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Photography In The National Parks: Don't Forget About Those Little Things

While the majority of us and our cameras visit a national park to capture The Big Picture, it's often the smaller things we should remember to photograph in order to flesh out our national park photographic story. Contributing photographer and writer Rebecca Latson explains why these little things are important contributors to The Big Picture and how you can capture great shots of those little things using one or more techniques she details in this month's article.

President Wants Interior Secretary To Have Authority To Approve Energy Pipelines Across National Parks

Weeding through government proposals can take time, and often things crop up after an initial review that catch your eye. Such as a provision in President Trump's infrastructure plan that would give the Interior secretary authority to approve pipelines across national park lands.

UPDATED | President's Proposed FY19 Budget Cuts Interior Department Again, Says Energy Revenues Will Rise

President Trump's fiscal 2019 budget proposal, while calling for continued cuts to the Interior Department, would prioritize the department's move to open up more lands and waters for oil and gas development that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said would make it possible to rebuild the National Park System.

NPCA Voices Serious Concerns With Proposed Reorganization Of Interior Department

A low resolution map of the United States, unclear goals, lack of public input, and mixing agencies with different missions and approaches to land management are among the concerns cited by the National Parks Conservation Association in comments it provided on a proposed reorganization of the Interior Department by Secretary Ryan Zinke, who seems in a rush to complete the task.