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House Committee To Look At Whether Environmental Laws Impede Border Patrol

Eight years after the U.S. Government Accountability Office concluded, after a year's study, that environmental laws were not hampering Border Patrol efforts, a House of Representatives subcommittee plans to revisit the matter.

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February 11th, 2018

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A Year Of Exploring Our National Parks

There's never enough time to meet all the people and see all the places that make the National Park System the envy of the world, but over the past 12 months, the Traveler has "explored" quite a few parks, and we list those stories here to help you plan your next national park adventure.

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December 29th, 2017

Will Mexican Wolves Once Again Roam Parts Of The National Park System?

Smaller cousins of North American gray wolves, Mexican wolves long have been endangered. But conservation groups are hoping that a recent comment period on a draft recovery plan for the predators could lead to an effort to restore these wolves to the Southwestern landscape.

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November 23rd, 2017

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Organ Pipe Cactus: A Sonoran Desert Treasure

The blue fluttering banner was whipping in the hot, dry, desert wind. It was easily spotted above the cactus garden. It did not signal a restricted zone but, rather, salvation. Beneath the flag was a barrel of water, or aqua. Border jumpers heading north from Mexico who couldn’t carry enough water to last through the trek would most likely find this life-saving liquid.

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September 10th, 2017

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Order Your Edition Of The Essential Park Guide Fall 2017

Whether you're looking for a new destination in the National Park System, or planning a trip to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Traveler's Essential Park Guide for Fall 2017 has something for you.

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August 15th, 2017

Essential Park Guide For Fall 2017: Expand Your Park Travels

Getting publications out on time requires a lot of advance work. At National Parks Traveler, that means working on our spring Essential Guide in winter, the summer guide in spring, and the fall guide in summer, and the winter guide in fall.

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August 15th, 2017

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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Proposes Entrance, Camping Fee Increases

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona is considering higher entrance and camping fees. It would be the first increase to the park’s entrance fees since 2005. In addition, the monument plans to charge $5 for a popular van tour on Ajo Mountain Drive.

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June 28th, 2017

Exploring The Parks: Quitobaquito Springs At Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

In far south Arizona, so far south that you could cross into Mexico if you wanted, there's an oasis in this prickly Sonoran Desert landscape that has been drawing thirsty travelers for centuries. Protected by Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Quitobaquito Springs has many stories to tell.

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May 14th, 2017

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Executive Order On National Monuments Could Test Secretary Zinke's Pledge To Roosevelt Conservatism

A long April weekend spent exploring Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument revealed the wondrous nature of this arid Sonoran landscape that prompted President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to set it aside as part of the National Park System 80 years ago, and underscored the incalculable worth of the Antiquities Act that enabled him to do so.

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April 26th, 2017

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Counting Birds In The National Park System

With the year-end closing in, it's time to start counting birds in the National Park System.

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December 12th, 2016

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