Scenic Riverways
During his career as a national park ranger Marty Koch got around quite a bit. He captured this Mystery Photo of a sluice gate at at Alley Spring Mill in Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri.
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2011 12:57pm
Photo Exhibit To Benefit Glacier National Park Fund
Another fund-raiser is on the calendar for the Glacier National Park Fund, and this one features some stunning photographs taken by a local photographer who embarked on a 111-mile trek across Glacier National Park in honor of its centennial.
You Can't Always, or Fairly, Blame Technology For Visitor Woes in National Parks
The New York Times got a lot of mileage with its story this week about technology leading visitors into harm's way in national parks, but that's really not the case, is it? Wouldn't it be more correct to say people lead themselves into harm's way more often than not?
This High, Wild Country, A Celebration of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Can something as seemingly inconsequential as a stone trigger a national park memory in your mind? If you pick up a rock on your next hike in a park, will you wonder about its origin?
- By Kurt Repanshek - August 26th, 2010 2:05am
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