Jon Jarvis Nomination As Next Director of National Park Service Imminent
Multiple sources say the nomination of Jon Jarvis as the next director of the National Park Service will be announced in the very near future.
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By the Numbers: Memorial Day Weekend at Yosemite National Park
A busy day at a popular park generates lots of incidents for rangers to handle.
Cyclist in Yosemite National Park Dies in Collision With Auto
A cyclist in Yosemite National Park died recently when he collided with an automobile on Southside Drive.
By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 1:34pm
National Park Quiz 58: Tunnels
Tunnel vision is one thing, but tunnel knowledge is quite another matter. See if you can sort things out in this week’s quiz. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you hold the steel for a cross-eyed sledge wielder.
- By Bob Janiskee - October 30th, 2011 1:34pm
Coming Thursday: Rocky Mountain Bear Wrestling
Michael Dunn always wondered how he would die, whether his life might be lost in a plane crash or
if he would grow old and simply not wake one morning. But as he repeatedly was raked by the grizzly's 4-inch-long claws and berry-stained fangs, he feared fate was at hand.
- June 10th, 2009
Suicide? Murder? What Secrets Lie in that Grave on the Natchez Trace?
Famed explorer Meriwether Lewis is said to have committed suicide while overnighting at an inn along the old Natchez Trail in 1809. Many skeptics, however, believe he was slain. The Lewis descendants want his remains exhumed for examination, but the Park Service won’t allow it.
Yellowstone Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges for Life
Convicted Yellowstone poacher Stephen Slavinsky has been prohibited from hunting or possessing firearms for the rest of his life. If he wants to visit national parks again, he has to wait 20 years.
Is the National Park Service Wise to Be Promoting The Use of Segways?
In a unit of the National Park System that preserves one of the "last unspoiled coastal wetlands on the Atlantic Coast" along with 6,000 years of human history, should the National Park Service be promoting the use of Segways to explore the park?
Reservation System Set Up for Lady Liberty Crown Visits
On July 4th, the Statue of Liberty’s crown will be reopened to the public for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The NPS will start taking reservations this Saturday.
Update: Seizure Threat Accelerates Land Acquisition for Flight 93 Memorial
The Flight 93 National Memorial won’t be ready for dedication on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks if land acquisition efforts remain stalled. Interior Secretary Salazar will order seizure of the land if willing seller agreements cannot be reached by the end of this week.
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