Posts Tagged ‘National Parks’
Congress Approves Big Public Lands Package, With Local Impacts
President Lyndon Johnson created the Land and Water Conservation Fund so that we would have the most extensive network of open spaces in the world to hunt, fish, hike, swim and play. But the fund was not extended by congress and it expired in September of last year. As of Tuesday however, the fund is…
Read MoreNational Parks, Including Washington’s, Heating at Alarming Rate, New Climate Study Says
A new study finds temperatures are rising twice as fast in national parks as they are in the rest of the country and could increase 16 degrees over the next century if climate change isn’t abated. Correspondent Eric Tegethoff talked with the study’s author.
Read MoreFrom Olympics to Cascades – National Forests Release Draft of Mountain Goat Management Plan
Mountain goats are not native to the Olympics. They are however native to the Cascades and a plan is nearing completion to relocate them from one mountain range to another. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreNational Parks Fear More Layoffs As Interior Dept. Secretary Zinke Continues To Reshape The Dept.
Defenders of America’s national parks are sounding the alarm after last month’s dismissal of Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk. They say more dominoes are likely to fall as Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department roots out staff members who are committed to conservation. Dan Langager has more.
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