Jan 3rd, 2009 · The volcanic system that powers the geysers, mudpots and steam vents at Yellowstone National Park has pounded the ground more than than 400 times in the last eight days. The quakes have scientists scratching their heads while sleep-deprived park rangers wish it would stop.
Jan 1st, 2009 · It's the first day of 2009, and Melissa Block has a preview of some events and trends expected for this year. Vic Fischer, who worked on Alaska's state constitution a half-century ago, talks with Block about the celebration of 50 years of statehood. Park ranger Helen McKenna Uff says it's going to be a big year at the Edgar Allan Poe Historical Site in Philadelphia as Poe fans celebrate the poet and writer's 200th birthday. Lynn Dornblaser of the global research firm Mintel shares her top five flavors for 2009: lavender, cactus, persimmon, masala and chimichurri. Finally, Nicholas Staddon of Monrovia Co. — a leading producer of plants in the U.S. — shares his garden pick for 2009. He says small is big this year: Look out for the Baby Pete Agapanthus.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Many national parks have myths, legends and tall tales. At the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, the true legends are the musicians. Drummer Benny Jones, leader of the Treme Brass Band, and park ranger Bruce Barnes tell the story of the music.
Jun 30th, 2008 · Grand Canyon National Park may be one of the planet's Seven Natural Wonders, but few realize how many people help keep its 4.4 million annual visitors safe and happy — from the cowboys who lead mule tours, to the rangers who make sure campground toilets work.
Mar 18th, 2008 · An Interior Department plan to allow loaded guns in national parks has drawn bipartisan support in the Senate. But park rangers are opposed and some lawmakers vow a fight to keep guns unloaded and stowed.
Jan 14th, 2008 · His story is fiction. Names, dates and other facts have all been revised in the 75 years since he hit the airwaves. But he's always on horseback. He always wears a mask. And he never accepts praise or payment.
Jan 1st, 2007 · With U.S. military deaths in Iraq surpassing 3,000, Melissa Block talks with James Conneway, of Enterprise, Ala., Conneway is the father of Sgt. Timothy Conneway, a U.S. Army Ranger who was killed in Baghdad in June of 2003. Conneway talks about what it's been like since his son's death, and how he chooses to focus on his older son who's also a Ranger, rather than the number of war dead.
Dec 18th, 2006 · U.S. Army Ranger Luke Sommer is on house arrest in his native British Columbia. He stands accused of a calculated armed robbery in the United States, and could face life in prison if he's extradited and convicted. But Sommer claims his motive was political, and that he has evidence of war crimes from his time in Iraq and Afghanistan.