Column: Efforts to document Underground Railroad sites in the south suburbs gains momentum
A taskforce of state legislators and historians will ask the General Assembly to create the Illinois Freedom Trails ...
‘The lakes are alive again’: Rare Yosemite frogs are back from near extinction
The Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged frogs were almost wiped out of Yosemite National Park. But these scientists mounted a ...
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'Tired' hikers face massive fine after calling emergency helicopter for a lift: 'No injuries justifying the call'
A group of hikers may face a $25,000 fine for unwisely trekking on a closed trail up Canada's Pyramid Mountain.
No new red flag warnings, but fire danger persists throughout Northeast
For the first time in days, the Northeast was under no red flag warnings, but officials cautioned that fire danger in the ...
‘Everything’s getting weird’: New Yorkers have experienced tornadoes, an earthquake, and an extreme fire season this year
It’s been a year of unusual extremes for New Yorkers.
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National Park Service seeking public comment on Wupatki National Monument wilderness lands
Wupatki National Monument is requesting public feedback on a draft Wilderness Study and Environmental Assessment (EA) through ...
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Time-Traveling Whiskey: Divers harvest extinct rye from Great Lakes' shipwreck
The rye sunk in a shipwreck in Lake Huron doesn't exist anywhere else in the world, and now a Michigan distillery wants to ...
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Historic Pullman aims to boost tourism for Chicago's first National Park site
The nonprofit has four restored Pullman homes open to the public for tours and ramped up service at its cafe, which is the ...
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How social media is influencing our interactions with public lands
(Photo courtesy of Alice Ford) Don’t pet the fluffy cows. That’s the Instagram bio tagline for the National Park Service’s ...