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- White Sands officially becomes the 62nd national park Fri, 27 Dec 19, 5:30amLast week, President Donald Trump signed legislation, seen here, designating White Sands National Park as the 62nd national park. Since 1933, the country’s largest gypsum dunefield has been a national monument. The recent...
- A Geological Perspective of Wildfires Tue, 31 Jul 18, 11:57pmGuest essay by David Middleton Warning: This is a long post, >5,200 words. Introduction This post was inspired by Anthony Watts’ recent post about wildfires and their unwillingness to cooperate with the Gorebal...
- Go glamping with views of the Statue of Liberty on NYCs Governors Island Fri, 13 Jul 18, 3:00amA new glamping destination has popped up in an unlikely location — a 172-acre island just across the river from New York City’s Statue of Liberty. Launched by Denver-based Collective Retreats on Governors Island, the...
- Trump administration wants to allow "extreme and cruel" hunting methods in Alaska Thu, 24 May 18, 5:00amDonald Trump's administration is angling to amend hunting regulations for national preserves in Alaska, and not for the better. Announced this week, the proposed changes would reverse Obama-era rules that forbid hunting...
- The majority of the National Park Service board just resigned Thu, 18 Jan 18, 5:40amThe majority of the 12-person National Park System Advisory Board (NPSAB) resigned this week because President Donald Trump's Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke was unwilling to meet with them, according to NPR...
- Are the glaciers in Glacier National Park growing? Wed, 20 Sep 17, 10:00pmBy Roger Roots, J.D., Ph.D., Founder, Lysander Spooner University www.lysanderspooneruniversity.com Glacier National Park (GNP) straddles the continental divide along Montana’s border with Canada. Ever since Al Gore’s...
- White House kills ban on bottled water at National Parks Fri, 18 Aug 17, 11:36pmThe Trump administration has put the kibosh on a six-year-old ban on selling bottled water at some national parks. The National Park Service announced on Wednesday that, effectively immediately, parks like the Grand Canyon...
- NPS offers $5K reward for information about beloved white wolf shot in Yellowstone Tue, 16 May 17, 12:57amThere are only three white wolves known to reside in Yellowstone National Park. But one of them, a 12-year-old alpha female, was recently mortally wounded from a gunshot and had to be put down by park staff. Park superintendent...
- LA opens new Backbone Trail with 67 uninterrupted miles of mountain hiking Sat, 18 Jun 16, 4:00amThere are more nature getaways in Los Angeles than you might expect. Forget beaches - we're talking miles of mountain hiking trails. Los Angeles is unique because it's bisected by the Santa Monica Mountains, and now residents...
- Death Valley springs to life with millions of flowers in rare ‘super bloom’ Thu, 25 Feb 16, 7:09amDeath Valley is one of those places in the world that’s appropriately named. The hottest place on earth, this desert frequently heats up to temperatures around 120 degrees. Yet this spring, it’s home to a sudden explosion...
- Iconic Airstream gets a magnificent revamp to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial Thu, 28 Jan 16, 1:00amWhile we’ve seen many great Airstreams on Inhabitat, this trailer has a special place in our heart because it’s designed to pay tribute to our nation’s parks...
- Cut new national parks, says group backed by Koch brothers Wed, 8 Jul 15, 11:30pmThe National Park Service operations budget has been cut 80 percent or nearly $190 million, in the last 4 years alone, but that's not enough for a group backed by the Charles G Koch Charitable Foundation...
- Please Help Save This Colony of Cats Fri, 13 Jun 14, 4:30amA colony of cats in Plumb Beach, Brooklyn has been tagged for demolition, and local animal rights activists are working to save them or to at least buy a little time to find them new homes...
- Unexplained Human-Swallowing Holes Suddenly Appear in National Park Sand Dunes Wed, 30 Apr 14, 4:00amThe Park Service has to close down portions of parks all the time for wide range of reasons, but this is the first time we have heard of one being shut down because it can swallow a person whole...
- Unexplained Holes Capable of Swallowing a Human Appear at National Park Sand Dunes Tue, 29 Apr 14, 8:00pmThe Park Service has to close down portions of parks all the time for wide range of reasons, but this is the first time we have heard of one being shut down because it can swallow a person whole...