National Parks Traveler

Missing Hunter Found Alive in Big Cypress National Preserve

Kurt Repanshek — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:25:17 -0500

A deer hunter who survived four days in the snake- and alligator-infested sloughs of Big Cypress National Preserve by drinking swamp water and eating a catfish was found in relatively good condition Friday, officials said.

Group Asks Public To Support Removal Of Trout From Some Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Park Lakes

Kurt Repanshek — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:07 -0500

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks officials want to remove non-native trout from some lakes that naturally were fishless in a bid to save a yellow-legged frog. Now a group says trout should be removed from all lakes in the two parks that originally were fishless.

Slide Show Demonstrates Ida's Power at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Kurt Repanshek — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:19 -0500

As they say, a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Proof can be found in this slide show that captures the power of Tropical Storm Ida at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Storm Damage Update for Gulf Islands and Assateague Island National Seashores

JimB — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:01 -0500

The coastal storm dubbed Ida may have been a late bloomer, but the November storm left a mess at several parks from the Gulf Coast to the mid-Atlantic. Here's an update on the status of two parks: Gulf Islands National Seashore and Assateague Island National Seashore.

Rare Ansel Adams Print of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Acquired By Knoxville Art Museum

Kurt Repanshek — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:47:32 -0500

A rare shot of Great Smoky Mountains National Park taken by Ansel Adams shortly after World War II has been acquired by a Knoxville, Tennessee, museum.

Yellowstone National Park Officials Release Development Vision For Tower-Roosevelt

Kurt Repanshek — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:41:39 -0500

Tower-Roosevelt might be viewed as one of the sleepier areas of Yellowstone National Park, but it's one rich in beauty and history and, since the late 1990s, has become somewhat of a magnet for wildlife viewers anxious to spot wolves. In developing a vision for the area, park officials are trying to contain development, although some argue they are not entirely succeeding.

Land Acquisition Expands Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area by 91+ Acres

Kurt Repanshek — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:33:04 -0500

A long-desired parcel of land finally has become part of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area thanks to a willing seller anxious to see the land preserved in its natural state and the intervention of The Nature Conservancy.

Mystery Plant Revealed: The “Tree from Hell” is the Tree-of-Heaven

Bob Janiskee — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:30:46 -0500

Did you correctly identify the tree of heaven as the “mystery plant” of yesterday’s quiz?

Funding Will Help Repair Historic Gun Batteries at Gateway National Recreation Area's Sandy Hook Unit

Kurt Repanshek — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:17:14 -0500

Congress has provided $800,000 for the National Park Service to have repairs and restoration done to the historic gun batteries in the Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, according to U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone.

Search Now In Its Third Day for Missing Hunter At Big Cypress National Preserve

Kurt Repanshek — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:12:33 -0500

Searchers headed out for a third day Thursday morning to look for a 30-year-old hunter who walked away from his camp Monday in Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida.