state and national parks

Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has co-sponsored two bills aimed at reversing recent staffing cuts at the National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Colorado College's annual Conservation in the West poll has shown strong support from Arizonans for conservation on public lands for 15 years.

New U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has issued a 15-day review of all public lands and national monuments that, until now, have been excluded from drilling and mining development. The Trump administration says it's part of efforts to diversify the nation's energy portfolio.

As opponents to the Bureau of Land Management's new rules push back, public lands advocates are praising the agency's decision to put conservation on par with other uses, such as oil and gas extraction and development.

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Some public toilets in America’s state and national parks have open ventilation pipes that wildlife often mistake for burrows. Many die trapped in…