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Understanding Public Lands and Why They Matter: Part 3

By  •  January 31, 2022

The Conservation Era and its’ Public Lands Advocates: Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir

In Part One of our story on Understanding Public Lands in the United States and why they matter, …
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Understanding Public Lands and Why They Matter: Part 2

By  •  November 8, 2017

In Part One of our story on the history of Public Lands in the United States and why they matter, we looked at the early years immediately after the Louisiana Purchase …
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America’s National Park Service Turn 100 This Year

By  •  April 12, 2016

“There is nothing so American as our national parks, and the idea behind the parks is that the country belongs to (you) the people.” President FDR


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Get to Know the Story Behind Muir’s “The Mountains Are Calling” Quote

By  •  April 2, 2016

John Muir by Carelton Watkins – 1873

John Muir, author of the popular quote “…the mountains are calling and I must go…” was born in 1838 and was one of …
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Inside Guide to the Best Fall Colors of the West

By  •  September 19, 2016

The overnight low at Winter Park, Colorado the other night was 32 degrees.  It won’t take too many more of those chilling temperatures to kick-start the West’s changing of the seasons.  To get …
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