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Whitebark Pine Listed As A Threatened Species Under ESA

Whitebark pines, majestic trees that grow across Western national parks and feed birds and bears and serve as living snow fences, are at risk of disappearing due to disease, beetle attacks, and climate change and deserve protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday.

Petition Asks National Park Service To Restore Winter Access To Paradise

A petition drive seeking to reopen mid-week access to Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park questions whether the National Park Service is going to exacerbate weekend crowding in the park with the mid-week closure, and questions whether park staff took "into account the impact of this closure on the winter recreation community?"

Photography In The National Parks: Getting Great Smartphone Shots – Part 2

The smartphone camera is an amazing piece of technology and people are coming home from their national park trips with some really cool shots. In this Part 2 continuation, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson provides more tips and techniques on how to make the most of your own smartphone camera for great park images that don’t look like a run-of-the-mill snapshot.

A "Blue Hour" Morning Panorama At Tipsoo Lake, Mount Rainier National Park

Blue hour landscape of Tipsoo Lake and Mount Rainier underneath a sky of clouds with visible rain coming down, Mount Rainier National Park

"Blue Hour" doesn't really last an hour, but it's that time just before sunrise or just after sunset, when shades of purple, blue, and mauve bathe the sky and landscape. The Tipsoo Lake overlook at Mount Rainier National Park is one of the popular stops to view "The Mountain." Although this spot has been photographed numerous times, the changes of light, shadow, weather, and seasons always create a new view.

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UPDATE | National Park Service Broadens Tribal Involvement In Stewardship Of Parks

The National Park Service is moving to strengthen "the role of American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, Alaska Natives entities, and the Native Hawaiian Community in federal land management," a development that Park Service Director Chuck Sams said "will help ensure tribal governments have an equal voice in the planning and management" of the park system.

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