How To Be A Better Birder
Sure, I’d like to be a better birder! Who takes up any hobby endeavor with no desire to keep becoming better at it? Half the fun is continually learning new ways to have fun with your hobby.
Oceanview Cottage On Cape Cod National Seashore Can Be Yours For August Or September
If you've long wanted to spend a month in a cottage on Cape Cod National Seashore with expansive views of the Atlantic Ocean, your opportunity just might be here if you're free in August or September.
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- By NPT Staff - July 10th, 2012 3:00am
Olympic National Park Officials Fine Individual For Taking 100-Year-Old Wagon Wheel From Park
Apparently a local living near Olympic National Park never thought too hard about the saying that in a national park you should "take only pictures and leave only footprints."
Pedaling In The Parks: Coasting Through Badlands National Park
Cool air, soft light, and smooth pavement greeted us as we rode into Badlands National Park, a park whose name suggests unforgiving ruggedness but which offers a sweet ride that leads you through those badlands and across windswept prairie.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 9th, 2012 3:00am
National Poll Shows Great Support For Conservation Of Public Lands
One topic has been glaringly absent from the building presidential campaign: the use and management of the United States' public lands. Unless the two major political parties are entirely tone-deaf, they might want to start touching on that topic from time to time, according to a poll that shows overwhelming support for conservation of those lands.
- By NPT Staff - July 9th, 2012 3:00am
Final Fire Report Issued As 85% Containment Reached For Shenandoah Neighbor Mountain Fire
Shenandoah National Parks Neightbor Mountain Fire, reported as about 200 acres big a few days ago, is now estimated to be nearly 1,115 acres. The fire is 20% contained with a new report from the park offering, “no estimated date of containment.”
Parks Beyond Borders: Car-Free Park Travel in UK, Luxe Hotel Debate In South Africa's Kruger National Park, "Overnight Visitor Center" for Russian Arctic
An international roundup of global national park news
Research Shows Signage Behind Dramatic Wreck Reduction On Blue Ridge Parkway
A Blue Ridge Parkway study shows that National Park Service signing seems to be reducing the number of accidents on the high road.
- By Randy Johnson - July 8th, 2012 8:14am
Yankee Fans Stunned: Fenway Park Listed On National Register Of Historic Places
Saturday was a black day for Yankee fans, as National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis traveled to Boston to add Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, to the National Register of Historic Places.
- By NPT Staff - July 8th, 2012 3:00am
Incredible Video Details Climbing Accident, And Rescue, In Grand Teton National Park
Climbing in the Tetons of Wyoming can be one of the most incredible experiences in the national parks, but it is not without risk. Fortunately, as this video shows, the climbing rangers of Grand Teton National Park are well-prepared to help you in an emergency.
