Tag: National Parks
Breaking News: Controversial “parks” committee shut down
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
When the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee, the brainchild of former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, recently brought forward...
Amazon deliveries to your National Park campsite?
The world it is a-changin'.
The Trump administration is considering proposals to privatize national park campgrounds, black out senior discounts during peak season periods and...
National Park Service announces free admission days for 2020
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service will have five entrance fee-free days in 2020. On each of these significant days of celebration or commemoration,...
How do full-time RVers keep busy?
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Some folks, unfamiliar with the RV lifestyle, wonder just what fulltimers do to “keep themselves occupied.” After all, there’s...
National Parks may slash benefits to Senior Pass holders
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
If you have a senior pass for the national parks, you could be in for surprises. Seniors already received...
Three distinct ecosystems define Washington’s vast Olympic National Park
By Bob Difley
The imposing Olympic Mountain Range rises from the Pacific’s continental shelf like a great wall, whose presence affects the entire Olympic Peninsula,...
Investigation of radium exposure to Grand Canyon visitors ends
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
Late last year, the safety, health and wellness manager at Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park raised concerns when he...
RV Travel Newsletter Issue 906
Learn about RV camping, RV travel, RV news and much more. This newsletter, now in its 18th year of continuous publication, is funded primarily...
The business of work camping – How work campers can help relieve our National...
By Sam Suva
With criminal acts of vandalism and theft rampant in national parks across the U.S., as well as staff shortages, I would like...
National Park Service comments on temporary end to shutdown
Statement from the National Park Service, late afternoon January 25, 2019
Following the enactment of the ending of the federal government shutdown, the National Park...
Statement from NPS on status of National Parks during partial government shutdown
National Park Service News Release (January 6, 2019)
Statement on Protecting National Parks while Providing the American People Continued Access during the Lapse of Appropriations,...
Federal shutdown creates mountains of trash and human waste
By Russ and Tiña De Maris
As the federal funding "stalemate" turns into "stagnate," national parks and other federal lands are left holding the bag....