UW symposium to examine climate change in National Parks
The University of Wyoming will host a panel discussion Thursday on how climate change can impact planning and management at national parks. Researchers from around the world will discuss how...
View ArticleGroup says fracking could harm parks
An advocacy group is warning that fracking could cause air pollution and other problems in national parks. Sharon Mader with the National Parks Conservation Association says they’re concerned that...
View ArticleClosed parks ticket unlawful visitors
Trespassing citations have been issued to several people attempting to enter Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks since the federal government shutdown closed the parks. Yellowstone spokesman Al...
View ArticleNational Parks Bring In Millions For Wyoming
A report by the National Park Service indicates that parks are major economic drivers for surrounding communities. The report shows that park visitation generated more than $700 million in Wyoming in...
View ArticleNational Parks Could See More Money
President Obama wants to add 55 million dollars to the National Park Service budget, including ten million dollars to get parks ready for their centennial celebration in 2016. John Garder with the...
View ArticleHow The National Parks Can Save Our View Of The Stars
An exhibit opening this weekend at the University of Wyoming Art Museum is among the first major displays of astrophotography as art. ‘Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography’ is a dazzling...
View ArticleState Scrambles To Fix Wolf Plan
This week a federal judge placed Wyoming’s wolves back on the endangered species list after ruling that the state’s management plan did not offer adequate protection for the wolves. The plan that the...
View ArticleGrand Teton National Park Proposes Increase In Fees
Grand Teton National Park is joining up with a National Parks initiative that would raise the cost of entrance fees. The proposal would double the price of a 7-day entrance fee to access both Grand...
View ArticleDevils Tower Has A New Superintendent
A 27 year veteran of the National Park Service has been selected to be the new Superintendent of Devils Tower National Monument. Tim Reid has spent the last six years working as the Chief Ranger at...
View ArticleNew Map App To Help Birders Flock To Best Wyoming Viewing
When Community Naturalist Zach Hutchinson moved to Wyoming three years ago, he had trouble finding updated guide books for where to find the best places in the state to view birds. So in his spare...
View ArticleBrief Government Shutdowns Impact National Parks
Several illegal actions took place within national parks during the three-day government shutdown in January. In Zion National Park, a pregnant elk was poached, in Gettysburg National Military Park, a...
View ArticlePublic Gives Almost Unanimous Thumbs Down To National Parks Fee Increase
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's call to increase peak-season entrance fees at 17 popular national parks appears to be an unpopular idea. The overwhelming majority of submitted comments were strongly...
View ArticleCongress Mulls 'Plan B' For National Park Maintenance Backlog
Now that a National Parks entrance fee hike is on hold, competing legislation is floating through Congress that would permanently pay for the multi-billion dollar maintenance backlog using federal...
View ArticleWhat National Park Fee Hike Reversal Means For The West
Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke has backed off a decision to dramatically hike entrance fees to some National Parks. Since many of these iconic parks are in the Mountain West, this change may have an...
View ArticleNational Park Week Begins With A Fee Free Day
National Park Week is an annual celebration of what many people call America’s best idea, beginning with a fare-free day, April 21.
View ArticleNational Parks Buoy Economies
National parks tourism pumped nearly $36 billion into the U.S. economy last year, and communities just outside the parks benefited the most. That’s where more than 330 million visitors dropped more...
View ArticleHistoric Land Donated To Grand Teton National Park Foundation
An anonymous donor plans to give a historic acre of land surrounded by Grand Teton National Park to the park.
View ArticleNational Parks Could Get More Maintenance Dollars From Congress
Bipartisan legislation before the Senate would finally designate congressional funds to take care of about $12 billion of deferred maintenance for national parks.
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