National Parks Quiz And Trivia #70
Get ready to test your national parks knowledge with this first National Parks Traveler quiz and trivia piece of 2024.
- January 6th, 2024
Indiana Dunes National Park
Counting Birds This Holiday Season
Armed with binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, and notepads, and assisted by experts who immediately can tell the difference between a Western tanager and a goldfinch, or between a Downy woodpecker and its Hairy cousin, devoted birders across the hemisphere will be heading to plots with a 15-mile radius over the next three weeks to see what they can see during the 124th annual Christmas Bird Count.
- December 13th, 2023
Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling Called Damaging To National Parks
A ruling Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court that limits the federal government's Clean Water Act oversight of water pollution impacting wetlands is damaging to national parks from Everglades National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Indiana Dunes National Park and other units of the National Park System, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.
Housing Needed For Mount Rainier National Park, Indiana Dunes National Park Seasonal Employees
Housing issues for National Park Service employees have been growing for some time now, in part due to the advent of Airbnb and VRBO being more lucrative for home owners than monthly rent. One park that has encountering housing issues is Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state, where officials are seeking housing for seasonal workers.
Explore The National Park System This Winter
Winter's vagaries -- blizzards and periods without snow, sub-zero thermometer readings, and unseasonably warm temps -- can toss you curveballs when it comes to enjoying the season in the National Park System, but if you plan carefully you can be prepared with alternatives.
- December 4th, 2022
Christmas Bird Count At Indiana Dunes National Park 2022
On December 31st, 2022, get outside at Indiana Dunes National Park and have fun helping with the Audubon Christmas Bird Count and make an important contribution to conservation.
- November 26th, 2022
NPS Seeks Comment For Plant Gathering At Indiana Dunes National Park
The National Park Service has released the “Plant Gathering for Traditional Purposes” Environmental Assessment for Indiana Dunes National Park. The purpose of this EA is to evaluate the potential impacts of entering into an agreement with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians to allow traditional gathering of plants and plant parts at the park.
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #49
There’s always something to learn when visiting any of the 423 units within the National Park System. How much do you know? Test your knowledge with this quiz and trivia piece and maybe learn a thing or two, as well.
- May 30th, 2022
Indiana Dunes National Park Institutes Entrance Fee
It now costs most of you to enter Indiana Dunes National Park.
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #46: February Notables
What’s notable about February is that there are so many parks which were established that month: Indiana Dunes, Gateway, Acadia, Denali, Grand Canyon, and Grand Teton national parks. Test your knowledge about these national parks with this quiz, and maybe learn a little something too.
- February 12th, 2022
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