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The Unlikely Allure of Death Valley in the Summer

Roughly a quarter of the national park’s more than 1 million visitors go there in June, July and August, when temperatures soar. Why?

How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip

The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Fish & Wildlife Service manage more public lands than the Parks Service. And their staffs…

‘The Place Where Shamans Dream’: Safeguarding Spirit Mountain

Less than two hours from Las Vegas, the sacred creation site for Yuman-speaking Native Americans may soon become a national monument. It’s been a long…

Safeguarding Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada, ‘The Place Where Shamans Dream’ 

Less than two hours from Las Vegas, the sacred creation site for Yuman-speaking Native Americans may soon become a national monument. It’s been a long…