More news from our National Parks

balzaccom
Nov 11, 2025
1 min read

Lots of NPS stories in the news this week:

Death Valley funds a species thriving in the heat:

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/calif-scientists-groundbreaking-study-death-valley-21143612.php

And Yellowstone has a legal loophole for criminals:

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/get-away-with-murder-yellowstone-zone-of-death-21143937.php

And yet another person has fallen to death in the Grand Canyon:

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/grand-canyon-death-guano-point-21148581.php

Here's hoping you stay out of the news...

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