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I would have liked to see some reporting here beyond the press release. Why is PEER doing this? Why now? Has something changed? Do they have a relationship with the litigants working against the ranchers? Do they have a relationship with the Seashore? More importantly, does it make sense to compare these ranch agreements with private-sector leases?

Feb 13th - 17:00pm | Judy Austin

Make them pay like everyone else

The Battle For The Skies Over National Parks Drags On

Feb 14th - 12:02pm | A. Johnson

"These sites are our relatives and as important to us as any church, synagogue, or temple to the outside world #1. Where's the archeological evidence that modern Navajos are descended from the builders or original occupants of the cliffdwellers?

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Feb 13th - 16:51pm | Kurt Repanshek

Sorry Bill, it's only available as an app.

Feb 13th - 16:42pm | Bill B

This link comes up as not available... any update on where to get this besides on my phone?

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Feb 13th - 12:46pm | Amber L Walton

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Operational Changes At Bent's Old Fort Draw Concerns

Feb 13th - 09:39am | Twinmom

I understand safety concerns, but what has been extremely frustrating is the complete lack of TRANSPARENCY in making the changes. It has only been AFTER changes were made and AFTER the public outcry, that any statement was made by park administration.

Feb 6th - 16:36pm | Say What?

This is the exact mochismo mindset that alllows for serious accidents and what evidence do you have to show that your statments are true? Nooone hurt, animal injury-in the ammount of tie the site has been open I find it very unlikley....

Feb 6th - 12:23pm | In the Know

There are SERIOUS safety issues at the Fort, and a serious or fatal accident is only a matter of time. The closures are appropriate and overdue. Multiple additions have been made to the Fort over the years without an understanding of the load bearing capacity of various suport structures and walls.

Feb 6th - 12:11pm | Mather Forever

Kudos to the park manager who is making decisions totoall within his discretion. Amazing we can't have a park superintendent do something basic like this without getting lambasted by a 25 year volunteer who doesn't need to stay if he doesn't approve of the decision. Nothing nanny state about this as I read it. Just a guy doing his job.

Feb 6th - 09:57am | Loui

Safety safety safety. Was somene hurt? Was an ainimal injured? Did the SPCA or OSHA come in and find the animals were kept in an "unsafe" condition? Or is the new boss using safteyism to cover for his agenda (whatever that might be)?

Study Says Barely Half Of Americans Get Outside For Recreation

Feb 10th - 17:23pm | charles klein

a lot of what was said about working so many hours dose have a lot to do with outside our homes people get tired and when they get home they want to sit down and rest or even go to bed some times

National Park Service Raises Prospect Of Reopening Businesses Along Blue Ridge Parkway

Feb 9th - 17:09pm | Ben Thompson

I'm pretty sure there's no way an individual, or corporation, could run any of these properties and see a profit at the end of the year. The cost of doing business within the rules and regulations of the nps, along with finding reliable employees within the remote areas of which they are located, would be near impossible nowadays.

Feb 7th - 14:27pm | Ben of Virginia

I loved the Otter Creek Restaurant. It was next to a stream and campground. It was nice to go camping and have breakfast at the restaurant. I sure miss it.

Most Overlooked National Park System Units

Feb 9th - 15:54pm | Erik Greve, The...

Yes, a fascinating place!

Feb 9th - 15:53pm | Erik Greve, The...

Yes, a fascinating place!

Feb 2nd - 09:49am | Lee Dalton

El Morro National Monument in New Mexico is a REAL gem!

Feb 1st - 16:59pm | Pancho

Beautiful photos!

National Park Service Proposes To Replace Aged Railroad Ballast Bridge At Grand Canyon

Feb 9th - 10:21am | A. Johnson

Not sure why we have to have all this paperwork just to replace a simply bridge. Sure, ensure the histoical accuracy as best as possible while getting the job done, but it's just not a NATIONAL concern deserving of a EIS-type review/treatment.

Walking with George

Feb 9th - 10:18am | A. Johnson

Nice article. History is so fascinating, and exasperating. One must always view history through the lens of the times--not OUR times, but the times in which the events occurred. Thanks for the story.

National Park Service Considering New North Entrance Road For Yellowstone

Feb 8th - 20:18pm | bob1492

Pancho, you're trying too hard.

Feb 7th - 12:20pm | A. Johnson

National parks are supposed to be preserved unimpared for future generations. No, that's never been the mission of the NPS. It might be YOUR desired mission, but it is not OUR collective mission or vision for our nat'l pakrs.

Feb 7th - 10:20am | Parkie2008

Pancho,

Feb 7th - 09:58am | Kurt Repanshek

OK, we're moving on from this conversation over politics. I think the bases have been covered.

Feb 7th - 09:22am | John C Armstrong

When will one of these articels have a map showing the three I work at Roosevelt Lodge since 2015 and was there during the June 2022 Flood. Also wonder what is the plan to rebuild the Lost Lake Trail that started behind Roosevelt Lodge.

Feb 7th - 09:06am | Pancho

"Sorry, Poncho, I was referring to YOUR neighborhood, wherever that is. How about a moratorium on road construction EVERYWHERE? Would you be willing to live with that?" This is whataboutism and a reductio ad absurdum. Please stick to the topic, Mr. Dalton, and end your attempts to distract away from the subject: roads in national parks.

Feb 6th - 22:13pm | Mike B.

Well said, Lee.

