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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
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
Fear and adrenaline can cause a ranger to kill

The writer tries to understand what made a park ranger kill a tourist who refused to pay a fee

by Jim Stiles, Oct 03, 2005
Revealed — secret changes to park rules

The Park Service lands in hot water when Deputy Assistant Interior Secretary Paul Hoffman secretly rewrites the agency’s management manual, and the revision is leaked to the press

by Brodie Farquhar, Sep 19, 2005
The meeting of heaven and earth

A park ranger talks about the increasing practice of mourners scattering the ashes of loved ones outdoors in national parks.

by Paul Zaenger, Sep 05, 2005
The last I looked, national parks weren’t zoos

The writer wishes visitors to Glacier and other national parks would leave their animal-viewing list at home

by Becky Lomax, Jul 04, 2005
Revamped road to Chaco may be the park's ruin

Archaeologists are worried that a plan to upgrade the 16-mile gravel road to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico could lead to more tourism and possibly harm the park’s fragile ruins

by Laura Parkus, May 30, 2005
Mickey Moose and the West’s newest frontier

The writer says eco-tourism in Yellowstone might — just might — be a good thing

by John Clayton, Apr 11, 2005
Let's not ram more boats through the Grand Canyon

Even though the river is their livelihood, most river guides oppose the Park Service’s plan to increase the number of boats allowed in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

by Drifter Smith, Feb 21, 2005
Lawsuits swarm around Yellowstone snowmobiles

As soon as the National Park Service announced its new snowmobile rules – which slightly reduce the number of vehicles allowed in Yellowstone and Grand Teton – lawsuits began flying from both sides of the political divide

by Deanna Belch, Dec 20, 2004

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Results for keyword: Tourism And Recreation

Colorado River gets a recreation plan

Blood spills over a $14 camping fee

Fear and adrenaline can cause a ranger to kill

Revealed — secret changes to park rules

The meeting of heaven and earth

The last I looked, national parks weren’t zoos

Revamped road to Chaco may be the park's ruin

Mickey Moose and the West’s newest frontier

Let's not ram more boats through the Grand Canyon

Lawsuits swarm around Yellowstone snowmobiles

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