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Last Inholding On Mormon Row To Become Part Of Grand Teton National Park

Iola and Hal Blake have spent their summers living on Mormon Row and running the Moulton Ranch Cabins for 20 years. This complex was the last privately owned inholding in Grand Teton’s well-known historic district. Clark Moulton, Hal’s grandfather and son of T.A. Moulton—one of the original pioneers who homesteaded the area in the early 20th century—transferred it to the Blakes in 1998.

NPS Will Seek Ways To Relax Hunting Regulations "Consistent With" National Park Service Organic Act

National Park Service officials will be expected to respond to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's order that they relax their wildlife management regulations if necessary to conform to those of states in which parks are located.

California Condors Coming To Pinnacles National Park...With Flight Assistance

A group of The Peregrine Fund’s California Condors will soon be unfurling their nine-and-a-half foot wings to soar the skies of central California, but first they have to get from The World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho, all the way to central California, where the National Park Service and the Ventana Wildlife Society will release the condors from their respective sites at Pinnacles National Park and in Big Sur. This year, they’ve got a little help from their friends at LightHawk.

Toxic Algae At Curecanti National Recreation Area In Colorado

The National Park Service at Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado has sampled, analyzed, and determined the presence of cyanotoxins in the Iola Basin section of Blue Mesa Reservoir in concentrations that exceed safe exposure levels. Certain types of algae blooms can produce toxins called cyanotoxins, which can be harmful to humans and animals.

Traveler Special Report: Lack Of Dollars Crippling National Park Facilities For Staff And Visitors

Craftsmanship flowed through the main building and surrounding cabins the Civilian Conservation Corps built above the Current River in the hill country of southeastern Missouri. But the passage of nearly nine decades has taken a toll on the Big Springs Lodge and Cabins at today's Ozark National Scenic Riverways, where the National Park Service shuttered the buildings four years ago until they could be rehabilitated.

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Reopening After Deadly Carr Fire

Doors of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area headquarters officially reopened almost five weeks after one of the largest wildfires in California’s history swept through the park, ultimately burning 39,000 of the park's 42,000 acres. After enduring an extremely trying and overwhelming time, the park laid down one more brick in a new foundation.