In 1921, Texas oil geologist Wallace Pratt travelled into a remote, wind-swept oasis in West Texas…
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A former fuel-tank farm beside an Alaska national park visitor center has been erased; a young conservation crew restored 15,000 square yards of landscape and built 500 feet of new trail
The project also created about 500 feet of new pedestrian trail, connecting the visitor center with…
In the 1850s, pigs brought to Santa Cruz Island became feral; golden eagles drawn by piglets helped drive foxes down 95%, then 5,036 pigs were removed as foxes rebounded to 1,300+
An ambitious conservation project off the coast of California has helped save the endangered Santa Cruz…
In 1816, Kentucky Shakers built a dwelling where newcomers learned about the community; the last surviving North Lot building is now getting a $1.5M restoration to reopen by 2029
Shaker believers in Mercer County began dismantling a frame house on December 16, 1816, to build…
In 1927, Paramount bought a 2,700-acre California ranch and filmed more than 160 movies there; after wildfire destroyed almost everything in 2018, a $26 million rebuild is nearly complete
Almost eight years after the fire, a $26 million rebuilding project is nearing completion. For nearly…
In 2021, a landslide cut Denali National Park’s only road in two; five years later a $230 million, 475-foot bridge has been built directly above the still-moving slope
Pretty Rocks bridge (Image Credit: National Park Service) In August 2021, a massive landslide in Denali…
A 12.5-mile pipeline supplied water to the Grand Canyon, now a deadly flood has damaged the lifeline, threatening the park’s 6 million annual visitors
Grand CanyonRepresentative image from Canva For decades, a single 12.5-mile pipeline has carried water across the…
In 1941, US Steel built a summer camp lodge at Indiana Dunes; after about 50 years closed, it has reopened and workers found an original time capsule hidden in its walls
According to the report, in 1941, the U.S. Steel Company built the lodge for the children…
Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 15 missing, 62 evacuated; further storms feared
15 people missing after flash floods hit the Grand Canyon An estimated 15 people may be…
110 years after the National Park Service was created, Google has put America’s parks into a new virtual hub with more than 150 stories, 30 tours and 3D artifacts
Marking 110 years since the establishment of the National Park Service, the US National Park Service…