Hiker Falls to Her Death In Zion National Park
A woman believed to be hiking in Zion National Park has fallen about 1,000 feet to her death from Scout Lookout.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 28th, 2010 5:36pm
Report: ConocoPhillips Releases Oil And Gas Leases Near Glacier National Park
Montana's U.S. senators say that ConocoPhillips, one of the world's largest energy companies, is giving up rights to explore for oil and gas on nearly 170,000 acres outside Glacier National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 28th, 2010 4:02pm
More Controversy Tied to Religion and Wind Energy Likely To Surface Around the National Park System
More controversy likely is in the offing for decisions affecting landscapes in the National Park System. One settles a long-standing dispute over religious symbols on public lands, the other wind farms.
Two Climbers Lucky To Survive Ordeal On Mount Rainier
A pair of climbers who found themselves in white-out conditions on Mount Rainier are fortunate to have survived their ordeal, which included falling into a crevasse.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 28th, 2010 10:43am
National Park Mystery Photo 22: Where Do You Need To Travel For This Shot?
There are lots of great places to paddle in the National Park System, and lots of parks with caves and grottoes along their shorelines. But which unit of the system would you have to visit for this shot?
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 31st, 2011 11:18am
Glacier National Park Taking Comments On Bear Management Plan Revisions
Changes to Glacier National Park's bear management plan, made in part to reflect recommendations stemming from the killing of the "Oldman Lake" grizzly sow and one of her cubs, are open for public review until May 7.
Bear Removal BOR - Final Report 3-18-10.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 28th, 2010 2:32am
Reader Participation Day: Has Arizona's Approach To Controlling Illegal Immigrants Led You To Cancel a Grand Canyon Trip?
Are you rethinking that trip to the Grand Canyon or Saguaro National Park due to the approach Arizona officials are taking towards illegal immigration?
Tracking National Parks Through Postage Stamps Just Got a Bit Easier
It was a little more than a year ago that the Traveler looked into the postage-stamp history of the national parks. Now the National Park Service and U.S. Postal Service are making it easier for you to collect some of that history.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 28th, 2010 2:09am
Pruning the Parks: North Dakota’s Sullys Hill National Park (1904-1931)
Using authority granted by Congress on April 27, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Sullys Hill Park, a hilly tract of woods and wetlands in North Dakota that was named for a hill that was named for a general who didn’t show up. The park, which turned out to be pretty much of a no-show too, was delisted in 1931 and re-purposed as a wildlife refuge.
- By Bob Janiskee - April 27th, 2010 3:59am
Cape Cod National Seashore Officials Revisit Plan To Kill Crows To Help Piping Plovers
Cape Cod National Seashore officials, who earlier this year were proposing to kill crows in an effort to protect piping plovers, are backing away from the plan due to the prospective of being sued over the matter. Instead the seashore will spend this year reviewing its shorebird management plan.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 27th, 2010 2:45am
