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Lauren's National & State Parks Blog March 2009 Archive

By Lauren Himiak, About.com Guide to National & State Parks

Even the Outdoors is Embarrassing!

Monday March 30, 2009
© Lauren Himiak It happens. We all have embarrassing moments. It starts as a kid when you get a wedgie in public. It matures into “breaking wind” in ... Read More

Historic Wild and Scenic River Bill Heads to President

Friday March 27, 2009
The second largest Wild and Scenic Rivers package in history is now in the hands of President Obama after passing the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill will safeguard ... Read More

Junior Ranger Essay Contest

Wednesday March 25, 2009
© National Park Service Kids have a natural talent of voicing their opinion. Any parent knows how well children can complain…er…voice their opinion. So why not put it ... Read More

Eruption in Alaska

Monday March 23, 2009
© Care_SMC via Flickr Mount Redoubt, located in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, has erupted overnight, proving the seismic activity prediction correct. Predictions arose in January alluding ... Read More

Fatality in Joshua Tree National Park

Wednesday March 18, 2009
© SF Brit via Flickr A 67-year-old man, who was considered an icon in the southern California climbing community, has died in a fall at Joshua Tree National ... Read More

Bill Falls Short

Sunday March 15, 2009
Bad news for the national wilderness system. A massive lands bill that would have added nearly 1 million acres of national park lands has stopped short in the U.S. House ... Read More

My First Summit

Thursday March 12, 2009
© Lauren Himiak Her name was Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York State, which towers 5,344 feet above sea level. Roundtrip is a little over 14 ... Read More

Still Time for Teens to Apply at Grand Teton

Saturday March 7, 2009
© Birdfreak.com via Flickr Don’t let the economy be your teenager's excuse for not working this summer. In fact, there is one opportunity they can jump on right ... Read More

Should NPS Pay?

Wednesday March 4, 2009
© Lee Coursey via Flickr Muir Woods National Monument, located in California, has wrapped a four-year pilot program that tested to see if visitors to the park would ... Read More

Happy Birthday Yellowstone

Sunday March 1, 2009
© Savannah Grandfather via Flickr March 1st is a landmark date for all national parks in the United States. On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed ... Read More
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