Colorado State University is working with the National Park Service to assess and protect national park water supplies to meet future needs. –Guest Article– As record numbers of visitors flock to national parks, the U.S. […]
By identifying and protecting the places where species can survive the longest, we can buy crucial decades for ecosystems –Guest article– The idea began in California’s Sierra Nevada, a towering spine of rock and ice […]
Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee –Guest article– Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may be on the verge of becoming the newest U.S. national park. This is […]
The Center Square –Guest article– Republican lawmakers proposed a plan Tuesday that could restore access to the Fairfax Bridge “as soon as possible” after the state shut down the gateway to Mount Rainier last April. […]
The Center Square –Guest article– The Trump administration announced it is raising prices for nonresidents visiting national parks, a move that worries some tourism advocates but could generate hundreds of millions in extra revenue each […]
The Center Square –Guest article– A mayor in Arizona is taking a wait-and-see approach on how the Trump administration’s fee hike for international tourists will affect her small town near the Grand Canyon. Last week, […]
Tech companies want to scoop up key metals from the ocean floor to bypass China’s near monopoly. Conservationists fear the next environmental crisis. The tech industry needs critical minerals to survive and thrive. Some hard-to-find […]
A very tough future is in store for the world’s largest coral system as temperatures continue to rise. That warning was issued this week by a team of scientists modeling the fate of the Great […]
The ocean’s kelp forests are in deep trouble. Now, a global coalition is calling on governments to invest US $14 billion for their protection. In a new policy analysis scheduled for full publication in early […]
The network of marine protected areas (MPAs) the world has created throughout the years is just as vulnerable to global warming as unprotected ocean zones, an Australian scientist is now warning. Though these MPAs are […]
The fastest retreat of an Antarctic glacier ever recorded spells trouble for the southernmost continent’s ice shelves. In a new paper, researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder reveal that a glacier in the […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has suspended mule deer muzzleloader hunting in Piñon Canyon, siting the US federal government shutdown. Per CPW’s press release: “All hunting on Fort Carson and the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site continues to be […]
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