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A Park of Their Own

The Blackfeet Nation tribe is planning to create its own national park adjacent to Glacier

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“Far away in northwestern montana, hidden from view by clustering mountain-peaks, lies an unmapped corner— the...

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“For residents of Yellowstone, snowmobiling and watching wildlife are not mere hobbies. If they wanted to...”

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“Most people think of me as a glorified ranger because nobody ever imagines that crime occurs...”

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Gates of the Arctic — 9,591 visitors Lake Clark — 14,479 visitors Kobuk Valley — 14,937 visitors Isle Royale — 25,798 visitors American Samoa...

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Wrangell-St. Elias in Alaska is the largest national park in the US, encompassing 13.2 million acres. That means it is the same size as...

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The New Deal era Civilian Conservation Corps program planted 3 billion trees, laid 1 million miles of roads and trails, stocked over 1 billion...

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California

“It is a common theme in the lives of urban immigrants. The sad reality is that...”

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By March, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington state in the U.S. Pacific Northwest region hadn’t erupted for over a century. But at the...

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New York

“Again asked to “curate” this unique annual event held in Rosendale, NY, I unintentionally brought together...”

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When the Fénykövi Elephant was unveiled for the first time at the United States’s National Museum of Natural History in 1959, guests and dignitaries...

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“Dancing to Restore an Eclipsed Moon” is one of many images Seattle photographer Edward S. Curtis captured between 1899 and 1929, documenting Native Americans...

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Until 1996, dancing was banned at the world’s largest Baptist college, Baylor University. When President Robert Sloan Jr. lifted the ban, he warned students...

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