Young Woman Missing After Falling into Merced River in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park rangers are searching for a young woman who fell into the Merced River below the Vernal Fall footbridge.
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Memorial Day Weekend Events in the Nation's Capital
NPS areas in and around the nation's capital will host or assist in special activities during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, including an unusual concert and opportunity to view the city from a unique location.
By Rick Smith - October 28th, 2011 11:08am
National Park Quiz 55: Climbing
This week’s national park quiz will find out how much you know about climbing in the national parks. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “Placing protection without due regard for security has been the last mortal act of many a weekend climber.”
- By Rick Smith - October 28th, 2011 11:08am
Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park to Open Wednesday
It will be a bit easier to negotiate Yosemite National Park on Wednesday. That's when the Tioga Road will open for the summer.
Yellowstone National Park Rangers Kill Habituated Wolf
For the first time since Yellowstone National Park's gray wolf recovery program began more than a decade ago, rangers have had to kill a wolf that had become too accustomed to turning to people for food.
Group says Landscape Arch in Arches NP, Not Kolob Arch in Zion NP, is World's Largest Span of Stone
If you stood beneath both Landscape Arch in Arches National Park and Kolob Arch in Zion National Park, could you tell which span is longer? Probably not, but a group has come up with a standardized way to measure arches and says Landscape is the longer span of stone.
Missed Portage Leads to Death At Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area
A missed portage around Angel Falls Rapid in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area has led to the death of a 61-year-old paddler.
Bryce Canyon National Park's Star Festival Right Around the Corner
One of the best star shows in the National Park System is just a few weeks off. This year's Astronomy Festival at Bryce Canyon National Park, the ninth annual, will not only feature gazing at night skies but also model rocketry and a variety of talks on night skies and nocturnal animals.
Rafting Accidents Drowns 37-Year-old In Cataract Canyon at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
A 37-year-old man drowned in a section of the Colorado River in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area when he was thrown from his raft.
What's the Latest on the Search for a Director of the National Park Service?
While Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has been traveling a lot lately and handing out dollars to the national parks, where is he at on the selection of the next director of the National Park Service? That's a very good question.
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