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Public Comment Opens On Whether to Allow Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park

For the next month-and-a-half the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will be collecting your thoughts on whether uranium mining should be allowed near to Grand Canyon National Park, or whether the landscape should be protecting with a moratorium against hardrock mining.

Pipe Spring National Monument Will Celebrate Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month During March

During March the staff at Pipe Spring National Monument will be celebrating Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month with some great talks ranging from prehistoric pottery to blacksmithing and John Wesley Powell's explorations of the Southwest.

Seminars at Joshua Tree National Park Will Explore Mysteries of the Desert and Teach Survival Skills

Deserts are fascinating places, but they also can be harsh and deadly if you're not prepared. With that in mind, a series of programs coming to Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park next month can give you the information and tools to enjoy, and survive, the desert.

America's Great Outdoors Report Carries Lofty Goals That Need Widespread Support For Success

Though bold and lofty in its vision, with chapters devoted to youth, communities, both public and private lands, and heritage, the Obama administration's detailed report on how to reconnect the country to its outdoors landscape is threatened to be undercut by today's fiscal and political realities.