Grand Canyon National Park

Credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

The Grand Canyon is one of the world’s most iconic places.  A stunning slash in the earth where we can go to experience the power of nature and hear ― the sound of helicopter blades and airplane engines?  Okay, so maybe this last part wasn’t quite what you had in mind.  But over 90,000 commercial air tours buzz the Grand Canyon every year, and the industry is pushing hard to keep that number growing.  Read more

In 1911 something very important occurred for American forests. The Weeks Act was introduced by and named for Massachusetts Representative John W. Weeks. Before this legislation, forests in the East were privately owned — and for the most part were mismanaged, unprotected and damaged from poor logging practices and development. The forests had declining water quality and were at risk of large wildfires, erosion and flooding. Read more