Feb 6th - 19:27pm | Lee Dalton

Sorry, Poncho, I was referring to YOUR neighborhood, wherever that is. How about a moratorium on road construction EVERYWHERE? Would you be willing to live with that? You also posted : (And even if cars are electric, building them and mining rare earth metals also emits CO2, and a sizable portion of the electricity they run on is generated by coal-fired powerplants.)

Feb 6th - 17:10pm | Pancho

"I bet that if the road from your house to your favorite grocery store or other places you need or want to travel to was closed instead of being properly maintained, you'd be singing a different song."

Feb 6th - 14:25pm | Vic

When in the history of earth has the climate NOT been in a constant state of change?

Feb 6th - 09:50am | Lee Dalton

Pancho, I am very much aware of climate change and fully support sensible measures to try to combat its terrible effects. But at the same time, let's try to work together to ensure that we don't alienate other people whose support is needed now more than ever.

Feb 5th - 09:23am | Pancho

Mr. Dalton: How can you see the construction of a new road in a national park as "a good idea"? Do you not care about the extential threat of climate change?

Feb 5th - 09:22am | Pancho

No mention in this article of "climate change," although I do see a header on this site titled "Climate Change and the Parks." Is the NPS talk about climate change only lip service?

Feb 5th - 08:32am | Lee Dalton

This is really a good idea. That north entrance road has been a challenge ever since it was built. During my first summer as a seasonal ranger in YELL, a rockfall stranded me overnight in Gardiner as I was trying to return to Norris from a trip to Cisco Hot Spring. Spent a cold rainy night trying to sleep in the back of my International Harvester Scout. (Anyone remember those things?)

Pruning the Parks: Millerton Lake Recreation Area, 1945-1957

Feb 7th - 22:25pm | Katie Squire

Carla Wittenburg-Porath,

The SWEAT Crew Keep the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in Shape Through Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Feb 7th - 18:42pm | Leland Barkell

I'd love to be a part of the crew. Experienced long distance hiker. I have carried 60lb + many times. I consider working as my vacation.

Fish And Wildlife Service Declines To Place Gray Wolves Under ESA, Opts For National Recovery Plan

Feb 6th - 22:09pm | Mike B.

Is this the same Wyoming wildlife department that fought tooth and nail to prevent the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone? And which classifies wolves in most of Wyoming as predators that can be shot at any time without a license?

Feb 6th - 11:12am | Kurt Repanshek

Well, from the devil's advocate's position, the USFWS has had quite a few of its wolf decisions overruled by courts. It'd be interesting to see exactly what the number is.

Feb 6th - 10:54am | A. Johnson

So, killing 560 wolves doesn't affect Idahp's (sic) wolf population in any significant way? I'd love to see the evidence supporting such a claim. From the FWS report itself:

Feb 6th - 10:44am | Anonymous

Nice try, but you've failed to read my statement. Here's the part you missed: "which largely follows the science-based conclusions gathered by the Wyoming G&F," Read the Wyoming G&F report, then comment. And correcting typos in ONLINE POSTS seems to be a pasttime of yours...good for you!

Feb 6th - 01:12am | Mike B.

A. Johnson said, "not (sic) do wolf hunts affect wolf populations in any significant way." But according to the article, "In 2022 and 2023 alone, Idaho hunters and trappers killed more than 560 wolves." So, killing 560 wolves doesn't affect Idahp's wolf population in any significant way? I'd love to see the evidence supporting such a claim.

Feb 5th - 10:18am | A. Johnson

The decision, announced Friday, spurred wide-ranging criticism from conservationists. Who of course, began fundraising efforts based on their sky-is-falling scare tactics within hours of the FWS report..

Mammoth Cave Continues To Surprise With Fossilized Sharks

Feb 6th - 12:31pm | Mike Huggins

Follow-up to my earlier comment today. In case of any feedback to my comment, I forgot my email address: [email protected] My "bonafides" (as George Clooney said it in "Oh Brother Where Art Thou"): https://www.flickr.com/photos/79475348@N03/albums/72157644301124792/

Feb 6th - 12:26pm | Kurt Repanshek

See if this helps:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9rz2v701

Feb 6th - 12:21pm | Mike Huggins

Hi - Are these finds and species designations (of the PRI) presented in reviewed journals? I don't see any citations here (maybe I'm missing the link). I see lots of journalist/news articles about these but would like to see the journal citations.

Microscopic Plastics Adding To Pollution Load In Western National Parks

Feb 6th - 00:05am | Yup

Where are the sources for any of the data shown? What good are these graphs if theres not database or organization associated with out it was collected?

Remains Of Man Who Went Missing At Mesa Verde National Park Found

Feb 4th - 22:33pm | Anne Mxx

This man was an avid hiker. To go missing without a trace and to be found less than 5 miles away and 7 years later..,there's something not right.

Warm Temperatures Disrupt Wolf-Moose Studies At lsle Royale National Park

Feb 4th - 11:12am | A. Johnson

Worries that the lack of an apex predator would lead to a boom in the moose population that in turn would over-browse island vegetation led to a 2018 decision to bring up to 30 wolves to the island. Some came from Minnesota, some from Canada.

PEER: NPS Remains Plagued By Low Morale, Rising Attrition

Feb 3rd - 17:20pm | Caden Wilson

I'd like to point out that these stats are skewed high because seasonals are not invited to take the employee surveys. They were also not invited to the NPS "All-staff" morale meeting in January of 2024.

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