Non-Profit Yellowstone Association Can Enhance Your Visit to Yellowstone National Park
Looking for a more personalized tour or exploration of Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone Association Institute can do that.
National Park Quiz 82: Flowers
April showers bring May flowers, so let’s run with that idea in this month’s quiz. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “Flowers are the reproductive organs of angiosperms.”
- By Bob Janiskee - October 29th, 2011 12:09pm
Mark Your Calendars: North Cascades National Park Primer, Introductions May 26
It's not too many national parks will come to you, but that, essentially, is what's happening late this month when there will be a gathering at the REI store in Seattle to introduce folks to North Cascades National Park.
Healthy U.S. Ecosystems Draw International Nature Pilgrims
Meet a pilgrim — a nature pilgrim — a woman who traveled to the backyard of America to set eyes on a species that long ago was extinguished from her homeland archipelago.
Julie Askew could have selected hundreds of other pretty destinations in the U.S. She could have also gone to Disneyland, but she selected Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks—and their stunning surrounding environs—because the wildlife predators are HERE.
- By Todd Wilkinson - May 12th, 2010 2:07am
Common Southwestern Native Plants, An Identification Guide
Anyone who spends time hiking in the national parks of the Southwest needs a good plant identification book. And "Common Southwestern Native Plants, An Identification Guide," is one of those books.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 12th, 2010 1:00am
By the Numbers: The North Cascades National Park Service Complex
Located less than 90 miles from Seattle, Washington’s sprawling North Cascades National Park Service Complex is a treasure trove of ecological diversity and a rugged wilderness playground for sightseers, hikers, climbers, and boaters.
- By Bob Janiskee - May 11th, 2010 3:59am
Dining At The Parks: National Park Restaurants Striving To Raise the Culinary Bar
Like to mix food and national parks? Consider these special food attractions at Shenandoah, Mesa Verde, and Olympic national parks.
Republicans, Democrats Differ Over Whether National Park Designations Should Block Energy Projects
When the Bush administration late in 2008 tried to auction energy leases near national parks in Utah, there was an outcry by many who considered siting oil and gas exploration projects next to parks was anathema. The Obama administration quickly reversed the decision, but the debate over whether to locate energy projects next to parks continues.
Which National Park Is Home to the World's Largest Beaver Dam?
Not so many decades ago, the beaver population in North America was in decline, thanks largely to the fur trade. Beaver numbers are on the rebound, and the animals can be found in a number of national parks. Do you know which park can claim it's home to the world's largest beaver dam?
- By Jim Burnett - May 11th, 2010 1:36am
The Way We Used To Describe And Enjoy National Parks
The written word is a marvelous thing, so much more so when it's used to describe a place. In the early part of the 21st century, those employed by the Government Printing Office had a stylish way to describe national parks. Perhaps not as eloquent as some of today's finer writers, but stylish just the same.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 10th, 2010 2:54am
