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17 National Park Campsites Closed Through September Because of Bears
15+ hour, 55+ min ago (464+ words) Voyageurs National Park is keeping 17 campsites, houseboat sites and day-use areas closed through the end of September because of continued bear activity across a group of islands in northern Minnesota. The National Park Service says the restrictions affect Dryweed Island…...
Yellowstone Superintendent Sholly steps into a nonprofit role after 8 years
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (215+ words) Later this month, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly will step down after eight years in the position. He will be stepping into the role of chief operating officer for the nonprofit conservation group the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation…...
Yellowstone superintendent Cam Sholly stepping down after nearly 30 years in service to national parks
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (431+ words) YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly is leaving his post later this month, ending a nearly 30-year career in the federal government. According to a release, Sholly will become the chief operating officer for the National Fish…...
In 1881, Yosemite carved a stagecoach tunnel through the trunk of a giant sequoia more than 2,000 years old, and the Wawona Tunnel Tree became the park's most photographed attraction — it stood 88 more years, collapsed under heavy snow in 1969, and the park never carved another tree
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (22+ words) A 2,300-year-old sequoia survived millennia only to be hollowed out for tourists — a choice that would haunt conservation ethics for decades....
Quapaw Nation launches "comprehensive" investigation into bison deaths
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (93+ words) QUAPAW, Okla. (KOKH) — Tribal leaders say they are continuing to search for answers as they investigate the loss of several bison from their herd. Earlier this month, the Quapaw Nation announced that it was looking into what caused the deaths…...
Conservation groups press to fund national park maintenance
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (283+ words) A landmark law and one of the country’s largest sources of funding for maintenance and repair on public lands expired last year and now, a coalition of environmental groups is pressing Congress to restore it. Committees in both the House…...
Bison become cinematographers in new documentary
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (651+ words) A bison’s shaggy beard hangs in the top of the frame as a calf sleeps in the sun. The camera lilts slightly from one side to another as the scraggly fur moves up and down, up and down, attached to…...
New film reveals recovery of bison migrations
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1180+ words) “What Bison See: Restoring Yellowstone’s Lost … A new wildlife documentary gives an unprecedented view into how Yellowstone bison recovered from near-extinction and relearned to migrate. “What Bison See: Restoring Yellowstone’s Lost Migrations” features exclusive footage from the first high-definition camera…...
Crowds stressing Wyoming national parks
1+ week, 5+ day ago (407+ words) Grand Teton, Yellowstone and other national parks saw visitation numbers back at pre-pandemic highs this summer. At the most popular parks, visitors had to navigate long lines, noise, packed parking lots and throngs of other tourists. Michael Childers, author of…...
The National Parks Where Bison Block The Road
1+ week, 6+ day ago (819+ words) WorldAtlas There's a unique American traffic phenomenon known as a bison jam, a term used by rangers. It occurs when a two-thousand-pound bison decides to stand in the middle of the road, creating a queue that can last up to…...