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    Is the Jackson Hole airport "doomed'?

    Larry Rockefeller says the Jackson Hole airport is doomed because of a "reverter clause' in his family's agreement with the park.

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    Custer Association's last stand

    The Park Service severs ties with the Custer Battlefield Historical and Museum Association after a confrontation over the name of the park, and the group's refusal to sell Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

  • News

    Critics say big jets and national parks don't mix

    Proposed expansion at Jackson's stimulates discussion of FAA regulations for flying over national parks.

  • Book Reviews

    Gould group gears up

    An advocacy group forms to fight off a proposed ski resort on Seven Utes Mountain, west of Fort Collins, Colo.

  • News

    Too many tourists

    Tourism is crowding Utah's parks.

  • News

    Walking to the Wheel

    A Forest Service management plan for a Native American ceremonial ground seems to be working.

  • Essays

    Free the paper pushers!

    Park Service seasonal tries to cut the bureaucracy from his job.

  • Book Reviews

    Fat tires

    The second annual Fat Tire mountainbiking festival is held in Socorro, N.M.

  • News

    Climbers bedevil tower

    Climbers are leaving their marks on Devil's Tower.

  • Book Reviews

    Does the ski industry pay enough?

    A GAO report shows ski industry payments for use of public lands.

  • Book Reviews

    Rails with trails

    The Rails to Trails Conservancy says that trails can be built next to active rail lines.

  • Book Reviews

    Great Basin Adventures

    Several Great Basin trips are available.

  • News

    Glacially slow sewage study angers tourists

    Several back-country chalets close at Glacier National Park due to sewage problems.

  • News

    County says Hell, No

    County residents say "no' to a proposal to make Hells Canyon a national park .

  • Book Reviews

    Dune the Right Thing in Oregon

    ORVs may be banned from Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

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