Posts Tagged ‘nps’
Virginia Tourism, NPS, “Art” and Advertising Money
”courtesy of ‘Chris Rief aka Spodie Odie’
You may have noticed the sculpture of the word “LOVE” erected in Dupont Circle last week. While it was billed as an art installation, it was actually part of an ad blitz done for the Virginia Tourism campaign, and the Park Service isn’t happy at all about being lied [...]
The Blossoms Are Coming! The Blossoms Are Coming!
‘DSC_2562′
courtesy of ‘Ghost_Bear’
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for this winter to be over. The best signpost of spring around here is the blooming of the cherry trees, and National Park Service Chief Horticulturist Rob DeFeo has finally announced their best estimate as to when we’ll be seeing these beautiful blooms. According to [...]
Theodore Roosevelt Island in Snow
Speaking of unhikable, unbikable paths, commenter Phil noted that Theodore Roosevelt Island trails are still a mess of snow and fallen trees and branches. I got to see that firsthand over the weekend; most of the island is still shin-deep in snow, and the boardwalk remains uncleared of branches and ankle-to-shin deep accumulation, with an [...]
More »Trees Down on the Towpath
The C&O Canal Towpath has been closed since last week between 31st and Wisconsin in Georgetown due to huge trees downed by the weight of Snowmageddon 2010. No word on when NPS plans to clean up the mess, so if your jogging route takes you down the C&O anytime soon, you might want to detour [...]
More »New Tradition for National Tree Lighting Tickets
‘National Christmas Tree’
courtesy of ‘Murmurmel’
Getting ready to stand in line for tickets for the National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony next week?
Don’t bother. The National Park Service is changing the process, much like they did for the White House Easter Egg Roll, to “open the ticketing process up to more Americans across the country.”
The new procedure? [...]
The C&O, Refilled. The boats… soon.
C&O Canal, refilled
courtesy of brownpau
Paulo took a shot of what I consider one of the happiest sights of the day: the C&O canal in Georgetown has been refilled.
Also happy news, I called the National Parks Service’s Georgetown visitor center and a representative said that boat tours will resume this Sunday. They happen three times a [...]
Park For Free
Shenandoah N.P. by numbphoto
You have to agree that as much as we love DC, it’s always nice to get out of the city. Luckily for us there are a lot of national parks in the area that make for great road trip destinations with family and friends (or by yourself if you’re the loner type). [...]
Drained Capitol Reflecting Pool
Heads-up to those of you who were hoping for a nice, relaxing wade in the cool, green, avian botulism-infected waters of the Capitol Reflecting Pool: the National Park Service has drained the Pool till Aug 29th. NPS had considered draining as a quick, immediate protective measure to wildlife — cheaper and faster than installing a [...]
More »Plane Trails on DC Cam
I’m a big fan of the National Park Service’s webcams, especially the Washington DC cam viewing the Mall area from the Netherlands Carillon on the GW Parkway. Having a windowless inside office I like to keep this cam (among other outdoor DC cams) open in a separate browser window to provide an outside view through [...]
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