McCain amendment aims to undercut Grand Canyon noise reduction plan
Senator John McCain has introduced legislation that would derail the National Park Service’s recently-released compromise plan to reduce noise levels in the Grand Canyon. McCain’s initiative,...
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Forest Service starts “minimal roads” planning
Unbeknownst to most of us, a long-term National Forest Service approach to managing roads on its millions of acres of non-wilderness lands has been waiting for activation since January 2001, when the...
View ArticleGreat piece on noise and other regs in National Parks Traveller
The National Parks Traveller blog recently ran a great piece titled Give Us A National Park, Please, But Not its Regulations. Here’s the lead: We love our national parks. We love the wildlife they...
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Mt. Rainier air tour planning: a rare case of “not to late”
At most of the places where the National Park Service and FAA have commenced air tour management planning (ATMP), there is already a deeply entrenched local air tour economy, as well as a visitor...
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Congressmen aim to derail Grand Canyon air tour rules
As regular readers will know, the National Park Service completed an epic planning process earlier this year when it released proposed rules governing air tours at Grand Canyon National Park. After...
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In-depth soundscape ecology study underway at Alaskan wildlife refuge
A really fascinating multi-year study is underway at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge which sits on a peninsula along the south side of the Cook Inlet in Alaska (Anchorage and Wasilla are at the...
View ArticleMotorcycle noise in National Parks: take it slow
I just came across a fascinating piece on Oregon Public Radio’s EarthFix site, in which author Ashley Ahearn, a rider herself, discussed motorcycle noise in National Parks with Karen Trevino of the NPS...
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McCain, Reid succeed in quest to stop Grand Canyon overflight rules
I guess the third time was the charm for John McCain in his relentless quest to undermine the National Park Service’s decades-long effort to slightly reduce aircraft overflight impacts in the Grand...
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Yellowstone snowmobile plan finally getting off its merry-go-round?
It’s been a couple of years since we’ve checked in on the eternal Snowmobiles in Yellowstone debate, and in what’s sure to be a shock for those who’ve been following the issue since the Clinton...
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Judge overturns snowmobile exemption to USFS Travel Management Rule
When the US Forest Service initiated far-reaching Travel Management planning in 2005, mandating that all National Forests analyze off-road vehicle use on their lands, and specify roads and trails where...
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