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  • 'The more protection we have, the better'

    Death Valley environmental specialist Dick Anderson defends the Desert Protection Act as necessary to save wild lands.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, May 24, 1999

  • The last weird place: Can rangers and desert rats coexist in Death Valley?

    Eccentric desert rats and clean-cut park rangers sometimes meet in a culture clash over how to manage one of the hottest, driest and strangest places in North America - Death Valley National Park.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, May 24, 1999

  • Officials seek the "complete' Canyonlands

    Canyonlands Superintendent Walt Dabney has proposed to more than double the park's size by redrawing its boundaries along natural features.

    by Lisa Church, Mar 29, 1999

  • Yellowstone soft on safety

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Yellowstone National Park for violating safety regulations for its employees.

    by Christopher Smith, Mar 01, 1999

  • Fees feed volunteers

    Beleaguered by budget cuts, the Park Service is trying to use increased user fees to create volunteer programs like the Public Lands Corps, to help with trail building and other maintenance projects.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Feb 01, 1999

  • Scientists get a free ride

    Rocky Mountain National Park officials are getting a lot of flak for permitting a crew of soil scientists to helicopter their way into a wilderness study area.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Dec 07, 1998

  • Next: Grand Teton International?

    In Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park officials and environmentalists are battling airline representatives who want to expand the runway at the Jackson Hole Airport, which is located inside the park.

    by Rachel Odell, Oct 26, 1998

  • Congress drags its feet on Baca Ranch deal

    Congress is slow to act on the chance to purchase and protect New Mexico's Valles Caldera - also known as the Baca Ranch.

    by Deborah Begel, Aug 03, 1998

  • Extinct volcano is up for grabs

    Northern New Mexico's Valles Caldera is for sale, and many think the world's largest extinct volcano ought to become the nation's next national park.

    by Michael J. Robinson, Aug 03, 1998

  • A lively memoir out of the National Park Service

    Bill Everhart's "Take Down Flag & Feed Horses" offers a refreshing view of life with the National Park Service, especially in Yellowstone National Park.

    by Ed Marston, Jun 22, 1998
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