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Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park News

National parks free Aug. 14-15Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 10:42PMMore than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees will be offering free admission the weekend of Aug. 14-15.

Endgame: Pictures of the moment that a volcano destroyed Gary Sleik's Hawaiian homeMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 6:04AMGary knew the end was coming for at least three years as the inexorable flow of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano came ever closer.

Scientists Study Kilauea Volcano & Halemaumau Crater VentFriday, May 21, 2010 @ 3:07AMHalemaumau Crater has been putting on a show like this since March 2008. "She might be the most continuously erupting volcano in the world," says Cindy Orlando, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Superintendent.

March 2010 Geology and GSA Today HighlightsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:03AM( Geological Society of America ) In Geology, examination of Chicxulub impact crater sediments supports existing K-T mass extinction theories; Cretaceous nannofossils help clarify climate change; a debris flows study breaks up the sieve-lobe paradigm; Walter Alvarez and coauthor take a look back at the Copernican Revolution; microbial mats display evolutionary creativity through wax esters; and ...

Zimbeck enjoying activitiesMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:31PMIt wasn't that many years ago when exercise conscious people were hard to find. Today with the graying of our baby boomers, we began to see their physical challenges growing with them as they raise the bar in what they can accomplish.

The WeddingSunday, February 14, 2010 @ 3:00AMJohn A. Curtis and Kara L. DeYoe, Dec. 31, 2009

YMCA offers group cycling rideFriday, February 12, 2010 @ 2:23PMJoin group cyclists at the Stevens Point Area YMCA, 1000 Division St., from 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Feb. 21 to ride past the black lava shores and humid jungles of the Hawaiian coastline. Pass by glistening waterfalls, riding through the grassy highlands of Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park. The ride is $2 for YMCA members and $5 for the general public. To reserve a bike, call the YMCA at 342-2980.

Nyamulagira Volcano and Human Evolution [Greg Laden's Blog]Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 2:48PMI had mentioned earlier that the volcanoes of the Virugna region in the Western Rift Valley (as well as other highland spots) have often been islands of rain forest separated from each other by different habitats, including grasslands and wooded savannas. this has produced an island effect that has been a laboratory for evolution, and it is likely that these forest islands (and others in the ...

Big Island marks Volcano Awareness MonthMonday, January 4, 2010 @ 8:49AMVOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — January is Volcano Awareness Month on the Big Island. Throughout the month, the U.S. Geological Survey says its Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will sponsor events to promote the importance of understanding a respecting the volcanoes that form the island.