Dying in the Parks: Park Service Concerned About Suicides
Each year nearly 100 people attempt suicide somewhere in the national park system. That's a troubling statistic for the National Park Service.
- December 17th, 2007
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Economic Greed Tarnishes Our National Park System
For longer than the National Park Service has been in business, capitalists have pulled at national parks, looking for a way to get their financial cut of natural resources. Should we be surprised at this behavior? Of course not. Disappointed? I'd like to think so.
Congressional Research Service--Recreation on Federal Lands
The growing and diverse nature of recreation on federal lands has increased the
challenge of balancing different types of recreation with each other and with other
land uses. Motorized recreation has been particularly controversial, with issues
centering on access and environmental impacts.
- December 14th, 2007
Are The National Parks Not Part of Our Federal Lands?
A funny thing seems to have happened to U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Mike Crapo on their way to fighting to keep public lands in the public's hands: They overlooked the 84 million acres of the national park system.
- December 13th, 2007
Mountain Bike Association Considering Bid To Alter Park Service's Rulemaking Policies
The International Mountain Bicycling Association quietly is exploring a bid to change National Park Service rule-making policies with hopes of cutting through the bureaucracy to open up more park terrain to cyclists.
Secret Service View Teddy Mather As Protestor, Not Presidential Material
In an effort to encourage the presidential candidates to pay attention to national park issues, the National Parks Conservation Association has launched its own candidate, Teddy Mather, a bear named for national parks champion President Teddy Roosevelt, and Stephen Mather, first director of the National Park Service.
Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park Closed Due to Storm Erosion
A week after a powerful storm pounded Olympic National Park erosion continues to eat away at the Hurricane Ridge Road. Park officials say the road will be closed this weekend while crews work on it.
Rocky Mountain National Park Officials Select "Lethal Reduction" To Help Reduce Elk Herd--Updated
Rocky Mountain National Park officials have decided to use a variety of adaptive management tools, including "lethal reduction" and birth control, to manage elk inside their park. The plan could take effect as soon as January.
Entrance Fee Repeal Legislation Would Have Little Impact on National Parks
Legislation introduced to Congress this week by senators from Montana and Idaho would limit the fees land managers could charge for recreation on public lands. However, the measure would have little impact on units of the national park system.
How To Buy National Park-Related Gifts Without Leaving Home
This month's roll-out of holiday ornaments from around the national park system spurred one reader to ask where he could buy some of the ornaments.
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