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Welcome to Great Basin National Park
In the shadow of 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, 5,000 year old bristlecone pine trees grow on rocky glacial moraines. Come to Great Basin National Park to experience the solitude of the desert, the smell of sagebrush after a thunderstorm, the darkest of night skies, and the beauty of Lehman Caves. Far from a wasteland, the Great [...]
A Proclamation by President GEORGE W. BUSH
Great Outdoors Month, 2008
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
From the Appalachian Mountains to the Grand Canyon, America is blessed with places of natural beauty where our citizens can discover the full splendor of this great Nation. During Great Outdoors Month, our Nation celebrates the grandeur of our open spaces, [...]
Utah’s First National Park, Zion
Massive canyon walls ascend toward a brilliant blue sky. To experience Zion, you need to walk among the towering cliffs, or challenge your courage in a small narrow canyon. These unique sandstone cliffs range in color from cream, to pink, to red. They could be described as sand castles crowning desert canyons.
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The Big Open that’s hard to get to but easy to get lost in.
BLM PUBLIC LANDS
Multiple-Use
The public lands are not dedicated only to recreation, rather their historical value involved mostly commodity production – products like livestock grazing, mineral production, and utility rights-of-way. National legislation directs the BLM to manage these lands for multiple uses. These are not parklands, but many areas instead provide the chance to [...]
Team of specially trained meteorologists positioned in Florida to support wildfire operations
The National Weather Service (NWS) has positioned a team of specially trained meteorologists in Florida to provide on-site microscale weather forecasts for firefighters. This unique NWS group is comprised of experienced fire weather forecasters, known [...]
Welcome to Great Basin National Park
In the shadow of 13,063-foot Wheeler Peak, 5,000 year old bristlecone pine trees grow on rocky glacial moraines. Come to Great Basin National Park to experience the solitude of the desert, the smell of sagebrush after a thunderstorm, the darkest of night skies, and the beauty of Lehman Caves. Far from a wasteland, the Great [...]
Idaho Fishing Reports / Information
Administratively, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is divided into regions with the office locations listed below:
Panhandle Region / Coeur d’Alene
Clearwater Region / Lewiston
Southwest Region / Nampa
McCall / Southwest Subregion office
Magic Valley Region / Jerome
Southeast Region / Pocatello
Upper Snake Region / Idaho Falls
Salmon Region / Salmon
Check the water levels at boat ramps on Bureau [...]
Arizona trout fishing conditions could be the best in more than a decade
The deep snow drifts across backcountry mountain roads have melted and now Arizona’s picturesque trout lakes in the national forests are not only accessible, most have filled and spilled as well, creating premium fishing conditions not seen in more than a decade.
“This is shaping up to be one of our best trout fishing seasons since [...]
Earth Day
Earth Day, a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Earth Day is a time to unite around new actions. Earth Day and every day is a time to act to protect our planet.
April 22, 2008 was the 38th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970. [...]
Welcome to Yellowstone National Park!
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America’s first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world’s most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the [...]
