What happens to our parks when rangers  disappear?  

By Alex Johnson

For over a month, the longest government shutdown in American history has left our national parks in free fall. When…

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Sandstone towers challenge this rescue team

By Molly Marcelo

I was high up on a cliff above Moab, Utah, as night was falling, and I couldn’t find my way…

Grand County Search and Rescue members rigging a technical rope rescue on the top of Castleton Tower near Moab. Photo courtesy Grand County Search and Rescue

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Storms trigger a humanitarian disaster in western Alaska

By Tim Lydon

Powerful back-to-back storms have ravaged dozens of mostly Alaska Native communities in western Alaska: Approximately 2,000 people were displaced, and…

survivors of ex-Typhoon Halong file onto C-17 military transport plan in Bethel for transport to Anchorage

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Jane Goodall told us never give up

By Stephen Trimble

In her “Last Words” interview that was broadcast after her death, Jane Goodall talked about her calm in the face…

The Lee-Curtis proposal would bring OHV traffic into the wildness and quiet of Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park. Photo courtesy Stephen Trimble

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