A View From The Overlook: Montana Wowsers!
Everyone thought giving some extra Yellowstone National Park bison to Native American tribes in Montana was a grand idea...except the Montana Wowsers.
- By PJ Ryan - April 11th, 2012 1:36pm
Loop Road In Acadia National Park Scheduled To Open April 15
Spring has reached Acadia National Park, where officials plan to open the Park Loop Road and Hulls Cove Visitor Center on April 15th.
- By NPT Staff - April 11th, 2012 3:00am
National Park Service Launches Civil War Website
Our country is entering year two of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, and many Americans still have a deep interest in the events—and people—connected with that conflict. The National Park Service has launched a new Civil War website that provides a wealth of information and useful tools for both exploring and learning.
- By Jim Burnett - April 10th, 2012 7:50am
Fort Monroe National Monument Launches Planning Effort With Open House Events On April 30th, 2012
On April 5, Fort Monroe National Monument Superintendent Kirsten Talken-Spaulding announced the start of the park’s inaugural planning effort with two April 30th open house sessions and a web page that explains the process and solicits public comment.
Birding In The National Parks: Spring Migration Is Spreading Across The National Parks
This is the time of year when bosses, friends, and spouses may wonder if they’ll ever see the birder in their lives again. Yes, it’s spring migration time, and we’re all up and out the door before dawn to bird until the sun sets.
- By Kirby Adams - April 10th, 2012 3:00am
Big Cypress National Preserve Extends Deadline For Your Comments On Hunting Plan
The public has two more weeks to comment on a management plan guiding hunting in Big Cypress National Preserve, a rugged 729,000-acre swath of south Florida that is home to perhaps the most endangered mammal in North America.
- By Kurt Repanshek - April 9th, 2012 5:07pm
Pythons Roaming Everglades National Park Develop Taste For Birds And Their Eggs
You can add birds, and their eggs, to the prey that are falling victim to non-native Burmese pythons snaking through Everglades National Park, according to a study by Smithsonian Institution and National Park Service staff.
- By NPT Staff - April 9th, 2012 3:00am
The Soul Of Yosemite: Finding, Defending, And Saving The Valley's Sacred Wild Nature
A new book questions whether the National Park Service has lost its way in protecting and preserving the national park ideal.
Effort To Reduce Horse Access To Wilderness In Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks Turning Into Wedge Issue
Armed with a ruling that the National Park Service violated The Wilderness Act in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks with the way it managed horse pack trips, a hikers association now wants the judge to order the agency to rein-in the pack trips.
SEKI-High Sierra Hikers Motion.pdf
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