by Kellen Henry | Sep 29, 2009 | Environment
Ken Burns and Dan Wenk discuss the National Parks and climate change. (Kellen Henry/MNS) WASHINGTON—From the snowy vistas of Alaska’s Denali National Park to the lush hardwood forests of the Great Smoky Mountains, the country’s national parks are as diverse as the...
by Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Sep 29, 2009 | Environment
WASHINGTON – For nearly a decade, attendance has been flagging in America’s National Parks. But the Great Smoky Mountains have found ways to adapt in an economic landscape where self-promotion is necessary for survival. Eight years ago, the number of visitors to...
by Dean DeChiaro & Emily Hoerner | Sep 25, 2009 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Featuring items such as Oklahoma Prairie Oysters, Georgia Possum and Taters, Montana Fried Beaver Tail, and a Los Angeles Sandwich Called a Taco, the table of contents in Mark Kurlansky’s latest book, The Food of A Younger Land, presents an...
