Theodore Roosevelt National Park is not immune to effects of the Bakken oil boom.
National Park Service
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Navajo election shakes up Grand Canyon development plans
How will the tribe’s new president handle the controversial Escalade project?
Posted inApril 10, 2015: Strangers in a Strange Land
A wanderer’s guide to Western public lands
Cow patties, extraterrestrials and binoculars can help you figure out where you are.
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On the road with America’s sightseers
A photographer looks at three decades of tourism.
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Who should manage Grand Teton’s private inholdings?
A dead wolf and jurisdictional confusion in an iconic national park.
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Bison to be reintroduced in Banff, new plans for Yellowstone herd
Promising developments percolate in two North American parks.
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California state parks’ blueprint for a more diverse future
Plans to overhaul park system, appeal to communities of color.
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An international street artist goes tagging in Joshua Tree
The latest in a string of graffiti incidents in national parks.
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A murky bill for national park waterways
A Yellowstone paddling bill raises hopes, suspicions.
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The technique that’s revolutionizing aquatic science
Looking for brook trout? Try environmental DNA.
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For public lands, massive protections in defense bill
But not all conservation groups think the gains are worth the losses.
Posted inOctober 27, 2014: Defuse the West
Defuse the West
Public-land employees are easy targets for a violent, government-hating fringe.
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Roots of rebellion: A forum
Four experts discuss threats to federal public-lands employees and where we go from here.
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The privatization of public campground management
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