The Most Popular Historical Site In California
The pandemic brought the national parks system to a virtual halt in 2020 as federal shutdowns closed various sites across the country. Yellowstone National Park’s attendance from January to May plummeted by more than 70% over the same stretch in 2019. However, the parks system came roaring back in 2021 as visitors to the nation’s […]
US Forests Are Burning Up Amid An ‘Epidemic’ Of Dead Trees. Experts Say To Cut More Down
By MICHAEL BASTASCH | Energy Editor . Forestry experts say a major reason for massive wildfires is there are too many trees in U.S. forests. The answer to this problem, somewhat paradoxically, is more logging, experts say. “It’s a bit counter-intuitive, but we cut more trees,” one forestry expert said. Forests are an iconic feature […]
Yosemite Sham: Trademark Trolls Try to Tap Taxpayers
. . by Thomas L. Knapp Hell hath no fury like a former business partner scorned. The Associated Press reports that a company called Delaware North, which ran Yosemite National Park’s hotels and restaurants for two decades under contract with the US National Park Service, wants a $51 million payoff after losing those concessions to […]
