May 2013 Archives
National Parks:
With Memorial Day weekend signaling summer vacation season, a congressional report looks at the damage of the sequester.
National Parks:
Damage is less extensive than had been feared, but the castle and its immediate evirons will stay closed until everything's back to normal.
National Parks:
A fire of unknown cause is burning near the historic Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park, and part of the park near the castle has been closed to visitors.
National Parks:
With the 24,000-acre Springs Fire fully controlled, officials in the Santa Monica Mountains are beginning restoration, making sure habitat and recreational opportunities get back to normal. On Friday, volunteers will take to Rancho Sierra Vista, removing tracks made by...
Openings & Closings:
Miles of pathways throughout the Santa Monica Mountains will reopen after full control of a wildfire that ripped through 24,000 acres earlier this month.
Safety:
The ranger, accompanied by his dog, was fishing around sunset at Crescent Beach. At some point, he noticed the canine being chased by a mountain lion.
National Parks:
Much of the public outreach to the National Park Service and California State Parks has been to ask how they can help the 14,000 acres of burned parkland.
Openings & Closings:
With snow melting, access to one of the coolest places in California has opened.
Safety:
It's a fairly rare event for a bat to contract rabies, and the rate of transmission of rabies from bats to humans is low: about 10 cases in North America since the 1970s.
Tours:
This is urban hiking at its best: two days, 35 miles, 15 Los Angeles neighborhoods, some 80 public staircases, more than two dozen parks, and -- most importantly -- making new connections and friends.
