Results for keyword: national parks
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Selling what's priceless is the nuttiest idea of all
Some Western legislators want to sell off our public lands -- an idea that is not only impractical, but contrary to the desires of most Westerners.
by Jeff Welsch, May 09, 2012 -
How developers and businessmen cash in on Grand Canyon overflights
An air-tour businessman and Italian developers become deeply enmeshed in the politics of tiny Tusayan, Ariz., part of a plan to profit from the nearby Grand Canyon.
by John Dougherty, Jun 12, 2011 -
Live fee or die
User fees for public land keep rising, even as campground hours and services are cut.
by David Feela, Sep 15, 2010 -
Our best idea
A family trip out West in 1959, when he was 9 years old, inspired Dayton Duncan to make a new documentary series with Ken Burns, called The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.
by Ray Ring , Sep 13, 2009 -
The lands less traveled are a treat
The National Landscape Conservation System allows adventurous tourists to experience beautiful, remote landscapes far from the nearest souvenir store.
by Jodi Peterson, Jun 15, 2009 -
Sci-fi conservation
Enviros create force-fields around national parks. Also: Recovery Act funds are coming to BLM lands in the Western states.
by Ray Ring , May 20, 2009 -
Two weeks in the West
EPA stymies California’s attempt to cut tailpipe emissions; the West is growing but not sure where its next meal or drink of water will come from; increasing amounts of ammonium – and guns – in the parks; avalanche fatalities are up.
by Sarah Gilman and Jodi Peterson, Jan 21, 2008 -
Quest for darkness
Chad Moore and the members of the Park Service Night Sky Team keep an eye on the stars in the nation’s parks and monuments.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Dec 10, 2007 -
Natural diversity
Wayne Hare, a black park ranger, talks about the importance of diversity for the future of the West
by Wayne Hare, Jul 23, 2007 -
Our public lands should reflect white, black and brown
Wayne Hare, a black park ranger, talks about the importance of diversity for the future of the West.
by Wayne Hare, Jul 17, 2007






