Above: Howard Lake in Washington state (NPS photo) NOTE: The following is a release from the office of Sen. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle. After that is my original story, which provides some context to this development. State Senator Pramila Jayapal joined Washington state leaders and...
Above: A pika sounds the alarm near Lake Ann in the North Cascades (photo by Glenn Nelson) The bottom line for promoting diversity and inclusion in the outdoors is imbuing the impending nonwhite majority in the U.S. with a sense of stewardship about our planet....
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...
(NOTE: This story, originally published on June 25, was updated on Aug. 12). by Glenn Nelson Many national parks in the West opened access and facilities much earlier than usual this year because of record-low snowpack, widely attributed to climate change. (NOTE: Clicking on an...
