- Santa Fe
Like a fine cheese or wine, some things simply get better with age. This certainly seems to be the case for Santa Fe, as the capital of New Mexico celebrates its 400th anniversary.
5 hours ago
- 2010 International Reflections of Hope award to honor former President Bill Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton is being honored for his work in helping Oklahoma City recover from the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
10 hours ago
- Some Smokies roads to be closed longer for stimulus projects; spring facilities schedule released
Roaring Fork motor nature trail and Clingman's Dome will be closed a little longer than normal this year, due to ARRA projects to rehabilitate the road.
15 hours ago
- River Road in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area closes...
River Road in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area closes for several nights over the next few weeks to protect migrating amphibians.
19 hours ago
- Jimmy Carter to vist UC Merced May 3 for keynote address at National Parks Institute seminar
UC Merced said former President Jimmy Carter will visit the campus May 3 to deliver the keynote address at a National Parks Institute seminar on the management of parks and protected lands.
24 hours ago
- Crater Lake gets 12 inches of snow
Associated Press A March 10, 2010 A KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- Crater Lake National Park received a foot of snow Tuesday night, but it's still lagging behind normal levels.
1 day ago
- Funds for Pinnacles visitor center were shifted from trail projects
By Daniel Lopez The plan to build two trails at Pinnacles National Monument with federal stimulus money has been pulled and replaced with other improvement projects at the park, the National Park Service announced recently.
1 day ago
- DMV Unveils Shenandoah National Park License Plate
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has introduced a new license plate that will raise money for Shenandoah National Park.
2 days ago
- Death Valley National Park Lodge Remodeling Nears Completion
Contributors David and Kay Scott passed through Death Valley last week on a Western swing that will also take them to Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
2 days ago
- Lower Cape beaches battered
The recent spate of storms hit Cape Cod National Seashore beaches hard, with erosion carrying away the stairs at Nauset Light Beach in North Eastham and Marconi Beach in South Wellfleet.
2 days ago
- Man whose frozen body found near Essex identified
Flathead County authorities say a man whose body was found in a snowbank on the southern edge of Glacier National Park was an 18-year-old from Lake Forest, Ill., who had been reported missing in September.
2 days ago
- Pancake restaurant in Smoky Mountains resort town to celebrate 50 years
With the majesty of the Smoky Mountains as a backdrop, the Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg has been serving locals and visitors alike for 50 years.
2 days ago
- Zion NP Plan Aims at Protecting Natural Sounds
Planners at Zion National Park are starting to look at ways to preserve natural sounds.
2 days ago
- Condor Pair Lays Egg at Pinnacles Park
Biologists are celebrating the first condor egg laid by a mating pair at Pinnacles National Monument in more than a century.
3 days ago
- Police Hunt for Teddy Roosevelt Walrus Tusk Thief
Authorities are hunting for the person who stole a 15-inch walrus tusk from Theodore Roosevelt's home on Long Island.
3 days ago
- Grand Canyon Offers Alternative Spring Break for College Students: Volunteering
With college spring break just weeks away, many college students are looking forward to drinking their faces off at an exotic, Mexican beach, but Grand Canyon National Park is offering college students a different way to kick back during their time off: volunteering.
3 days ago
- Thinning the Elk Herd
Volunteers will be allowed to help thin the elk herd in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park... The National Park Service today announces it decision to allow volunteer sportsmen to hunt elk and keep the meat.
3 days ago
- Final flight of Honor Air set
Wayne Gilmore wanted to give others a chance to see the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., so he passed on previous trips with Louisiana Honor Air.
3 days ago
- Zion begins reopening facilities for spring
Two visitor facilities in Zion National Park are reopening after a winter closure.
4 days ago
- Public comment welcome on Mammoth Cave hotel improvements
An open house is scheduled for Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Mammoth Cave Hotel for anyone interested in the subject.
4 days ago