All About World Heritage Sites
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Native American activists in northwest New Mexico are putting up a firm resistance as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management hands over their homeland to allies in the oil and gas industry.
Source: A Fracking Boom Ransacks the Four Corners
We as a community must press on toward complete inclusivity by showing overwhelming student and faculty support for an ADA accessible Lawn room.
Source: BURKE: The University should provide an ADA accessible Lawn room
Sites of outstanding natural or cultural value don’t always get the respect and care they deserve.
Source: See them before they’re gone: Five endangered World Heritage sites
WHEN you think of California, you might conjure up images of superstars, sun-soaked beaches and Hollywood’s famous hills. It’s easy to forget that the Golden State is also home to Yosemite, one of …
Source: If you love active holidays, you’ll never want to leave California’s Yosemite
America is home to a range of national parks that each offer their own natural and cultural gems, but one park has been drawing in the highest number of visitor…
Source: This unattended UNESCO World Heritage site is now America’s most popular National Park
With as many trees as all of Europe, magnificent foliage-filled drives, and a variety of landscapes, Great Smoky Mountains National Park draws…
The park’s 100th anniversary was Feb. 26, but events are scheduled throughout the year.
Source: Grand Canyon National Park: The first 100 years (give or take a few million)
The air temperature feels not much above freezing, pinching our faces as we hit the trail just after 8 a.m. on our second day of backpacking in Glacier National Park. The still, gl…
Source: Wildness All Around You: Backpacking the CDT Through Glacier
It’s her official responsibility to spreading the word about the park’s beauty.
Source: 103-Year-Old Woman Becomes Oldest-Ever Grand Canyon Ranger
On Feb. 26, 1919, Congress passed legislation recognizing the canyon as a national park.
Source: The Grand Canyon Turns 100 Years Old. Take a Look at Its History in Photos
