Just a few days after our country’s federally managed public lands conduct one of their biggest celebrations of the year, they could be staring into a financial abyss that will negatively impact their health for years. Saturday, Sept. 26 is National Public Lands Day, meaning...
The National Park Service toughened smoking prohibitions in its national parks by including electronic smoking devices. Vapor exhaled from electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) contains nicotine at a level roughly one-tenth of that found in second-hand smoke, the park service said....
Obscured by Tuesday’s massive, annual pass giveaway to American fourth graders and their families, the Obama administration also sent a bill, the National Park Service Centennial Act, to Congress that could mean a $1.5 billion infusion to the perennially resource-strapped park service on the verge...
On Sept. 1, families of fourth graders in the U.S. hit a lottery of sorts. As part of President Obama’s “Every Kid in a Park” initiative, all fourth-grade students and their families will receive a year’s access to national park and other federally managed lands....
by Glenn Nelson It must be nice being a white columnist for The New York Times, able to outfit yourself and your daughter with the equipment and food necessary to hike 210 miles, freely travel to the Pacific Crest Trail, and not have to fret...
Above: Headlamps from climbers are visible on the side of Mount Rainier (Glenn Nelson photo). Entrance fees are waived on Tuesday, Aug. 25, for all 408 National Park Service units, for Founder’s Day, celebrating the park service’s 99th birthday. Fees also will waived on two...
