The White House
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate 12 members of his Administration to lead on climate and transportation matters across key agencies, including the Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Transportation.
The President has tapped Tommy Beaudreau for Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Meera Joshi for Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Faisal Amin for Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, Christopher Coes for Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, Department of Transportation, Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, Radhika Fox for Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency, Michal Freedhoff for Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Protection, Environmental
Grand Teton National Park officials recently tried and failed to get federal aviation officials to crack down on a scenic helicopter tour pilot who promised last year to not overfly the park, but has made a habit of flying low over the federal propertyâs southeastern reaches.
The operator in question, Wind River Air owner Tony Chambers, maintains heâs only flying over the national park when heâs coming into or leaving Jackson Hole Airport â and especially beelining it out when he has sightseeing clients aboard. But Teton Park and the airport have been receiving an earful from community members displeased to be seeing and hearing helicopters over portions of Jackson Hole and the national park that have lacked commercial chopper clatter until now.
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Denver, CO – A former Japanese American incarceration camp in Colorado may be one of our next national park sites, following legislation introduced today by U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO) and Representative Ken Buck (R-CO). The National Parks Conservation Association commends this progress, which would designate Amache National Historic Site.
“As America’s storyteller, the National Park Service is entrusted with preserving and sharing the places like Amache, that reflect our past, present and ideally future values as a nation,” said
Tracy Coppola, Colorado program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association. “The story of what happened at Amache deserves to be told in its fullest form. The Amache National Historic Site Act will preserve and protect this story, while challenging us all to reflect, heal, and act toward a better future where justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion are our n
Soar above limits with environmental educator Nicole Jackson
Special to the Tallahassee Democrat
Apalachee Audubon Society presents Fixing to Take Flight: Soaring Above Limits with Nicole Jackson in a virtual presentation this week.
Environmental educator Jackson will highlight the work she is doing to inspire environmental educators and professionals to think outside the box so they can create a more inclusive environment and better connect diverse audiences to the natural world around them.
This Zoom presentation takes place from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 15. Zoom registration: https://bit.ly/3sgpGuk.
Jackson is a nature enthusiast, avid bird watcher and Cleveland native. She is an alumna of the School of Environment and Natural Resources at Ohio State University. There she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Education and Interpretation (2011). She has worked for various nonprofits implementing programs for the past decade in Central Ohio focused on cons
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As more Americans get vaccinated, they re finally preparing for long-delayed vacations. But if they want to visit some big-name national parks in the West, they may need a reservation.
Glacier, Yosemite and Rocky Mountain national parks all recently announced they re making visitors book ahead to enter the parks or to visit iconic destinations, such as Glacier s Going-to-the-Sun Road.
The moves come as the National Park Service expects record visitation at many of its most popular sites. I think everybody is assuming this is going to be the summer to end all summers, said Sarah Lundstrum, who works in and around Glacier National Park for the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association.