Of bats and billions: Following stimulus funds Nov 12, 2009
National Park ServiceThe bat gate funded with Recovery Act dollarswill be similar to this one, which controls human access toWheeler's Deep Cave in Great Basin National Park ... The National Park Service is offering somewhere between $5,000 and $25,000 to a contractor who can install a bat compatible gate in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Uncrowded national park gems Sep 18, 2009
The Great Basin National Park, in central Nevada near its border with Utah, is stocked full of 500-year-old bristlecone pines. Groves of these other-worldly-looking trees are found in this park, a stunning landscape thats also filled with wildlife. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Great Basin National Park to Appear on Quarter Sep 10, 2009
Great Basin National Park in Nevada will be featured as part of a line of "America the Beautiful" quarters that debut next year ... Great Basin National Park was established Oct. 27, 1986. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Utah, Nevada Draft Agreement on Snake Valley Water Aug 14, 2009
Environmentalists have voiced concerns the project could dry up the valley around Great Basin National Park and potentially send dust storms toward Utah's Wasatch Front. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (KLAS-TV)
Great Basin National Park: Viewing nature's handiwork Aug 13, 2009
MIKE COTHERN/For the Times-News Wheeler Peak stands tall above the tree line at Great Basin National Park ... One of the region's crown jewels, Great Basin National Park, offers a fantastic array of geological highlights that range from glacially-sculpted mountains rising above tree lines to underground caverns containing endless formations ... For first-time visitors, stopping at Great Basin National Park's visitors center near the town of Baker provides an excellent opportunity to get a feel... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
