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Volunteers and rangers tallied the bald eagles in the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains.

The administration is pushing for new rules to bypass a court ruling that blocked new trail construction from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake.

Governor Cuomo announced $3.1 million in funding for the linear park, which will connect neighborhoods for pedestrians and cyclists.

The pilot program will run a weekend shuttle service through September.

The Anaheim man was reported missing last Saturday.

How many of these iconic Washington adventures have you checked off your list?

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The ski resort will build a higher-capacity gondola and improve its snowmaking technology.

Experts say the boost will help maintain a healthier moose population.

The two species are enemies in the wild, but Wisconsin biologists found they surprisingly tolerate each other in cities.

The city is weighing ways to deal with increasing visitation and congestion at the popular park.

The discovery, found near the Ring the Peak Trail, is being treated as a homicide.

City planners use these detailed maps to conserve open space, waterways, and animal habitats.

Climate change is affecting everything from winter recreation visits to the state's sugar maples.

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Obi Kaufmann's dreamy, nature-inspired maps are selling faster than the printer can produce them.

The Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool is one of few landscapes to earn National Historic Landmark status.

The 387-acre preserve is home to rare wildflowers and petroglyphs.

The Bay Area peak is on pace to get 150,000 visitors this year--five times more than expected.

"It's Jurassic Park," says one local of the California preserve's animal problem.

More than 160,000 people applied for the 7,300 spots to hike the iconic sandstone canyon last year.

A recently released autopsy couldn't explain the circumstances around the deaths of two young hikers in the park last year.

Learn the stories behind Victoria Bryant and Laura S. Walker State Parks.

The slide occurred in the backcountry near Setting Sun Mountain.

The slide partially buried several lift employees, but no one was seriously injured.

Vinod Khosla's suit strikes at the core of the California Coastal Act.

Day use permits are now required from April 1 through September 30.

The flying machine ignited a blaze that burned 335 acres in the Coconino National Forest.

Advocates estimate the measure would raise $20 million per year.

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Attendance at Colorado's marquee park has been climbing.

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The small area outside of Durango relies on natural snow--which has been in short supply this winter.

The 2023 event will feature skiing, hockey, figure skating, and snowboarding.

The state grants will fund 21 organizations dedicated to public lands and education.

The new system is an attempt to alleviate crowding at the popular Columbia River Gorge trail.

The volunteer organization does everything from trail work to political advocacy to tree-planting in public school lots.

The 21-year-old broke through ice on the West Branch of the Little River near Bingham Falls.

Ski mountains have been adding new amenities as a hedge against wildly fluctuating snow conditions like the ones this season.

A 2-mile stretch of the East Shore Trail will allow cycling after 18 years of efforts by bike advocates.

Low humidity and high winds contributed to the early-season blazes.

Some neighborhood groups oppose construction plans for the South Side complex.

The 16-year-old slipped on the icy trail and fell several hundred feet.

The two men were from Bonney Lake; one was a police officer.

The Pacific Crest Trail Association's pilot program aims to promote hiking in the area and boost the local economy.

Last year the park hosted a record-breaking number of Appalachian Trail hikers.

The New Jersey island has been closed since 2012 and faces a proposal to dump dredge spoils.

In these backcountry paradises, rain is part of the adventure.

This week's snowfall means danger will rise on Thursday.

How an Oakland man made it through six days stranded in the snowy wilderness.

James Hetfield has opened conservation easements on his land in several installments since 2005.

The 37-year-old was hiking at North Carolina's Upper Catawba Falls for a bachelor party.

The public in invited to comment on March 5 in Queens.

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Non-native nutria are damaging California wetlands. One solution: Hunt and eat them.

Biologists fear the fox might have been rabid.

The agency has sped up the management planning process for the national monument despite lawsuits challenging recent boundary changes.

In artist Peter Gorman's new map-based print, 20 diagonal road junctions look like snowflakes and dancing figures.

Tourism drops significantly in the cold season, spurring residents to create new reasons to travel to town

The free buses run every 20 minutes daily between the national park and the gateway town.

The best local trails, as selected by BACKPACKER Local scout Brad Stapleton.

The writer and hiker shares her favorite local trails—and the one article of clothing she doesn't leave home without.

How to tell--and what to do if you spot one.

New Hampshire's Becoming an Outdoorswoman class teaches lifesaving skills in a competition-free atmosphere.

Local organizations are studying ways to improve the Logan Boulevard & Western Avenue junction.

A group of snowmobilers were having lunch last Sunday when the slide buried them.

The pair were reported missing last Sunday night amidst heavy snow.

Aldermen will decide on a contract for an interactive mastodon model for Phillips Park.

Now's the time to go for trail ranger, gardener, naturalist, and camp counselor jobs.

The proposed Skyline Lodge would sit 1,000 feet from the New Hampshire summit.

The project aims to make 10 miles of trail along Lake Crescent at Olympic National Park universally accessible by 2019.

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An experienced snowboarder took a fatal fall in the Telluride backcountry and a skier hit a tree at Keystone.