National Parks Quiz And Trivia #9
It's time to exercise your national park brain muscles again, with this Quiz and Trivia #9. See just how much you know and learn a little something at the same time.
- June 2nd, 2020
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Second Lady Karen Pence Visits Great Smoky Mountains National Park
It was not the best day for a walk in the park, but Second Lady Karen Pence nonetheless appeared at Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Tuesday amid showers and fog to discuss the benefits of fresh air for physical and mental health.
First Days In Great Smoky Mountains National Park
On Saturday May 9, Great Smoky Mountains National Park partially reopened. The announcement stated that some main roads and most trails would be available to visitors. Crowds were anticipated at the popular spots mostly on the Tennessee side of the park. Mother’s Day Weekend was going to attract more people but the cold, windy weather might mitigate the crowds.
UPDATE | More Parks Releasing Reopening Plans
From Florida to Utah, national parks that have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic have begun detailing how they will reopen their grounds to the public.
Top Interior, NPS Officials: Parks Will Be Reopened Incrementally
National parks that have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic will reopen incrementally based on local conditions, the Interior Department's assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks told National Parks Traveler during an exclusive interview Thursday.
Firefly Events Canceled At Congaree, Great Smoky Mountains National Parks
Firefly events at Congaree National Park in South Carolina and Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina have been canceled for this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #5
Bored with self quarantine? Yearning for the fresh outdoors of a national park / national monument / national recreation area? You may (or may not) need to bide your time a little longer, so in the meantime, why not test your public lands knowledge on this month's Quiz #5.
UPDATE 3 | Around The Parks: Coping With Coronavirus, March 24
Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks announced Tuesday afternoon that they would be closed to all visitors. The announcement came hours after Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials, unable to discourage visitors from coming into the park, announced that they would close most of the park to the public in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus. That was followed by news that the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway would close, and Mount Rainier National Park officials said they were closing all roads into their park.
UPDATED | Coronavirus Impacts Reaching National Parks, Raising Concerns
Concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 on Friday led to cancellation of the annual maple sugar festival at Indiana Dunes National Park, the planned closing of the Washington Monument on Saturday, and worry for park employees who must interact with visitors in the National Park System.
Great Smoky Mountains Considers Changes To Cades Cove Biking Access
It's not just cars that are clogging the loop road to Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Bicyclists and pedestrians flood the 11-mile, one-way route during vehicle-free periods, currently Wednesday and Saturday mornings until 10 a.m. from May through September. Due to growing use and congestion, the park is proposing to implement a pilot study for 2020 to evaluate changing this vehicle-free period to a weekly, full-day closure on Wednesdays from May through September.
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