5 quietest and 5 noisiest national parks
The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR) just released their list of the five quietest national parks in the lower 48 states as well as their five noisiest national parks. Where should you go this summer and fall if you want to escape the rising tide of man-made sound? Here are their findings in their words.
Gun restrictions under review
Gun advocates have lobbied Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to review the ban against bringing loaded weapons into national parks and wildlife areas.
Manmade flood flushes Grand Canyon
More than 300,000 gallons of water per second were released from Lake Powell Wednesday to flood the Grand Canyon — an act meant to mimic natural events that nourished the gorge’s ecosystem.