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A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to increase funding for the National Park Foundation. The nonprofit was chartered by Congress in 1967 and is the official partner of the Park Service, generating private support to preserve the nation’s 63 parks.
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The Forest Service is soliciting public feedback regarding six new potential sites for fee-based Red Rock Passes on the Coconino National Forest. The public comment period is currently open and will close on August 31, 2022.
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National Park Service Director Chuck Sams says he and other federal officials are committed to boosting the role Native American tribes can play in managing public lands.
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The city of Sedona is set to launch the first phase of its new public transit system. Beginning March 24, 2022, the Sedona Shuttle will offer services to several of the area’s most popular trailheads. It's part of a larger plan to cut down on traffic and parking issues, as well as auto emissions.
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A coalition of more than 70 conservation groups are calling on the Biden administration to protect old-growth trees from logging on federal lands. They say the trees are critical in combatting climate change.
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A stretch of the Mojave Desert in the southernmost tip of Nevada is sacred to a dozen Southwest tribes. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, legislation has been introduced to Congress to protect the area as a new national monument.
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Advocates are pushing for Nevada county commissioners to pass a resolution supporting the creation of a new national monument in the Mojave Desert, called Avi Kwa Ame.
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Last week President Joe Biden hosted a signing ceremony at the White House restoring protections to hundreds of thousands of acres in Bears Ears National…
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The Center for Biological Diversity, along with the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have reached an agreement to protect waterways…
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made her recommendation about whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to downsize two sprawling national…