Despite issues involving wildlife, employee morale, competing user demands, and insufficient funds, Jon Jarvis thinks the timing of his arrival in Washington, D.C. as director of the National Park Service couldn't be much better. And he probably has a ...
Biscayne National Park on the southeastern tip of Florida is one of the country's more unusual parks. It's unusual because 95 percent of the park is under water. And yet, that watery realm holds some incredible vistas, vistas such as reefs teeming with ...
Tell-tale signs of climate change are visible across the National Park System if you look for their subtleties. In Glacier National Park, where not too long ago scientists predicted that the park's namesake rivers of ice would vanish by 2030, they now ...
Finally, on September 24, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jon Javis as director of the National Park Service. His nomination had been in limbo while two members of Congress went on a fishing expedition for correspondence between Grand Canyon National Park ...
After tramping through national parks for upwards of four decades, I've understandably picked up a few books on the parks. Among my collection are the usual trail guides and park guides, natural history selections and park histories. While many park ...
National parks offer a cornucopia of gorgeous landscapes, rich history, spectacular recreation, and, during this time of year, a rich harvest if you know where to head. If you happen to find yourself in Utah, head to Capitol Reef National Park (www.nps. ...
Fall is on its way, painting its rich, vibrant hues across the national park landscapes of the country. What's better than viewing these kaleidoscopic shows in person? Fortunately, if you're flexible enough to take a fall trip to some of the iconic ...
Here we are, nearly eight months into the Obama administration, and we still don't have a new National Park Service director. While Jon Jarvis, the agency's Pacific West Region director, was nominated earlier this summer, and that nomination approved ...
Is there any question that fall is in the air? You can sense it, can't you? You know, that crispness, the smell of drying leaves, the color beginning to spread across the hillsides. Well, at least in some parts of the country (mainly the Rocky ...
Remember the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act? That piece of legislation Congress signed earlier this year to stimulate the country's economy? Well, that measure contained roughly $750 million for the National Park Service to spend on "shovel ...
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