Fee Increases Proposed For Hovenweep, Natural Bridges National Monuments
Increasing costs and a lack of federal appropriations are leading to proposed increases in camping fees at Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments.
Hovenweep National Monument
Tighter Fire Restrictions In Place At Arches, Canyonlands National Parks
Hot, dry weather and baked vegetation have prompted tighter fire restrictions for visitors to Arches and Canyonlands national parks and other public lands in southeastern Utah.
Celebrate International Dark Sky Week In A National Park
“Half the park is after dark.” April 5 – 12 marks International Dark Sky Week 2021, a celebration of the vast, wondrous, starry sky above us. Perhaps you are even planning a visit to a National Park Service unit that's been designated an International Dark Sky Park. This special week also emphasizes how light pollution hampers our ability to see the stars and produces harmful consequences to all living things.
- By Rebecca Latson - April 8th, 2021
National Parks Viewed As At Risk From BLM Oil And Gas Lease Auction
At a time when the oil and gas industry is sitting idle on nearly 10,000 drilling permits for public lands, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is preparing to offer more than 110,000 acres of public lands in Utah, some quite near national parks, for drilling.
Hovenweep, Natural Bridges National Monuments To Open A Bit On Thursday
There will be a bit more national park acreage to roam beginning Thursday, when Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments in Utah and Colorado open their roads, trails, and restrooms to the public.
National Parks Quiz And Trivia #7 – The National Monuments Edition
How much do you know about America's national monuments? Test your knowledge on this latest quiz and trivia piece, which is all about our national monuments.
Extreme Fire Conditions Prompt Tighter Restrictions On Fires In National Parks, Other Public Lands
Southeastern Utah is experiencing hazardous fire conditions due to prolonged drought and extremely dry vegetation. Weather forecasts and wildland fire prediction models point to increased fire danger. As a result, on Friday all Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, State of Utah, and unincorporated private lands in the following areas will increase fire restrictions:
This And That From Around The National Park System
Higher fees, possible new units to the National Park System, and talk of reviving the Bluffs Restaurant along the Blue Ridge Parkway are just some of the matters around the National Park System that caught our eye this week.
- March 15th, 2018
BLM Moving To Auction Oil And Gas Leases Near Parks
With the Trump administration pushing not just for energy independence, but "energy dominance," the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has been lining up a number of oil and gas lease auctions in the West, including some near Dinosaur National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, and Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
- September 26th, 2017
Ruminating On Interior Appropriations, Bishop's PLI, And Political Convention Platforms
In its rush Thursday to take the rest of the summer off, Congress left behind a pile of unfinished work, some of which reaches into the National Park System. There's the Interior appropriations bill, which would roll back some environmental protections, and a controversial Public Lands Initiative for Utah that quickly drew fire. And then there's the draft platform for the Republican Convention, which holds freight aimed at fleecing federal lands and tying presidents' hands.
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