http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:43:24 -0700 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:52:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Landfill-vs-National-Park--The-battle-for-land-next-to-Joshua-Tree?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner The endangered desert tortoise lives in Joshua Tree. NPS photoIf you owned land next to one of the nation’s most beautiful and unusual national parks, what would you do with it?If “Sell the land to the county to build a garbage dump&rdqu... National Park National Parks National Parks Conservation Association Joshua Tree Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:52:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Landfill-vs-National-Park--The-battle-for-land-next-to-Joshua-Tree?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Visit-a-national-park-for-free-on-Veterans-Day?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner The Vietnam Veterans Memorial   Photo by Nic Minetor As a gesture of honor to all of America’s veterans, all of the country’s national park sites are waiving admission fees on Veterans’ Day, Wednesday, November 11. You, your ... National Park National Parks Veterans Day Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Visit-a-national-park-for-free-on-Veterans-Day?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Appropriations-for-national-parks-pass-quietly-in-Congress?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Slipping in quietly beneath the health care reform hoopla on October 30, a final bipartisan vote in Congress passed the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2010 (HR 2996). The act provides $32.2 billi... National Park National Parks Obama Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:08:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Appropriations-for-national-parks-pass-quietly-in-Congress?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Want-to-attend-the-White-House-Christmas-tree-lighting-Enter-the-lottery?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Would you like to see President Barack Obama and his family light the White House Christmas tree for the first time? You can watch the ceremony on the news channels … or you can go and see it in person, if your number comes up in the first-... Obama National Tree Lighting Ceremony Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:38:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Want-to-attend-the-White-House-Christmas-tree-lighting-Enter-the-lottery?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Senate-subcommittee-considers-a-21st-century-Civilian-Conservation-Corps-in-our-national-parks?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner The 1930s CCC constructs a road. Wikimedia Commons Every fan of the national parks can name several projects undertaken in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a working force created by President Franklin Roosevelt to put people bac... National Park National Parks Public Service Corps Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:38:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Senate-subcommittee-considers-a-21st-century-Civilian-Conservation-Corps-in-our-national-parks?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d31-National-Park-Service-launches-11-search-and-rescue-missions-a-day-new-study-shows?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Angels Landing Trail, Zion NP    Nic Minetor When massive search operations in national parks make headlines, most people believe that such rescue missions are the anomaly rather than the norm. But a new study tells us that National ... National Park National Parks safety Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:01:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d31-National-Park-Service-launches-11-search-and-rescue-missions-a-day-new-study-shows?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d30-So-now-people-trying-to-see-all-the-national-parks-are-the-bad-guys?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Black vulture at Everglades NP. Nic Minetor If we’ve made it a life goal to see all 392 units in the National Park Service system—or even just the 58 properties with “National Park” designation—are we showing off, giv... National Park National Parks Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:41:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d30-So-now-people-trying-to-see-all-the-national-parks-are-the-bad-guys?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Port-Chicago-Naval-Magazine-becomes-national-park-unit-392?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Port Chicago in 1951.  Wikimedia Commons. With the stroke of a pen on Wednesday, October 28, President Barack Obama turned Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial into the 392nd unit of the National Park System. Port Chicago has been an a... National Park National Parks Port Chicago Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:36:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Port-Chicago-Naval-Magazine-becomes-national-park-unit-392?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d21-National-park-in-Delaware-moving-closer-to-reality?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Don’t run for your Passport books just yet, but a senator and a congressman from Delaware introduced a bill on Tuesday, October 20, to create the first national park site in that state. The orphaned state—the only one in the natio... National Park Delaware Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:30:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d21-National-park-in-Delaware-moving-closer-to-reality?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Get-out-to-the-national-parks-this-weekend?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Dawn in Shenendoah (NPS photo) Now that you’ve re-watched your DVR’d copies of Ken Burns’ documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” are you itching to get out to the national park nearest you?   Try... National Parks Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:16:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Get-out-to-the-national-parks-this-weekend?