With Democrats gaining the majority in the House of Representatives, expect to see more inquiries into how the Interior Department is run, perhaps a slowdown or halt in the development of new management plans for Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments, greater oversight into reorganization of Interior, and more light of day for parks-related legislation offered by House Democrats.
OK, it's early November, summer vacations are long gone, but those memories hang on, no? So, this is your opportunity to speak up and tell others what condition you found your National Park System destination in. Crowded, clean, jammed with vehicles, over-priced, a great value?Did you encounter any "stupid" visitors?
Come January 1, it will cost you a little bit more to enter Pinnacles National Park in California, unless you have your national parks pass on your person. Under the plan, the entrance fee for vehicles will increase $5, to $30.
Our forefathers were fiendish, hellish, you might even say devilish. Need proof? Look at the maps and the names of many of the places we visit. And then ask yourself, “Why in the Hell are so many places in our Western national parks named after the infernal demon, and his lair?”
A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act by rolling back protections for the only wild population of red wolves in North Carolina.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials are discussing plans for a 50-car parking area at the former Buxton Coast Guard Station, and have scheduled a public meeting to go over the proposal.
While the National Park Service just launched a public comment period on how best to manage cattle ranching at Point Reyes National Seashore, an effort is well underway in Congress to legislate that industry's place at the seashore.
A raucous, and beautiful, bird of the West is the Steller's Jay. It swoops down towards backyard bird feeders, sending all the finches and juncos, and occasionally Eurasian Collared-Doves, flitting away. But who was Steller, and why is his name attached to this radiant jay?