Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
National Park Service
Posted inJune 25, 2018: Little Weed, Big Problem
The wonder of White Sands
A photographer lovingly documents New Mexico’s desert national monument.
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Don’t let politicians kill conservation’s bank account
If Congress doesn’t act, the Land and Water Conservation Fund will end on Sept. 30.
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National parks endure rising visitation and less staff
Politicians disagree over funding, leaving visitors waiting and projects backlogged.
Posted inMay 28, 2018: The River of Lost Souls
White Sands National … Park?
A bill could establish New Mexico’s second national park within a missile range.
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Park Service releases complete climate change report
Following political pressure, references to humans’ role in sea level rise were restored.
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
Free-range parenting; vandalized valentine; duck, duck, goat
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inMay 14, 2018: Death in the Alpine
Recreation is redefining the value of Western public lands
Visits to public lands and consumer spending grow, as agency budgets atrophy.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Bullying bulls; pup poop problems; email missteps
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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House Democrats challenge Interior on altered report
Secretary Zinke said he hadn’t seen drafts omitting humans’ role in climate change.
Posted inApril 16, 2018: Cashing in on Standing Rock
The Gates of the Arctic, revealed
From charging bears to glacier-carved valleys, photographs capture the real nature of the national park.
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
Reckoning with History: The parks have been fixed before
How the government tackled the post-war threats of national park ‘disfigurement’ and ‘destruction.’
Posted inApril 30, 2018: Celebrity Scofflaw
What will Zinke do with the extra $2.5 billion in his budget?
Congress rejected the deep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.
Posted inApril 16, 2018: Cashing in on Standing Rock
Along the border, 500 miles of desert species
As Trump’s wall lurches forward, ‘BioBlitz’ records the Borderlands’ biodiversity.
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Park Service report nixes humans’ role in climate change
Interior promised not to interfere with agency science. A long-awaited report shows otherwise.
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Judge: Agency cherrypicked science for bison management
Amid protests, Fish & Wildlife has been ordered to reexamine protections for the iconic Yellowstone beast.
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In Congress, both parties agree on one public lands bill
A bill allowing public land sales for conservation inches towards passage.
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Meet the artist who makes trash into art
How one painter recreates the sublime beauty of nature on the plastic bottles you threw away.
Posted inMarch 5, 2018: Drilling Chaco
An armchair journey to the desert
A photography book captures the natural splendor of Utah’s five national parks.
Posted inFebruary 19, 2018: Unfrozen North
A look into a climate-altered Alaska
Experiments in the permafrost zone near Denali simulate a warmer North.