Past Features
Overview
Welcome to the archive of past features that have been showcased at NatureNet. Each feature includes a short description as well as a link to the respective sites.
National Natural Landmarks 4th Annual NNL Photo Contest! (3/2007)
On your mark… get set… grab your cameras! Submit your best photos of National Natural Landmarks for the 4th Annual NNL Photo Contest! National Natural Landmark designation is bestowed upon natural areas that exemplify our country's biological and geological heritage. The 581 NNLs nationwide possess scientific significance, educational value and exceptional scenic beauty. more »
The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program (10/2006)
The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program is pleased to announce its 2007 competition. The program is a collaboration among Canon, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the US National Park Service. more »
The 2006 Winners of the National Natural Landmarks Photo Contest! (9/2006)
We are proud to announce the winners of the 3rd Annual National Natural Landmarks Photo Contest. Many excellent photographs were submitted this year that artistically captured the importance and diversity of these significant natural areas. more »
National Geographic WildCam Grizzlies (7/2006)
The National Park Service and the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska—partners in making the National Geographic WildCam Grizzlies possible—are committed to the conservation of McNeil’s brown bears and their habitat in the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary located between Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Katmai National Park and Preserve. Through education and outreach programs, the National Park Service and Pratt Museum promote stewardship and public understanding of the importance of brown bears to healthy coastal ecosystems in Alaska. more »
Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program (2/2006)
The Canon National Parks Science Scholars Program is pleased to announce its 2006 competition. more »
Fire Management (07/2005)
Fire is one way nature maintains a landscape. Without the culling, recycling, and regenerative contributions of fire, a dynamic fire-dependent ecosystem becomes a stagnant garden, with less plant and animal diversity. Whether started by lightning, lava, or people, each fire is unique. Fire is a jolt to living systems, the beginning of a new stage of life on the land. National parks protect and encourage nature at work and National Park Service policy stresses managing fire, not simply suppressing it. This means planning for the inevitable and promoting the use of fire as a land management tool. The goal is to restore fire's role as a dynamic and necessary natural process. more »
2004 Year-in-Review (05/2005)
summarizes natural resource management issues and the application of science in the National Park System for 2004. Articles are succinct and analytical, reviewing such topics as controlling invasive plant and animal species, preserving threatened and endangered species, restoring degraded park natural resources, scientific discoveries and applications in the national parks, people working behind the scenes to care... more »
2003 Year-in-Review (05/2004)
Approximately 80 articles and 120 photographs that paint a portrait of the year in natural resource stewardship in the National Park System. Only with support for a commitment to parks will the character of our nations' most important places remain intact and the visitors; experience of our nation' heritage remain undiminished... more »
Views of the National Parks (04/2004 - 05/2004)
Views of the National Parks presents National Park Service stories of the natural, historical, and cultural wonders of the United States in an educational and interactive format... more »
Wind Cave National Park (12/2003 - 04/2004)
In July 2003, park staff at Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota working in conjunction with a paleontologist from the Geologic Resource Division were on a routine investigation of fossil sites in the park when something caught their attention. It was a very large set of fossil teeth. Careful study revealed that these were the teeth of an ancient hornless rhinoceros - Subhyracodon occidentalis. ... more »Click here for archived features prior to 12/2003 in alphabetical order