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In the News: Loss of Cougars in Yosemite National Park, "Uranium Rush" at Grand Canyon National Park

Critics of the National Park Service's mandate to conserve natural resources often say the national parks were not intended to be kept inside bell jars. And that's certainly not happening. Proof can be seen in how the loss of cougars is thought to be adversely affecting Yosemite National Park and the recent rush to find uranium near Grand Canyon National Park.

The Alter and the Pulpit in Zion National Park

The Alter and the Pulpit in Zion National Park; Ken Lund photo.

To go along with this week's Zion Park History story, I thought I'd track down a cool shot from the park for the photo of the week. I like the lighting in this shot. The upper right corner is blown out, but the rest of the frame is very nice. So many shots of parks are taken in the so called "golden hours" just after the sunrise, and just before sunset. These shots are beautiful, but there is still plenty of good opportunities for great shots in the middle of the day (like this one).

Ken Lund
Zion, Alter and Pulpit
  • By jersu - November 19th, 2007 12:29pm

RS2477 And the National Parks

The other day a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit that aimed to open Surprise Canyon in Death Valley National Park to ORV traffic. That post generated a lot of debate over the propriety of a road in that rugged canyon. Those who filed the lawsuit claimed they had a right to the road thanks to a Civil War-era statute known as R.S. 2477. Well, Death Valley isn't the only park that could suffer from this statute.

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