crosscut.com : U.S. Park Service

It's stormy, and the Pacific coast beckons

Crosscut — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:00:01 PDT

While it's customary for Northwesterners to flock to the beach in summer, an off-season visit stays with you longer.

Do we need guns at Paradise?

Crosscut — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 05:00:01 PST

Some Northwest lawmakers have pushed the Bush administration to allow visitors to carry loaded guns in our national parks. It gives backpacking a whole new meaning.

Getting lost in the Big Empty

Crosscut — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:00:01 PDT

Forget density, cities, and sprawl. Here in the West, we still have land that can swallow you whole, from Nevada's Bermuda Triangle to Oregon's ancient fossil beds.

Mossback updates: monorails, national parks, bears, North Dakota, and Ballard

Crosscut — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:00:01 PDT

Our illiterate creationist also writes about a Swedish Nazi's anniversary, hemp candy, and the new location of the center of the universe.

With 'nature-deficit disorder,' the decline of traditional summer camps

Crosscut — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:01 PDT

Hidden Valley Camp, a Northwest institution, is concerned about the future of old-school summer camps, and they're not alone. Some experts worry that a younger generation is disconnected from nature. It might be time to unplan — and unplug — the kids.

How they drew lines in the Northwest's forests

Crosscut — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:00:01 PDT

An environmental historian traces the century-long evolution of a government-managed patchwork in the Cascades. In the end, designating wilderness areas was as much about cutting down trees as preserving them.

The inconvenient truth of the West's national parks

Crosscut — Sat, 19 May 2007 00:00:01 PDT

Mossback on the road: Even environmentalists can be moved by eco-devastation of biblical proportion: The outcome can be beautiful.