But won’t recommend that president revoke designations. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is expected to recommend to President Donald Trump that he should decrease the boundaries of some national monuments. Zinke told the Associated Press Thursday morning that he would not recommend eliminating any monuments, and that none of the land in question would be sold…
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Teenager allegedly sparked blaze with fireworks. They were wearing flip-flops and bathing suits after a short 1.9 mile hike in and a Saturday spent cooling off in the Columbia River Gorge’s Punchbowl Falls. But the bang of a firecracker in the lush but dry forest turned Labor Day weekend into a hellish survival story for…
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The Land and Water Conservation Fund has bought land for national parks and long trails, and doesn’t cost taxpayers a thing. So why does the White House want to cut it? The LWCF helped protect Oregon’s Sandy RiverJonathan Asher didn’t know much about the Land and Water Conservation Fund when he started working for the…
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In a leaked document, Sec. Ryan Zinke proposes changing boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante and others. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended President Donald Trump decrease the size of at least five national monuments, according to a leaked memo obtained by the Associated Press. Aside from Bears Ears, which Zinke recommended shrinking earlier this summer, the secretary proposed…
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After years of consideration, Boy Scouts of America has announced it is opening its doors to girls. The Boy Scouts of America officially announced on Wednesday that girls will be allowed to join as members.The unanimous decision comes after several years of official consideration, with both prospective female scouts and their families urging BSA to permit…
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Our resident bruin answers all your questions in ‘Ask A Bear.’ Q: I visited Yellowstone for the first time this summer, and I wanted to go for a trail run. It was my first time alone in grizzly country, so I decided to buy some bear bells. At the checkout, the lady decided to warn…
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Otis the bear is one glorious half-ton of fur and blubber, and for the second year in a row, he’s the winner of Katmai National Park’s Fat Bear Championship. What makes a champion? If you’re 480 Otis the bear, it’s patience, experience, and a few thousand salmon. Each fall, rangers in Alaska’s Katmai National Park…
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Would more than double prime-time entrance costs, as administration seeks to cut National Park Service’s budget. Yellowstone National ParkA new plan from the National Park Service would more than double peak season entrance fees at 17 of the country’s most visited national parks, with the extra money going towards maintenance and infrastructure improvements. In a…
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Will announce plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase, as five tribes pledge to sue. Bears Ears National MonumentJust short of a year after President Obama created Bears Ears National Monument, President Donald Trump will travel to Utah to shrink it and Grand Staircase-Escalante, prompting legal threats from a coalition of five Native American tribes…
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Opponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are headed to court to stop it. But with construction slated to begin soon, will that be enough? A rendering by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy of what the finished Mountain Valley Pipeline could look like.A lawsuit hasn’t been enough to stop construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a proposed…
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