WHITE GRASS, Wyo. (AP) - It's easy to lose track of the date at the tiny cabin that serves as the White Grass Ranger Station in Grand Teton National P...
Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green
Glacier National Park could lose all its glaciers, Joshua Tree National Park all its Joshua trees and Saguaro National Park all its saguaros, according to a new report on climate change from NRDC.
Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.07.2009 | Green
But despite our country's valiant efforts to protect these iconic lands, the national parks are now facing the most powerful threat in their history -- global warming.
Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver
Ken Burns has created yet another cinematic masterpiece with "National Parks: America's Best Idea" which chronicles the history of the United States n...
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics
I encourage everyone, no matter what part of these United States you live in (or even if you live elsewhere), to take a "trip out West" at some point in your life. Get in a car, and go explore everything west of Denver.
Allison Rockefeller | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York
Welcome to your American inheritance: 84 million acres comprising 58 national parks, with 333 historic monuments, seashores, and battlefields.
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green
Seeing President Obama and his family take in two of the western parks prompted me to strongly encourage everyone -- yes, even you! -- to plan on a trip like this at some point.
Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact