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  • Blood spills over a $14 camping fee

    In the wake of a confrontation over a camping fee that ended in a tourist’s death, a former park ranger remembers a frightening incident from his own career

    by Jim Stiles, Oct 17, 2005

  • Republicans rebuff snowmobile plan

    Republicans are trying to undo the Clinton administration's planned phase-out of snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.

    by Rachel Odell, Jan 15, 2001

  • Park Service bans Jet Skis

    Settlement of a recent lawsuit filed by Bluewater Network may eliminate personal watercraft from the entire parks system by 2002.

    by Matt Jenkins, Jan 29, 2001

  • Back on the bus

    Grand Canyon's plan to cut traffic in the park by building a light-rail train system has been derailed because of its cost, and the park has been told to use buses instead.

    by Matt Jenkins, Mar 12, 2001

  • Yellowstone's last stampede

    A visit to Yellowstone in winter leads to encounters with park employees eager for (and snowmobilers vehemently against) the coming banishment of snowmobiles from the national park.

    by Ben Long, Mar 12, 2001

  • Debate roars over quiet canyon

    Environmentalists say new rules restricting helicopter and airplane flights in the Grand Canyon still aren't enough to restore quiet, even as air-tour operators react with anger and lawsuits.

    by Terri Likens, Apr 23, 2001

  • Snowmobile ban stalled

    The Bush administration wants to "re-evaluate" Clinton's ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.

    by Jason Marsden, Jul 30, 2001

  • Rebuilding a road to prosperity

    Residents of Packwood, Wash., want to attract tourists with a rebuilt highway through Mount St. Helens National Monument, but conservationists and scientists say the road would impact wildlife and be dangerous and geologically unstable.

    by Mike Stark, Oct 08, 2001

  • Feds bail on snowmobile ban

    The National Park Service gives up on trying to ban snowmobiles from Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks

    by Ray Ring, Nov 25, 2002

  • Lift construction suspended

    Ski area improvements stalled in Yellowstone

    by Staff, Jan 24, 1994
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