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Study-finds-Yosemite-black-bears-partial-to-minivans?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Black bear. Photo by Nic Minetor. Minivan owners may think twice before parking overnight in Yosemite National Park, if the results of a study published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Mammalogy come to their attention. Yosemite&rs... bear safety National Parks Yosemite Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:03:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Study-finds-Yosemite-black-bears-partial-to-minivans?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d9-New-National-Park-Service-director-brings-30-years-park-experience?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit here The newly confirmed director of the National Park Service knows the system from the inside out.   Jonathan Jarvis served since 2002 as director of the agency’s Pacific West region, with 54 national... National Parks Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:02:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d9-New-National-Park-Service-director-brings-30-years-park-experience?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d8-A-pocketful-of-parks-New-quarters-program-to-feature-national-parks?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner  Hot Springs from the air (National Park Svc) Just as we’ve all completed our collections of the 50 state quarters and we’re busily searching our change for quarters featuring the District of Columbia and the five United States terr... National Parks quarters Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:39:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d8-A-pocketful-of-parks-New-quarters-program-to-feature-national-parks?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Ken-Burns-documentary-More-visitors-to-national-parks-is-the-best-possible-outcome?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Shark Valley in the Everglades. Nic Minetor In numerous media interviews and in their documentary, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, Ken Burns’ and Dayton Duncan’s phrase, “We love our parks to death,” leaves ... National Parks Ken Burns Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:02:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Ken-Burns-documentary-More-visitors-to-national-parks-is-the-best-possible-outcome?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Lake-Clark-in-Alaska-threatened-by-mineral-mining-operations?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Crescent Lake in Lake Clark NP&P (NPS photo) What’s the first thing you would do in one of the most pristine, unspoiled national parks in the nation’s last great wilderness? Chances are, the idea that popped into your head was not,... Alaska Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:31:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Lake-Clark-in-Alaska-threatened-by-mineral-mining-operations?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m7d21-National-Parks-101-How-do-I-search-for-my-ancestors-at-Ellis-Island?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Ellis Island Registry Room (Nic Minetor) The numbers are tantalizing:  Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million people entered the United States through the impressive brick buildings at Ellis Island.  If your ancestors arrived here dur... National Parks Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:44:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m7d21-National-Parks-101-How-do-I-search-for-my-ancestors-at-Ellis-Island?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Public-Lands-Service-Corps-Act-could-create-modernday-CCC?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Thick vegetation obscures structures at Virgin Islands NP. Wouldn’t it be something if our national parks could receive thousands of new workers all at once, to help alleviate the backlog of maintenance and research projects in the parks? A... National Parks National Parks Conservation Association Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:22:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Public-Lands-Service-Corps-Act-could-create-modernday-CCC?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Senate-vote-is-a-preliminary-victory-for-guns-in-national-parks?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner It’s not over yet.  This week, the U.S. Senate voted on the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act of 2009, with an amendment attached that was sponsored by Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.).  If Coburn’s name sounds familiar, you... guns Guns in National Parks Wed, 13 May 2009 20:28:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Senate-vote-is-a-preliminary-victory-for-guns-in-national-parks?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Perspective-When-people-perish-in-national-parks?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Mt. McKinley rises above Denali National Park. We see the news stories and we shake our heads:  Someone has died by accident in a national park. Surely that person must have done something foolish, we tell ourselves.  Certainly he or she d... Alaska Mt. McKinley Denali Mon, 11 May 2009 18:27:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Perspective-When-people-perish-in-national-parks?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Stimulusfunded-national-parks-projects-announced?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner Zion Canyon trails will see repairs from the "stim." Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, today announced nearly 800 projects in national parks across the nation that will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of ... National Parks stimulus bill Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:21:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-682-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner~y2009m4d22-Stimulusfunded-national-parks-projects-announced?cid=exrss-National-Parks-Recreation-Examiner