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Youth Leadership Adventures: Inspiring The Next Generation Of Conservation Leaders

“Out here in the backcountry, I learned naturalist skills like identifying native plants, how to Leave No Trace and why it’s important, and the indigenous history of this region,” explained O., a young woman who lives in Bellingham in northwestern Washington State. “Most importantly, I learned how to take care of myself, and how I can take care of the Earth.

Trophy Hunts For Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzlies Put On Hold

Grizzly bears that roam the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a sprawling 34,000-square-mile landscape of national parks, national forests, wildlife refuges, and state and private lands, gained a reprieve from hunting seasons that were to open in Wyoming and Idaho on Saturday when a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order halting the hunts.

There Could Be A New Normal In The Future Of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

With Tūtū Pele seemingly having come to the end of her latest eruptive run, staff at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park are working to get back to the business of running a national park, not responding to an erupting volcano. But it won't be business as usual at the park now, or for the foreseeable future, as repairing the damage carries a bill of an estimated $100 million, at least, and some areas might never reopen for a long, long time.