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North America December 23, 2015

Talk about rustic: The feds are renting out these fire lookout towers

For decades, the U.S Forest Service has been making a tidy sum renting rooms to adventurous vacationers in the most rustic of settings – in out-of-commission fire lookout towers and guard-stations. Take a look at some of the rental properties.

Environment December 20, 2015

Taxpayer Calculator: How much would funding the national parks cost you?

A pending House bill would provide for funding of the National Park Service and Smithsonian Institution, at a cost of roughly $3.04 billion. So -- what's the cost to you, the taxpayer?

White House December 20, 2015

Grand Teton lodge under review after Biden stay

The National Park Service is reviewing its policy for VIP stays at a lakeside vacation lodge in the Grand Tetons after a visit by Vice President Joe Biden.

Parks December 20, 2015

Want to vacation in a fire tower? This federal agency’s got a room to sell you

For decades, the U.S Forest Service has been making a tidy sum renting rooms to adventurous vacationers in the most rustic of settings – in out-of-commission fire lookout towers and guard-stations.

Regulation December 20, 2015

Westerners fear monumental land grab by Obama administration

Utah officials are scrambling to prevent the Obama administration from locking down thousands of acres of land in their backyard, as federal officials consider up to a dozen possible national monument designations – all in western states.

Southeast December 20, 2015

Park Service moves plan for gov’t to shoot deer at Civil War sites

The National Park Service has tentatively approved a plan that envisions government sharpshooters killing more than 2,800 white-tailed deer at three Civil War battlefields in Maryland and Virginia over the next five years to curb damage to plants and trees.

New Mexico December 20, 2015

New Mexico ranching family tells feds: Don’t fence us out

For more than a century, the Lucero family has grazed livestock in the majestic landscape near Fenton Lake in the Santa Fe National Forest. They started with sheep and, in the 1920s, switched to cattle.

Cities December 20, 2015

Bang: Deer kill set for DC park, commuters warned to stay away

Government sharpshooters are heading into the nighttime woods of Washington’s fabled Rock Creek Park to kill over 100 white-tail deer accused of nibbling too many tree seedlings.

Climate Change December 20, 2015

In climate bid, Obama stares down melting Alaska glacier

President Obama stared down a melting glacier in Alaska on Tuesday in a dramatic use of his presidential pulpit to sound the alarm on climate change.

Land November 30, 2015

California fire officials using drone to help fight monster Yosemite blaze

Fire commanders battling a giant blaze around Yosemite National Park said Thursday that they would maintain use of a Predator drone to give them early views of any new flare-ups across the remote and rugged landscape..

Regulation November 29, 2015

Reluctant anglers drafted in war on fish

Balancing on some boulders along the Lamar River here on a recent afternoon, Dave Hallac clutched his fly-fishing rod and reeled in one of the outlaws.