NPS to hold sessions about management plan, environmental assessment for former Japanese American WWII prison site TULELAKE, California –The National Park Service has released the Tule Lake Unit General Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for public review and comment. The plan provides long-term guidance for...
Resolution of pipeline protests rooted in U.S. history by Paul VanDelever for High Country News “We have seen that the white man does not take his religion any more seriously than his laws, that he keeps both of them just behind him, like Helpers, to...
Diversity issues could be addressed as NPS works through harassment, work environment (NOTE: Clicking on most images will launch a full-sized viewer). by Glenn Nelson Three days removed from her courageous, stomach-churning testimony before a Congressional oversight committee, Kelly Martin was more in her element...
Bears Ears, Gold Butte continue trend of relevant monuments by Glenn Nelson Obama’s Vision President Obama has established 25 national monuments and expanded several others – 17 have cultural significance to disenfranchised Americans: Bears Ears (UT): Sacred tribal land, jointly managed by tribes. Belmont-Paul Women’s...
The Buffalo Soldiers played a key role in the early development and management of our national parks, and their story provides a key connection between communities of color and our public lands. In an effort to strengthen this connection, the National Park Service is conducting...
The National Parks reached their centennial facing myriad challenges that threaten their next 100 years, ranging from climate change, funding woes and even a lack of diversity in park visitation and workforce. This episode of West Obsessed features a discussion of those issues, recently covered...
