Federal land managers are coordinating their management of paleontological resources on public lands, a process designed to improve not just protection of fossils but also to provide for a consistent approach in inventorying and monitoring these resources.
A section of Assateague Island National Seashore's beachfront has been temporarily closed due to the presence of unexploded ordnance that has come to the surface there.
Too many people hoping to glimpse a closeup of what is considered the world's tallest tree, located in Redwood National and State Parks, have prompted the National Park Service to resort to a $5,000 fine and possible jail time to discourage the experience.
Barefoot, we carefully step onto a slate outcrop along the shore of Kejimkujik Lake and start looking for ancient Mi’kmaq images carved in the soft rock.
The New York Times recently published an article titled At Yosemite, A Preservation Plan That Calls For Chainsaws. The idea that we need to log the forest to create healthy forests in a national park is a major threat to the management policies of the National Park Service, which generally promotes natural ecological and evolutionary processes.
In the park’s continuing efforts to expand visitor access, effective Aug. 3 through Oct. 31, 2022, visitors with a day-use ticket will be able to drive the road corridor from Tower Junction to Slough Creek to park and hike, fish and watch wildlife.
During the peak summer season, hot weather causes elevated water temperatures that are stressful for coldwater fish such as trout. Fishing compounds this stress and hampers the fish’s ability to recover when caught and released.