A new law will allow tourists to openly tote the legal gun of their choice through national parks such as Yellowstone, Grand Teton and other bustling crown jewel preserves.
Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green
As part of HuffPost's One Year Later series where we take stock of what's happened since Obama was elected, we've complied this fun slideshow of the O...
Yahoo! News | STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press Writer | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver
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Matt Skoglund | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green
Too many wolves from Yellowstone National Park and the wilderness area immediately north of the Park have already been killed in Montana's first public wolf hunt in decades.
Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.07.2009 | Green
In light of Ken Burns' documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea and a recent report that lists "National Parks in Peril," we're featuring 9...
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.
Scott Dodd | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green
"The national parks are the first time in human history that land has been set aside -- not for kings or noblemen or the very rich -- but for everybody, and for all time," Burns said.
Bill Mann | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment
Burns' 12-hour, 6-part series, aptly named, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, starts Sunday night on PBS and runs all next week. You should try to watch it in hi-def, but do watch it.
Levi Novey | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green
I suspect those who only watch the first few episodes will be teetering on the edge of boredom. Those who stay around longer, or just cherry-pick an episode to watch among the later ones will end up much more excited and satisfied.
Carl Pope | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green
How cool is it to be watching a special one-hour excerpt from Ken Burns's 12-hour PBS special on the National Parks in the White House screening room with President Obama?
Levi Novey | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green
Living and thriving in the most inhospitable conditions on Earth, tiny bacteria-like microbes known as extremophiles might soon have an over-sized effect on our human world.
The Washington Post | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics
Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, this week revealed a secret Republican plan that would end up eliminating all federal f...
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.
Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green
When the Obamas visit Yellowstone National Park, they will witness the beauty for which it is known. Sadly, though, they'll also witness firsthand the domestic ravages of global warming.
Louisa Willcox | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green
There is still enough deep-seated hatred of wolves (and the federal government and conservationists) among well-armed people to make this a truly dangerous situation.
Los Angeles Times | Jane Engle | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green
The Interior Department on Tuesday said Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and 144 other national parks would offer free admission on three weekends ...
Panthera | Posted 06.07.2009 | Green
In the science of describing cat behavior -- or any wildlife species for that matter -- a compelling question is, how connected are individuals to each other?
AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 05.21.2009 | Green
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Hunters are killing grizzly bears in record numbers around Yellowstone National Park and researchers say the once-endangered pr...
AP | Posted 02.06.2009 | Green
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — More earthquakes are rattling Yellowstone National Park. The small quakes include three more Friday that meas...
Los Angeles Times | Nicholas Riccardi | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green
Reporting from Yellowstone National Park -- Natural forces over millennia created the geysers, peaks and canyons that fascinate visitors here. But a n...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 08.02.2008 | Green
Ashcroft claims waterboarding isn't torture, Green energy sector jobs surge, Ford offers more fuel efficient vehicles in the U.S., and the White House tries to define contraception as abortion.
AP | JIM DRINKARD | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service wanted to close a section of Yellowstone Park in the wintertime because of the risk of avalanche. No way,...
Todd Wilkinson | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green