(The Center Square) – Colorado Democrats are leading the effort against legislation proposed by Senate Republicans that would sell off millions of acres of public lands. The proposal is to add the provision to the One […]
Parks, preserves, and the wildlife that inhabit them are up for sale to the highest bidder as the Trump admin ramps up its attacks on America’s natural heritage. It’s time for public parks lovers everywhere […]
Officials in Colorado are drafting a new 10-year management plan, and they’d like your help. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced that it is formulating a new “strategic plan” to guide its management of the […]
For centuries, members of the Picuris Pueblo indigenous tribe of central New Mexico, USA maintained that their people originated from the Chaco Canyon region 275 kilometers further to the west, in present-day Navajo country. Now, […]
The National Park Service kicked off National Park Week in earnest last weekend, but few park staff are in a celebratory mood. Courts determined that the Trump administration could proceed with its mass firing of […]
Archaeologists have uncovered fossilized footprints of animals that lived at a site in Oregon up to 50 million years ago. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a public park in central Oregon famous for […]
The 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii resulted in a “rare and large summertime phytoplankton bloom,” scientists now report. The new findings shed light on how volcanoes can deposit […]
The National Park Service has moved to re-hire the 1,000 staff illegally laid off in February by the Trump administration. However, uncertainty over the employees’ long-term job status at NPS lingers as the administration continues […]
Seven months ago, Kate Severson landed her dream job: Program Manager for Interpretation and Education at Voyageurs National Park. Located at the wet and wild border between Minnesota and Ontario, Voyageurs is popular with canoe […]
The Lone Star State is creating new public parks for people to enjoy. Armed with a $1 billion endowment, Texas parks and wildlife managers are pushing ahead with a mandate the state’s voters delivered resoundingly in late […]
The Trump administration has America’s public lands in its crosshairs. President Trump, acting through the illegal, unsanctioned, and unvetted Department of Government Efficiency, is determined to gut national parks, national forests, and wildlife refuges of […]
One of America’s newest state parks is celebrating a successful first year. On February 8, Rockin’ River Ranch State Park in Arizona will mark its first 1-year anniversary. The park was opened near Sedona last year to […]
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