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Photography In The National Parks: Birds, Beaches, Blooms, And Bottles At Padre Island National Seashore

Over a long April weekend, photographer Rebecca Latson traveled to Padre Island National Seashore for a little photographic fun on the beach. She returned with some wonderful photos and 21 tips based upon her experiences to help you make the most of a photographic visit of your own to this wonderful Texas national seashore.

Hiker-Biker Shuttles Gearing Up In Glacier National Park

Beginning on May 13 in Glacier National Park in Montana the spring hiker-biker shuttle that began last year will once again be available on the west side of the park. The shuttle will run on the weekends (and Memorial Day) and will stop at the Apgar Visitor Center, Lake McDonald Lodge, and Avalanche Creek (once the Going-to-the-Sun Road is open to Avalanche Creek).

Interior Secretary Zinke Kicks Off His Monumental Listening Tour

Flanked by banners promoting public lands and how they "sustain the nation," Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke arrived in Utah on Sunday to begin his review of national monuments established over the past two decades with a promise not to recommend the abolishment of any monument to President Trump. The secretary did not, however, promise not to recommend a reduction in the size of any monument.

Saving The National Parks From Climate Change, And The Backlog, Too

Might the National Park Service have greater success addressing climate change, and might the economy get a great boost from infrastructure jobs, if Congress, the railroads, and the Park Service saw the benefits of returning passenger service to the parks? Would the fallout be fewer motorists speeding from viewpoint to viewpoint? Might wildlife have a better chance of not becoming road kill? Would the need for adding more parking spots in the parks vanish? Historian Alfred Runte asks us to seriously think about the possibilities.