Snowmobiling Trek Leaves One Dead, One Rescued At Dinosaur National Monument
One snowmobiler is dead and another alive and hospitalized following a misadventure in the Wild Mountain area of Colorado that took them into Dinosaur National Monument.
Dinosaur National Monument
The River’s The Thread: Floating The Green Corridor In Utah’s Desolation Canyon
Late one evening last summer, about the time that bats take to the air, I was stretched out on a patch of warm sand next to the Green River in Utah’s Desolation Canyon, waiting for stars to appear. Next to me were a couple my age from Baltimore and their two young grandsons, part of a group enjoying a six-day float trip with a Utah adventure outfitter. As darkness fell, the glittering band of the Milky Way spread above us from cliff to cliff. This was one of the reasons we had come to this place, for the “star river,” as the ancient Chinese poets called it, is no longer visible from our homes in the city.
"AJ," New Species Of Allosaurus, Found At Dinosaur National Monument
Despite the imagery of dental picks, small handheld whisk brooms or paint brushes, and chisels, sometimes paleontologists need something bigger to get a fossil out of the rock. Like explosives and helicopters.
Plans By The Trump Administration To Downlist Humpback Chub Draw Protests
A plan by the Trump administration to reclassify the humpback chub from "endangered" to "threatened" in the Colorado River has drawn concern from a conservation group that maintains the plight of the fish has gotten worse, not improved.
More National Parks Opening Access For eBikes
Owners of eBike are gaining more access in the National Park System, as parks are changing their rules under order from Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
Memo Prompts Concerns That National Park Superintendents Are Being Muzzled Regarding Resource Threats
A memo that acting National Park Service Director David Vela sent out recently has raised concerns that park officials in the field will be muzzled when it comes to expressing concerns about energy and infrastructure development on lands adjacent to their parks.
Western states buy time with a 7-year Colorado River drought plan, but face a hotter, drier future
As Midwest states struggled with record spring flooding this year, the Southwest was wrestling with the opposite problem: not enough water. On May 20, 2019, federal officials and leaders from seven states signed the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan, a sweeping new water management agreement for this arid region.
Deaths And Injuries Keeping National Park Rangers Busy
Drownings, auto accidents, hiking incidents, and search-and-rescue missions. Though it might sound like just another summer week in the National Park System, at Glacier National Park in Montana incidents requiring help from rangers are up 40 percent over last year's pace.
Dark Night Skies And Gazing At Stars In The National Park System
With the growing popularity in star gazing, more and more national park units are being recognized for their dark night skies, and more interpretive programs are rising over the National Park System.
Groups File Lawsuit To Prevent Diversion From Green River
Four conservation groups have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's decision to divert nearly 73,000 acre-feet of water from the Green River just upstream from some of the West's most remarkable national parks in one of the most arid regions of the country.
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