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    Yellowstone snowmobile crowd may hit limit

    The winter influx of snowmobiles into Yellowstone creates problems.

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    Road plan gets rough reception

    A Forest Service plan to close roads made by all-terrain vehicles provokes angry reaction from ATV users.

  • Book Reviews

    Enjoyment enough to kill

    The Wild Muir: Twenty-two of John Muir's Greatest Adventures is a delightful anthology of Muir's writings.

  • Essays

    Easy does it: A sport to make your blood run slow

    Ice fishing is an ideal winter sport for those who like to take it easy.

  • News

    Are bears de-fenceless?

    Roads closed to protect grizzlies are easily used by ORVers in Idaho.

  • Book Reviews

    Rocky Mountain Naturalist

    Radiant Days: Writings by Enos Mills contains essays by the "Father of Rocky Mountain National Park."

  • Book Reviews

    War on wheels

    Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance says off-road vehicles are damaging Utah wildlands.

  • News

    Mount Usher-in-More

    Mount Rushmore plans a huge new parking lot to handle increased visitation.

  • Related Stories

    An urban park is surrounded by controversy

    Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque, N.M., faces pressure from the surrounding city.

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    Who will run the new Park Service?

    Reorganization of the Park Service will change the management of individual parks.

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    A trial run at Glacier

    During Gil Lusk's tenure as Glacier's superintendent, he worked hard at communitiy planning.

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    For the white and well-to-do

    Raising entrance fees may discourage minorities from visiting parks.

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    Parks as cash cows

    Concessionaires make huge profits from parks.

  • Feature

    Shrink to fit: National Park Service may be downsized and reorganized

    National Park Service faces mammoth reorganization.

  • Book Reviews

    Say what?

    Park Service considers procedural changes and asks advice about de-jargonizing.

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