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After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
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Hoping for the best
It has now been two years since the National Park Service (NPS) began restoring the wolf population at Isle Royale National Park, with four arriving from Minnesota in the fall of 2018, followed by 15 more from Canada and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Environment, Gray wolf, Isle Royale National Park, National Park Service
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Fee increase proposed at Sleeping Bear Dunes and other U.S. national parks
By Howard Meyerson If you are planning a trip to a national park this summer, you might want to check and see what it will cost to get in. Entrance, camping, and other fees will be higher at some … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure Travel, Backpacking, Camping, Canoeing, Climbing, Hiking, Isle Royale National Park, Kayaking, Keweenaw National Historic Park, Michigan, Mountains, Mt. Rainier National Park, National Parks, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park
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Muskegon schoolchildren put Isle Royale wolf lessons to use, build website for kids
By Howard Meyerson MUSKEGON, MI –There is something remarkable taking place in the third- and fourth-grade classroom at Reeths-Puffer Elementary School in Muskegon. Eight-, 9- and 10-year-old children are learning about predator-prey relationships, the food chain and the wolves on … Continue reading
Between a rock and a hard place: Michigan’s national parks cut services amid budget woes
By Howard Meyerson Hikers intending to backpack on Isle Royale this summer might want to pay extra attention to their planning. Fewer rangers will be stationed on the remote and rugged Lake Superior island, meaning fewer first-responders will be available … Continue reading
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Tagged Endangered Species, Environment, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw National Historic Park, Munising Falls, National Park Service, National Parks, Nature, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Piping Plover, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, South Manitou Island
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