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Yosemite will charge $100 additional fee to nonresidents in 2026 to fund maintenance
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Thomas Jefferson: The Lost Founding Father of American Conservation
Two years before he authored the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson set out on the lifelong project of conserving Virginia’s Natural Bridge. Michaelle Browers has described the effort as “perhaps the first major act of nature preservation in the new republic.” The man who would be Governor of Virginia and President of the United StatesContinue reading "Yosemite will charge $100 additional fee to nonresidents in 2026 to fund maintenance"
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How the Eagle Came Back
As we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, it is heartening that America’s national symbol, the bald eagle, is no longer imperiled. Although once at risk of extinction throughout much of its historical range, this majestic species rebounded in the late 20th century, and populations are now in good health. At the time of the nation’sContinue reading "Yosemite will charge $100 additional fee to nonresidents in 2026 to fund maintenance"
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The Invisible Hand of Conservation
The last time I saw Ted Turner, he was seated at the front of a small vessel on Yellowstone Lake, surrounded by family on one of the Turner clan’s summer pilgrimages to their most treasured corners of the world. He was battling a disease that had taken his voice, but not his presence. I wasContinue reading "Yosemite will charge $100 additional fee to nonresidents in 2026 to fund maintenance"