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America's Deadliest National Park Site Just Quietly Suspended Its Dive Team
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (281+ words) Paired with an abundance of visitors and boating opportunities, Lake Mead in Nevada is one of America's deadliest national park sites. Now, as the peak summer season kicks into high gear, the National Park Service (NPS) has suspended its recovery…...
Colorado Just Suffered Its First Bear Attack of 2026 After a Hiker Was Stalked for 30 Minutes
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (817+ words) A black bear attacked and subsequently stalked a Colorado hiker in Apex Park, a wilderness area in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, on Sunday, June 21. The incident marks the state's'first reported bear attack of the season, and wildlife experts…...
Kilian Jornet Is Taking On His Biggest Challenge Yet: Getting Americans to Care About Public Lands
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (1458+ words) Catalan ultrarunner Kilian Jornet was jogging up the slopes of 14, 021-foot Wilson Peak in Colorado's San Juan Range this past September when he saw an abandoned mining cart sitting against the rocks. Jornet, who was ascending all of the peaks…...
A New Film Explores Conservatives Who Fight for Conservation
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (1115+ words) Jessica Moerman, an evangelical preacher based in Washington D. C. , believes it's the duty of everyone to care for the Earth. Ray Gaesser, a farmer from Corning, Iowa believes the health of the planet impacts his livelihood. Benji Backer, a 28-year-old conservation…...
Colorado's Wolf Reintroduction Hasn't Gone to Plan. Are the New Midnight Cowboys Its Last Hope?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1908+ words) The wolf sounded off again, and the men took off'not away from the wolf, but toward it. The chase was on. The two riders were on foot, fighting through thick brush, letting the wolf's keening guide the way. They were…...
Fewer People Are Dying in National Parks. The Ones Who Do Tend to Share This Trait.
3+ week, 1+ day ago (386+ words) In 2025, 198 people died at National Park Service (NPS) sites across the United States, according to a recent NPS report. But one demographic accounted for the vast majority of those deaths, representing 83 percent of all reported fatalities: men. Every year, the…...
A New Map Grades How Your Lawmakers Voted on National Parks and Public Lands Issues
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (721+ words) Over the last year, the Trump administration implemented sweeping changes to public lands, from stripping protections and opening areas to oil and gas drilling, to laying off thousands of federal government workers on the frontlines. Now, a new tool aims…...
After Recent National Park Bear Attacks, Zinkie Wants to Delist Grizzlies. Experts Say It Won't Help.
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (612+ words) After two bear attacks in national parks left one hiker dead and two others injured, Montana Republican Representative Ryan Zinke is calling for the federal government to remove grizzly bears from the'Endangered Species List. Some conservationists say the move is…...
Dozens of Vultures Were Illegally Dumped in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Feds Want Answers.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (305+ words) The National Park Service is searching for whoever dumped the bodies of dozens of federally protected black vultures in Great Smoky Mountains National Park early last month. "On April 6 at approximately noon, Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers reported a…...
How Do We Save Our National Parks? Keep Them Crowded As Hell.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (748+ words) A decade later, and there's been no respite for the burden of tourists in Yosemite'or any of the other most popular parks in the national park system. Today, visiting a major national park without reservations, permits, or backup plans feels…...