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Yellowstone supervolcano has just been hit by more than 400 earthquakes in one week
The eruption risk at Yellowstone remains low, but one of the recent earthquakes was the biggest to have hit since 2014. By Hannah Osborne. (June 19, 2017)
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House Committee Advances GOP Legislation Attacking National Forest Protections
The bill would devastate national forests by gutting endangered species protections, limiting public comment and environmental review and increase logging. By Brett Hart.
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Why Fenn's Deadly Treasure Hunt Should Go On
Two people have died in pursuit of Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure. New Mexico’s Chief of Police is pleading with him to call it off. But how dangerous is it, really? By Peter Frick-Wright. (June 28, 2017)
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10-year-old lobbies Congress in fight for National Parks
A 10-year-old Hawaiian boy is on a quest to protect our National Monuments, and he flew to Washington DC this week to meet with members of Congress and a member of the Trump Administration.
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The battle to save Africa’s endangered mountain gorillas
Civil war, deforestation, disease and poaching have driven the mighty mountain gorilla to the brink of extinction. Conservation efforts have helped boost population numbers, but humans are still their greatest threat. By Eva de Vries.
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How America’s National Parks Became Hotbeds of Paranormal Activity
Bigfoot and aliens have come to overshadow the government’s aging database of missing persons cold cases.
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The Plot to Loot America’s Wilderness
A little-known bureaucrat named James Cason is reshaping the Department of the Interior. By Adam Federman.
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The Treasures of Chaco Canyon Are Threatened by Drilling
One of the nation’s most significant cultural sites could be at risk from planned oil and gas extraction nearby. By Richard Moe.
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Veterans, disabled groups rankled by Zinke proposal to increase park fees
Groups representing thousands of veterans, the elderly and the disabled are criticizing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's recent comments suggesting national parks should increase entrance fees because too many people get in for free.
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Zinke backs off $70 Grand Canyon entrance fee
The Interior Department is increasing fees at the most popular national parks to $35 per vehicle, backing down from an earlier plan that would have forced visitors to pay $70 per vehicle to visit the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and other iconic parks. A change announced Thursday will boost fees at 17 popular parks by $5, up from the current $30 but far below the figure Interior proposed last fall.
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How I Became Afraid to Visit National Parks
I didn’t know that I have been contributing to the crumbling infrastructure of our national parks. By Mike Ervin.
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The Known Unknown: Tales of the Yucca Man
The desert has its own version of Sasquatch, and it’s just as smelly and hairy. By Ken Layne.
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Yellowstone boss says Trump administration forcing him out
Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent said Thursday that he’s being forced out in an apparent “punitive action” following disagreements with the Trump administration over how many bison the park can sustain, a longstanding source of conflict between park officials and ranchers in neighboring Montana. Superintendent Dan Wenk announced last week that he intended to retire March 30, 2019, after being offered a transfer he didn’t want.
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Taking a walk back in time, through Canberra's bush history
As you walk in the footsteps of Canberra's Murrumbung Rangers, you begin to see the landscape with very different eyes. Every stone, tree and site tells a story.
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New species of orchid discovered in Peruvian jungle
Botanists have discovered a new species of orchid in Peru's central Amazonian rainforest, the country's national parks service announced Tuesday.
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Famous Yellowstone park wolf killed by trophy hunter
One of the most popular wolves in Yellowstone National Park was killed by a trophy hunter after wandering just outside the park last weekend. By Aris Folley.
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Foundation raising funds to repair national parks once shutdown ends
Amid reports of overflowing trash cans and bathrooms at the nation’s national parks during the partial government shutdown, and the destruction of Joshua trees in Southern California, the charity supporting the parks system is seeking donations for repair once the government reopens. Will Shafroth, president of the National Park Foundation, said the fundraising drive launched Thursday night is most analogous to its efforts helping parks recover after natural disasters.
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Park Rangers Return to Work to Assess ‘Irreparable’ Damage as Government Shutdown Ends (for Now)
The partial government shutdown that has endangered nature and visitors at understaffed national parks finally came to an end Friday, when President Donald Trump agreed to temporarily reopen the government despite not receiving any money for his proposed border wall. The deal will put some 800,000 federal workers, who have now missed two paychecks, back to work while the president and Congress try and reach a deal over funding for the wall that would put 93 species at risk from extinction. But the fix, which ends the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, is only temporary.
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See the world’s oldest trees by starlight
Beth Moon slept under ancient baobabs and waited out the clouds to photograph Earth’s arboreal beauty at night. By Catherine Zuckerman.
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Instagramming Crowds Pack National Parks
Social media is helping drive more people to visit national parks. While it's getting folks out there, it's also causing traffic jams and congestion in places valued for solitude and reflection.
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