This Summer a Specialist Team at Yellowstone Picked Up 16,404 Pieces of Litter and 438 HATS Did you know Yellowstone has a specialized TAPP (Thermal Area Preservation Program) team which safely removes litter and documents resource impacts in thermal areas? This summer alone, TAPP team members like Megan removed 438 hats and 16,404 pieces of litter in thermal areas. The data they collect is used to guide management decisions in order to better protect these natural […] SnowBrains | October 24, 2019 0 Comments
Saturday is National Public Lands Day | Visit Parks for Free or Get Involved and Volunteer Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort. It celebrates the connection between people and green space in their community, inspires environmental stewardship, and encourages the use of open space for education, recreation, and health benefits. This year, National Public Lands Day falls on September […] SnowBrains | September 26, 2019 0 Comments
Controversial Plans Approved For Huge Cell Coverage Expansion in Grand Teton, WY Grand Teton National Park just approved controversial plans for cell coverage on their land in what is the start of the biggest expansion of telecoms coverage in the history of the National Park Service. Nine mobile phone towers and 63 miles of fiber optic cables are to be installed across the 310,000-acre Grand Teton Park in Wyoming. The approval goes against the […] SnowBrains | September 4, 2019 0 Comments
Body of Solo Hiker Missing Since Sunday Found in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Authorities say a body discovered in the northern part of Rocky Mountain National Park is believed to be that of 37-year-old Aragorn Spaulding, who has been missing since Sunday. Still Missing: Search Suspended for 70-Year Old Missing Since Feb 28th in Rocky Mountain National Park The alarm was raised late Sunday night when the hiker did not return from his […] Climbing CragBrains | August 7, 2019 0 Comments
London Named the World’s First National Park City The city of London was recently named a National Park City. If this doesn’t sound like a familiar concept, that’s because it isn’t. London is the first city to ever be given this title. The brainchild of geography teacher Daniel Raven-Ellison, the National Park City Foundation is a nonprofit that aims to make cities greener, cleaner and wilder. Thus far, this […] Jack Conroy | August 2, 2019 0 Comments
Sad Times When a National Park Needs to Ask Us Not to Leave Garbage It’s a sad state of affairs when a National Park needs to hammer home the message that our National Parks are not garbage cans. Don’t mix these two up! Anything you bring into a national park, you must pack out or dispose of in a proper trash receptacle. Do not hit golf balls into canyons and valleys, do not leave […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2019 0 Comments
Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, MT is FULLY OPENED Allowing Access to Logan Pass The entire 50-mile length of Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road opened to vehicles Sunday morning, allowing visitors to drive to Logan Pass for the first time this year, according to the Daily Inter Lake. The full length of the scenic highway was expected to open Saturday, however, the road remained closed to vehicle traffic between Avalanche Creek and Jackson Glacier […] SnowBrains | June 24, 2019 0 Comments
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ Awarded ‘International Dark Sky Park’ Status Grand Canyon National Park, AZ has just been certified as an International Dark Sky Park, which means it’s got a “distinguished quality of starry nights,” according to the International Dark-Sky Association. The park joins just over a hundred other locations as the best places in the world to watch the night sky. Related: Dinosaur National Monument, UT/CO Awarded ‘International Dark Sky […] SnowBrains | June 21, 2019 0 Comments
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