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Entrance fees are waived in parks nationwide on November 11 and 12.

The council rejected a plan to build an East Rim aerial tram and hotel 16 to 2.

Entrance fees are waived at national parks and some national forest sites November 11 and 12.

The plan will phase out diesel trucks and reduce carbon emissions from SoCal's single largest source of air pollution.

Pueblo's Scott Garcia uses peakbagging to deal with grief, loss, and the challenges of autism.

A recent storm felled trees, blocked roads, and flooded streams in the White Mountain National Forest.

Tecnica's new Forge hiking boots will be custom-shaped to your foot like a ski boot.

New bridges, bike lanes, and crosswalks are among the proposed solutions to a spike in collisions with cars.

The climber, guidebook author, environmentalist, and historian notched a long string of first ascents in his illustrious mountaineering career.

Explore off-trail in a wilderness with more bison than boot prints.

Summit crowds are overflowing trails and parking lots, trampling vegetation, and worse on Upstate's ever-popular peaks.

Tim Freriks's completion of the Rim to Rim route in less than 2 hours, 40 minutes claims the "fastest known time" title.

A wildlife camera image gives the first proof of a cougar living in a slice of proposed preserved land in the Hollywood Hills.

The incident was the first confirmed wolf kill in California for more than a century.

The controlled burns help restore ecosystem health to prairie and forest reserves.

Gorham, New Hampshire's efforts to attract ATV riders doesn't sit well with all its residents.

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Pack your binocs on these day trips along fall migration paths.

The popular Lake Serene Trail traverses through Weyerhauser property, and now they want to cash in.

The new 33-acre forest is called John Sunman's Woods Nature Preserve.

Two years after a massive leak at Aliso Canyon, protesters are still fighting to shut it down permanently.

The federal government is forecasting a mild La Nina. Local meteorologists aren't sure.

Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows to officially announce a high-speed link, but environmental advocates aren't on board.

An Oakland couple got stranded overnight after getting disoriented.

Two hikers reported a vehicle in the parking lot after completing a hike on Sauk Mountain. Officials connected it to a missing man.

The Japanese therapy, also known as shinrin-yoku, now has certified guies in New England.

Two hikers on the PCT in Chelan County are safe.

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The National Park Service is considering a fee hike in more than a dozen of the system's most popular parks.

A pilot program will let you purchase daily passes using an app.

After years of administrative fighting, the BLM recommended that 53,000 acres be closed to shooting—but 443,000 acres will stay open.

Global warming sounds like it would be good for deserts, right? Not so—at least when it comes to the southwest's iconic silhouette.

The Tupper Triad is a hike up Coney, Goodman, and Arab mountains. Now it's a race, too.

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The new Adventure Tourism Program is the first of its kind in the country.

The new active-wear company launched an Aspen pop-up this summer—to booming success.

Colorado bested seven other states in a series of benchmarks measured by the Center for Western Priorities.

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Since August, eight people have been charged with 191 criminal counts in a huge poaching case in southeast Washington.

Olympic National Park awarded a $2.2-million contract to demolish and rebuild cabins at Log Cabin Resort.

Some 50,000 birds stop off here for winter nesting after flying in from Alaska or Siberia.

Kato, 36, was lost on Missouri Mountain recently. Here's how he survived.

Four Lake Tahoe cubs have tested positive for a rare virus that has already killed two other cubs.

Vireos, lesser goldfinch, and scrub jays have flown the Northern California fires—and the Audubon Society is taking notice.

The so-called Wilson fire has burned 30 acres and threatens the history Mount Wilson Observatory.

Two bodies were discovered in Joshua Tree National Park last Sunday, and one mane believes it's his missing son and his girlfriend.

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The trail, starting near Rancho Vistoso and extending to Big Wash, is the first part of a plan that would reach Tortolita Mountain Park.

The non-profit Center for Western Priorities placed Arizona second-lowest in its scorecard of public lands, recreation, and conservation.

Heather Bolint, 1,124 miles into her hike, came across a fancy rooster near the Mason-Dixon Line. She carried him 42 miles to safety.

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From Civil War sites to cascading waterfalls, North Georgia is full of great fall hiking options.

NASA is joining with The Nature Conservancy's North American Cities program to prioritize greenspace in Atlanta.

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Environmental groups support a change that would allow small projects to circumvent "forever wild" status.

The Nature Conservancy is running an eight-day event to restore habitat after Hurricane Sandy.

Nothing gets the heart pounding like seeing a wild bear up close (but hopefully not too close). Strap on your pack, grab your camera, and hit one of these ten trails where bruins roam free.

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The historic pathway around Geneva Lake takes all day (and includes brunch).

A Sierra Club writer dishes on his thru-hike of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative seeks to increase $2.5B annual economy

John Ayers, an undergrad at Cal State Fullerton, describes his summer adventures to Yosemite in his own words.

As of Thursday, 16 fires have consumed 158,000 acres, killed at least 23, and destroyed 3,500 homes.

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Fall and winter camping season has begun on the Tonto, and there are plenty of options.

Arizona State Parks and Trails won the gold medal for best managed park system by the National Recreation and Park Association.

A 57-year-old Valley man drowned while trying to swim through a swirling pool of water known as the "toilet bowl."

A holiday in the Grand Canyon requires planning, sweat, and maybe some food sacrifices. But one Arizona family discovers the memories are worth all the turkey in the world.