Canada Wildfires Displace Tens of Thousands, Ravage UNESCO Heritage Site
The wildfire threatening Canada’s historic town of Jasper has quadrupled in size to more than 36,000 hectares and damaged up to half of the structures in town as of Friday.
National Parks
Colorado ‘Free Solo’ Rock Climber Plunges 500 Feet to Her Death
A 26-year-old woman died after falling several hundred feet while free solo climbing in Colorado on Sunday.
Wisconsin Democrat Mandela Barnes Suggests National Parks Are Racist
Wisconsin Senate Democrat candidate Mandela Barnes claimed last July that national parks “weren’t made for the enjoyment of people who weren’t white.”
Part of Human Foot in Shoe Discovered in Yellowstone Hot Spring Possibly Linked to July Death
A human foot in a shoe was found floating in a Yellowstone National Park hot spring on Tuesday.
Not Climate Change? Shisha-Smoking Iraqis Started German Forest Fire, Police Say
German police have identified four shisha-smoking Iraqi migrants as suspects in a forest fire in Saxony that took place last month and devastated the Saxon Switzerland National Park.
Denali National Park Brings Back Mask Mandates – Joins 5 Other Parks with Reinstatements
Denali National Park in Alaska announced on Friday that they will be reinstating a mask mandate in all federal buildings located on park grounds as well as on park buses.
Yellowstone Changes Name of Mountain Peak Dubbed After ‘Offensive’ Explorer
Yellowstone National Park announced on Thursday it will be renaming a peak originally dubbed after a cavalryman, who was instrumental in the park’s establishment, due to his name being “offensive.”
Biden Pushes Forward with Plan to Put 30% of U.S. Land Off Limits, Including Private Property
President Joe Biden is advancing an executive order that calls for the percentage of U.S. land being off-limits from 13% to 30% by 2030.
Photos Allegedly Show Taliban Riding Swan Pedal Boats
Photos allegedly depicting Taliban terrorists on swan-shaped pedal boats in the middle of a deep blue lake in eastern Afghanistan’s Band-e Amir National Park circulated on social media over the weekend, the New York Post reported Sunday.
Michael Savage Threatens Legal Action if Biden Admin Kicks Him Off Park’s Board
Michael Savage threatened legal action if the Biden administration moves forward with removing him as a member of the Presidio Trust.
Michael Savage Defies Biden Admin’s Demand to Resign from Presidio Trust Overseeing San Francisco Park
In March 2020, then-President Donald Trump appointed Savage as a member of the board of directors of the Presidio Trust, an organization which oversees the preservation of San Francisco’s national park area at the famous Golden Gate Bridge.
Zimbabwe: Pandemic Empties National Park, Opening Way for Illegal Gold Mining
Illegal gold mining has surged in Zimbabwe during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by Reuters on Monday.
Donald Trump Signs Major Funding Bill for National Parks Maintenance
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill funding maintenance in America’s National Parks and Monuments.
Interior Secretary Opens National Parks for Memorial Day Weekend
The Department of the Interior started reopening national parks earlier this month and many will welcome visitors on Memorial Day weekend.
Grand Canyon National Park Hiker Found Alive After 11 Days
Martin Edward O’Connor, a hiker missing since before Christmas in the Grand Canyon National Park, was found by rangers with the National Park Service on Thursday.
Coalition Finds 3,000 Pounds of Trash, Toxins at Illegal Pot Farm in California National Park
Drug cartels’ illegal pot farms are polluting national park land in California with trash and toxins that threaten the water and wildlife.
