Results for keyword: National Park Service
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National Parks are truly under the gun
Reporter Ben Long says the evidence is on the ground: Our national parks aren't getting the money they need
by Ben Long, Apr 24, 2006 -
The bottom-line truth: We are protecting our parks
Acting Interior Department Secretary Lynn Scarlett says don't believe the stories: Our national parks are doing well.
by Lynn Scarlett, Apr 24, 2006 -
National Parks and the Woman's Voice
National Parks and the Woman’s Voice by Polly Welts Kaufman examines the role of women in the National Park Service
by Staff, Mar 20, 2006 -
Hunters could free Yellowstone bison
The writer decries the state-sponsored slaughter of Yellowstone’s bison and calls on hunters to get political
by Ray Ring, Feb 06, 2006 -
An ecosystem wanting for wolves
With the elk population at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park out of control, wildlife managers are considering bringing in four wolves to restore the balance
by Joshua Zaffos, Jan 23, 2006 -
Colorado River gets a recreation plan
The National Park Service’s new management plan for the Grand Canyon river corridor allows continued motorized access
by Jennie Lay, Jan 23, 2006 -
Bison aren’t Buicks, and other dangerous beliefs
The writer says bison aren’t Buicks and neither are domestic cows
by Linda M. Hasselstrom, Jan 16, 2006 -
The Latest Bounce
Who rewrote Park Service’s management policies?; judge permits building of U.S.-Mexico border fence; Superintendent David Hunsaker leaves Utah’s Escalante National Monument; judge says Forest Service blew his ruling out of proportion
by Jodi Peterson, Dec 26, 2005 -
Business booster still guides national park rules
Conservationists fear that the new National Park Service management policy will reduce environmental protection at the expense of commercial interests
by Brodie Farquhar, Nov 14, 2005 -
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
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