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Man Arrested For Blowing Up Restroom at Saint Croix National Scenic River

At a time when budgets are tight for government agencies and citizens alike, it's a shame when senseless vandalism results in destruction of facilities intended for the common good. That was certainly the case at Saint Croix National Scenic River, where a pipe bomb was used to blow up a restroom.

Reglueing Prehistoric Pots at the National Park Service's Western Archaeological and Conservation Center

Conservators at the National Park Service's Western Archaeological and Conservation Center are partway through a three-year project to take apart, and then reglue, more than 600 prehistoric pots collected by archaeologists.

The Case of the Indian Trader: Billy Malone And the National Park Service Investigation At Hubbell Trading Post

In The Case of the Indian Trader, author Paul Berkowitz peels back the luminous outer skin of the National Park Service to reveal a dark and dysfunctional culture, one that by his accounts at times has placed itself above the law.

Report Raises Concerns Over How Colorado River Basin Dams Impact National Parks

Some of the most magnificent national parks of the Southwest owe their rugged beauty to the Colorado River and its tributaries. Unfortunately, dams that have sprung up along the river have changed the water flows in a way detrimental to these national parks, according to a report from the National Parks Conservation Association.