Crater Lake National Park
The News from Crater Lake
Ranger-Guided Snowshoe Walks Being Offered at Crater Lake
December 9, 2008, 11:27 amCrater Lake National Park is pleased to announce that our popular ranger-guided snowshoe walks are about to resume for the 2008-2009 winter season. The walks will start on Saturday, November 29, and will be offered every weekend through April of 2009.
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Crater Lake Treks Set for Weekends
December 4, 2008, 2:51 pmFree ranger-guided snowshoe walks will be offered every weekend through April at Crater Lake National Park, where officials claim the park is one of the snowiest inhabited places in the Americas.
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Clear the Air: 'It's Fogging Hard' instead of Raining
December 2, 2008, 12:07 pmThe last day of November felt like a month's worth of fog settled over the Medford airport.
At the end of one of the foggiest Novembers in recent memory, Horizon Air had to cancel nine flights into or out of Medford. Air traffic returned to normal by mid-day Monday as a weak weather system approached Southern Oregon. Forecasters were predicting rain Monday night and showers early today, but fog was expected to roll back into the valley later in the day and persist through the weekend.
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Middle Fork Blaze Heads Toward Crater Lake
September 19, 2008, 12:45 pmA fire burning east of Prospect nearly doubled in size in a day and is burning into Crater Lake National Park, the Forest Service said Thursday.
The Middle Fork fire grew to 13,895 acres, up from 7,770 acres Wednesday, as flames raged through the treetops along the fire's northern edge.
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Rattle Fire Disrupts Travel to Crater Lake
September 11, 2008, 12:57 pmOne of two major forest fires burning in the Northwest is disrupting visitor travel to Crater Lake National Park.
The Rattle Fire grew over 250 acres on Monday to 2,238 acres. The blaze 30 miles east of Glide, Ore., poses a possible threat to residences in the community of Dry Creek as well as Pacific Corp powerlines.
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News from the Parks
State Pushing its Plan to Thin Federal Elk Herd
January 7, 2009 - 3:39pm
Unhappy with federal alternatives, the State Game and Fish Department is pushing its own plan to thin an overpopulated elk herd at North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
January 7, 2009 - 3:39pm
Unhappy with federal alternatives, the State Game and Fish Department is pushing its own plan to thin an overpopulated elk herd at North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Northwestern Hawaiian Isles Might Met U.N. Designation
January 7, 2009 - 3:11pm
The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands could become the second United Nations World Heritage site in Hawaii, joining Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
January 7, 2009 - 3:11pm
The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands could become the second United Nations World Heritage site in Hawaii, joining Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Full Slate of Activities this Month at Saguaro National Park
January 7, 2009 - 3:09pm
A series of programs are under way at Saguaro National Park. Explore the natural and cultural history of the park. Come along on a naturalist-led evening walk or join a local expert for a presentation in the visitor center. Programs will be offered at both districts. There is no charge for interpretive programs, but park entrance fees apply.
January 7, 2009 - 3:09pm
A series of programs are under way at Saguaro National Park. Explore the natural and cultural history of the park. Come along on a naturalist-led evening walk or join a local expert for a presentation in the visitor center. Programs will be offered at both districts. There is no charge for interpretive programs, but park entrance fees apply.
Park Service Rolls Out Bike Sharing
January 7, 2009 - 3:08pm
About 300 National Park Service employees have the opportunity to get around D.C. in an environmentally-friendly way. In a one-year demo program between the NPS and Lousiville, Ky.-based Humana Inc., the health-benefit company is giving 30 bikes to NPS employees to help them cut down on auto gas emissions.
January 7, 2009 - 3:08pm
About 300 National Park Service employees have the opportunity to get around D.C. in an environmentally-friendly way. In a one-year demo program between the NPS and Lousiville, Ky.-based Humana Inc., the health-benefit company is giving 30 bikes to NPS employees to help them cut down on auto gas emissions.
A Plan for Stimulus Money: National Parks
January 7, 2009 - 3:05pm
There are any number of things that could be done with the upcoming, huge stimulus package to put Americans back to work and and improve infrastructure. About $2.5 billion of that could go to our national parks, says the National Parks Conservation Association, and they have a plan.
January 7, 2009 - 3:05pm
There are any number of things that could be done with the upcoming, huge stimulus package to put Americans back to work and and improve infrastructure. About $2.5 billion of that could go to our national parks, says the National Parks Conservation Association, and they have a plan.
