Reader Participation Day: What Was Your Most Memorable Ranger-Led Experience in the National Parks This Year?
What was your most memorable ranger-led activity in the National Park System this year?
Yellowstone National Park
Firefighters Staying Busy In Yellowstone National Park
Firefighters are staying busy this month in Yellowstone National Park, where they have successfully contained one fire while fire bosses are keeping an eye on several others.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 13th, 2011 12:42pm
Wyoming Governor Calling For More Snowmobiles In Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming's governor believes 540 snowmobiles a day could travel through Yellowstone National Park in winter without adversely impacting wildlife, air quality, or the park's soundscape.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 8th, 2011 5:51pm
Travel In Style With National Park Foundation Branded Luggage
There are lots of ways to show-off your love for the national parks, from park-specific hats and pins to T-shirts. Now, through a deal orchestrated by the National Park Foundation, you can travel in style with national park-branded luggage.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 8th, 2011 3:00am
Reader Participation Day: Do Grizzly Attacks Have You Leery of Hiking in Yellowstone National Park?
With two fatal grizzly maulings in Yellowstone National Park this summer, it's understandable if some feel intimidated about hiking in the park's backcountry. Would you cancel a hike because of those incidents?
Windy Weekend Weather Blows Fire In Yellowstone National Park To 1,100 Acres
Steady winds during the Labor Day weekend helped spread the Point Fire in Yellowstone National Park to 1,100 acres, while fires elsewhere in the park remained comparatively small.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 6th, 2011 4:27pm
National Park Service Working With IUCN To Bolster National Park Protection World-Wide
Though the national park movement is more than a century old, efforts are ongoing to support that movement and enhance the protection of national park lands globally. Recently the National Park Service bolstered those efforts by agreeing to work with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature on the support of parks and other protected areas world-wide.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 6th, 2011 3:00am
Many National Parks Get The Indian Story Wrong
Earlier this year we ran a story by former Park Service historian Richard West Sellars that examined how fully the National Park Service at Fort Laramie National Historic Site recounts the history of the 19th Century Indian Wars. The following article from Robert Pahre takes a broader look at how the National Park Service interprets Native American history.
- By Bob Pahre - September 6th, 2011 11:57am
Updated: Investigation Continues Into Yellowstone National Park Bear Mauling
An investigation continued Friday into the fatal mauling of a Michigan man in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, though efforts to trap the bear responsible have been unsuccessful.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 3rd, 2011 9:40am
Not Too Early To Book Winter Adventure At Yellowstone National Park
Sure, it's still August, and the hot, humid weather just won't stop in many sections of the country. You can envision cooler weather, though, by considering a winter trek to Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - September 2nd, 2011 3:00am
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The Essential RVing Guide
The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.
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