Man Falls 250 Feet To His Death in Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park rangers were working Friday to recover the body of a young man who accidentally fell about 250 feet to his death from Yaki Point.
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Collapse of "Wall Arch" Proves Gravity Does Work at Arches National Park
One minute it was there, the next it was gone. The collapse of "Wall Arch" at Arches National Park proves once again that gravity does work, even though you might wonder after gazing at the "rockitecture" of this dazzling Utah park.
Salt Lake City Woman Injured During Descent From Grand Teton In Grand Teton National Park
A Salt Lake City woman had to be airlifted off the Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park after breaking several bones while descending from the summit.
Decisions on Controlling Elk in Theodore Roosevelt, Wind Cave National Parks Likely to Linger Into 2009
Don't expect a final decision this year on how the booming elk populations at Theodore Roosevelt or Wind Cave National Parks will be brought under control. National Park Service officials say they don't expect to have the National Environmental Policy Act process completed before year's end for either park.
Visiting the Parks: Yellowstone National Park's Shoshone Lake
Bats, of all things. Deep in Yellowstone National Park's outback, where we had hoped to see wolves and grizzlies and elk and moose, we seemingly were under siege by a bevy of bats.
Creating Cape Cod National Seashore Forced the National Park Service to Think Outside the Box
Cape Cod National Seashore was established 47 years ago on August 7, 1961. To create the new park, the National Park Service had to “think outside the box” and employ greenlining and cooperative stewardship.
Saturday: Pilgrim Places: Civil War Battlefields, Historic Preservation, and America’s First National Military Parks, Part II
Where, and when, did Americans first think of preserving places for history's sake? In part two of his look at the history and preservation of America's Civil War battlefields, historian Richard West Sellars takes a look at efforts in the United States to preserve places of history prior to the Civil War.
Tumacacori National Historical Park Commemorates Arizona’s Oldest Spanish Mission
“God, Gold, and Glory” motivated Spanish exploration and settlement of the New World. Arizona’s Tumacácori National Historical Park, which was established August 6, 1990 (superceding the Tumacácori National Monument established in 1908), does a fine job of commemorating three missions that helped shape the history of the Southwest.
By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 7:57am
National Park Quiz 14: Historic Houses
There are lots of interesting historic houses in our national parks, and if you know a thing or two about them you’ll do just fine on this week’s quiz. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you wash windows.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 31st, 2011 7:57am
Oklahoma City National Memorial is a Fine Memorial, But It's Not a National Park
Oklahoma City National Memorial is not a national park. One might therefore reasonably ask why the National Park Service advertises this site as though it were part of the National Park System.
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