Most bird species in California’s Sierra Nevadas have altered their ranges during the last century in response to changes in temperature and rainfall.
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As climate shifts, birds to follow
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Colorado State Parks Board Consider Fee Hike
COLORADO - More than 11-million people use Colorado State Parks, but if the Board decides to approve several new fees, it will cost you more to camp or boat at your favorite park. The division is facing a $3 million budget reduction in taxpayer support for 2010 and indicates the only way to make up [...]
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National Park Service Names Environmental Achievement Awards
The National Park Service has given one of six national Environmental Achievement Awards to Utah’s Zion National Park. Bryce Canyon National Park and its Xanterra Parks & Resorts concessionaire won an honorable mention in the awards contest for partnering with Garfield County to transport recyclables more efficiently out of the park.
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Portland Gets New Federal Recreation Pass Office in October
According to The Oregonian, 2 federal agencies in charge of much of the Northwest’s federal land will soon open an office in Portland to offer public information and recreational passes.
U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management center is expected to open Oct. 5 in the Robert Duncan Plaza, 333 S.W. First Ave., at [...]
USA Today: Park Service says visits to national parks are up
WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be the upside of the economic downturn.
According to USA Today, the National Park Service said Monday that 127.7 million visits were made to national parks in the first six months of the year, an increase of about 4.5 million over the same period in 2008. In June alone, visits [...]
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California State Parks Raise Entrance Fees
According to the Los Angeles Times, California State Parks will increase fees as of Monday, August 17th. The increase is still not enough to keep all the Parks open, so the are still pursuing alternate means from businesses and sponsorship to keep Parks open as a result of the state budget crisis.
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Visitors to Death Valley Must Take Necessary Precautions
A recent article by the Las Vegas Journal-Review discusses the necessary precautions visitors should take when deciding to make Death Valley a destination during the summer months. With temperatures reaching upwards of 128 degrees, visitors often underestimate the heat and the effect it has on their bodies.
Explorer Brian Brawdy visited Death Valley National Park last [...]
Last Weekend of Free Admission to National Parks
For those in a position to get out and enjoy the great outdoors this weekend, this is a friendly reminder that August 15-16 is the last weekend for free admission to all of our National Parks.
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Record-setting attendance in July for Yellowstone National Park
According to Yellowstone Insider, “low gas prices and the affordability of a trip to Yellowstone National Park fueled a record-setting month in July.” Over 900,000 visitors visited our nation’s oldest national park with the yearly attendance up over 10% to last year.
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California seeks sponsors for state parks to remain open
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger slashed an additional $6.2 million out of the state parks system. Learn how state parks officials and nonprofit organizations are finding funding and possibly new corporate sponsors to keep as many as 100 parks and beaches open from the Los Angeles Times.
