Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

National Parks

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Utah and Arizona will pay to keep national parks open if federal government shutdown occurs

Arizona and Utah will keep iconic national parks in those states open if a federal government shutdown cuts off funding nationwide

Utah and Arizona will pay to keep national parks open if federal government shutdown occurs
News

US finalizes plans to phase out single-use plastic on public lands

The agency that oversees one-fifth of U.S. lands said on Thursday that it had finalized plans to phase out single-use plastics in public spaces like national parks and wildlife refuges

US finalizes plans to phase out single-use plastic on public lands
Environment|News|Political

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers will be furloughed from national park sites if Congress doesn’t reach a budget agreement

Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down
Economy|News|World

Puerto Rico's famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress

Officials say that hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s capital will be removed over the coming year

Puerto Rico's famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress
Business|Environment|News

Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore

Fewer airplanes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the nation’s most beloved natural areas

Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
Environment

In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks

Though progressive politics at the turn of the 20th century called for the protection of America’s national parks, it did so for the enjoyment of white people.

In the worst of America's Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope  in national parks
Environment|News|Sports

Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth's driest spots

Kayakers have been paddling in one of the driest places on Earth after a series of storms battered California’s Death Valley and replenished Lake Manly

Kayakers paddle in Death Valley after rains replenish lake in one of Earth's driest spots
Economy|News|World

An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe's famous Victoria Falls park, officials say

An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls National Park, home to one of the world’s natural wonders, the country’s parks spokesman said

An Australian tourist has gone missing in Zimbabwe's famous Victoria Falls park, officials say
Entertainment

US poet laureate Ada Limón to launch book and parks project 'You Are Here'

U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón is launching her intended signature project in April

US poet laureate Ada Limón to launch book and parks project 'You Are Here'
Economy|News|Political

Wild horses facing removal in a North Dakota national park just got another strong ally: Congress

Advocates for some 200 wild horses roaming North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park are hoping a signal of support from Congress will prevent the removal of the beloved animals

Wild horses facing removal in a North Dakota national park just got another strong ally: Congress
Education

National parks teach students about environmental issues in this course

Students are provided the opportunity to use America’s national parks as case studies for environmental issues and tough conversations in this course.

National parks teach students about environmental issues in this course
Environment|News|Science|World

Colombia's Chiribiquete park to receive $1 million annually for at least 30 years

Colombia's parks agency, the Frankfurt Zoological Society and German fund Legacy Landscapes on Thursday launched a financial mechanism to fund Chiribiquete

Colombia's Chiribiquete park to receive $1 million annually for at least 30 years
Education|News|Opinion

Newest National Park Service site is a stark reminder of the era of segregated schools in the US

Newest National Park Service site is a stark reminder of the era of segregated schools in the US

Newest National Park Service site is a stark reminder of the era of segregated schools in the US

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