Bowing to a public outcry, the Bush administration has decided not to raise entrance fees after all at Yosemite National Park.
June 24, 2007
California: Feds back off on Yosemite National Park fee hike
Park boss: Sylvan Pass danger real
“I stand behind Superintendent (Suzanne) Lewis and her insistence that this danger must be effectively addressed,” Snyder said. “I do not want to lose the life of another employee or those of any visitors, whether to an avalanche or any other danger.”
Florida: Loving mother nature to death?
EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK — In the summer, the labyrinthine waters of the Ten Thousand Islands are an especially lonely place. Mosquitoes, swelter and deluges drum out all but the most zealous adherents to the backcountry lifestyle
California: Fire restrictions set to begin on public lands
SUSANVILLE - With hot summer weather drying out vegetation and increasing wildfire risks, the Lassen National Forest, Modoc National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management announced that fire and wood cutting restrictions will go into effect Monday, July 2.
Oregon: Budget cuts reduce Forest Service facilities
Additional national forest campgrounds closed in Curry County include Illahe Campground (between Agness and Foster Bar) on the Rogue River, and Winchuck Campground on the Winchuck River.
Montana: Lewis and Clark National Forest blaze grows to 1,000 acres
We are still considering those at risk, mainly because we want to keep them at the forefront of our operational plans,” she said.