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Free admission to National Parks April 17- 25
All 392 national parks will have free admission during National Park Week, April 17 to 25. Parks also will offer additional family friendly activities and special offers on tours, lodging, food, and souvenirs.
Wheelchair-accessible paths on the Appalachian Trail
A look at four short wheelchair-accessible trails and another in the works along the Appalachian Trail.
Tour ideas from the National Parks Conservation Association
National Parks Conservation Association organizes ParkScapes tours, which take the group's members to some of the most fascinating locales in the United States.
Enter the Trailspace photo contest March 15-31
Starting Monday, March 15, Trailspace members can enter their own original photos in the first Trailspace member photo contest. Submissions will be accepted through Wednesday, March 31, in three categories: outdoors landscape, outdoors nature and wildlife, and people outdoors.
Long-distance trails for the rest of us
Guaranteed cure for dead-of-winter cabin fever: Planning a long hike! While it's fun to dream of glory on a six-month Triple Crowner, one of these lesser-known long trails might appeal to those of us who are a bit more, well, grounded.
Dead Men Walking: Search and Rescue in National Parks
On average, 11 search and rescue efforts are conducted in National Park Service units every day, and young male hikers, ages 20-29 years, are most likely to require those SAR efforts.
Yosemite Black Bears Prefer Minivans
A study published in the October 2009 issue of Journal of Mammalogy found that black bears in Yosemite National Park break into minivans more often than any other vehicle, based on vehicle availability.
American Hiking Society supports Complete America’s Great Trails Act
American Hiking Society supports a new bill, HR 1912 — the Complete America’s Great Trails Act. The bill which would grant a tax credit to private landowners who provide conservation easements to certified National Scenic Trails.
"The National Parks: America's Best Idea" starts September 27
On Sunday, September 27, turn your TV to PBS for Ken Burns’s documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. A decade in the making, the six-part series explores a uniquely American and radical idea, that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone.
Public Comment on Snowmobile Levels in Yellowstone
The National Park Service has reopened public comment on a proposed interim rule to manage snowmobile and snowcoach access at Yellowstone National Park. The interim rule would allow up to 318 snowmobiles in the park each day for the next two winters. Public comments are open through September 8.
Denali seeks artists for 2010 residence program
Visual artists can apply to Denali National Park and Preserve’s 2010 Artist-in-Residence Program. The program allows artists to reside in the park’s historic East Fork cabin for a ten-day period.
Most complete Earth map published
The most complete terrain map of the Earth’s surface has been published. The Global Digital Elevation Map is drawn from 1.3 million images, covers 99% of the Earth's surface, and will be free to download and use.
Secretary Salazar Announces 22 New National Recreation Trails
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently designated 22 trails in 13 states as newly recognized National Recreation Trails, adding more than 525 miles of trails to the National Trails System.
Salazar Announces $750 Million Investment toward America’s National Parks
From the Statue of Liberty and Independence Hall to Yellowstone and Death Valley, the National Park Service will undertake more than 750 projects at parks across the country to create jobs and restore and protect our nation’s parks.
President Designates 2 Million Acres as Wilderness
President Barack Obama today signed into law the 2009 Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which designates more than 2 million acres across nine states as wilderness. The federal wilderness designation provides the highest level of government protection from logging and other forms of commercial use and development.
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