www.hcn.org/articles/why... My kiddo was interviewed for this article. So proud they are fighting for the conservation of Fungi!

🚨 NEW: The Writers Guild of America is demanding an investigation into CBS’s firing of Stephen Colbert—calling out what could be a politically motivated takedown of one of late night’s sharpest voices. Stand with truth. Stand with Colbert. Retweet to show you’re not backing down.

Here’s the full clip of CBS Mornings Anthony Mason’s interview with @michaelstipe.bsky.social about Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe 25. www.cbsnews.com/video/r-e-m-...

This is terrible news. There is only one outfitter in Grand Marais that will issue permits. Not sure about Ely. But, this is a huge obstacle in visiting the Boundary Waters.

Missing these lads! Could use a dose of their passion, wisdom, & humanity right now.

Do I have any #ParkChat friends who (1) live in CA and (2) were part of the DOGE federal work force reductions that might want to speak at an upcoming event with a large audience of decision makers? If so, reach out!

A12: #ParkChat Book Club is reading "Walking Toward Peace" by Cindy Ross. The book depicts 25 veterans with PTSD getting out in nature and finding hope and healing. Meeting 1 (first half): 4/15, Meeting 2 (second half): 5/20 at 5 PM Pacific. DM me for deets.

Every retailer in America should display the original price of an item along with the new tariffed price. Let it sink in for the slowest in the herd. Tariffs are a tax. You're paying for them.

Now: Thousands gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol in what has to be the largest crowd for a protest we've seen in many years in the twin cities:

Spring snow at daybreak.

Another incredible night with #SnowPatrol.

Let’s all welcome @barackobama.bsky.social to Bluesky! 🦋

The situation in national parks is bad & getting a lot of press (yay!!). But the situation in national forests is actually catastrophic & not getting much airtime. Most of the employees in western NC, where I live, who were working on Hurricane Helene recovery were fired. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...

www.crimpyjug.com/about Welcome to Crimpy Jug, a nexus for climbing related content. Crimpy Jug is starting small ... and growing. We cover climbing stuff from around the whole Earth-rock. #climbing #culture #art #holds #books #movies Check out Crimpy Jug to find out more!

Hi! I'm Evelyn. I am a nature photographer, primarily focusing on wildlife. I'm looking forward to sharing my photography here and inspiring people to connect with nature. During the summers, I live and work in Glacier National Park. #wildlifephotography #naturephotographer #photography #glaciernp

First #BigHornSheep of the season last year in #GlacierNP. This was right when #GoingtotheSunRoad opened, so there is still lots of #snow. It is incredible how quickly this guys can climb up the side of the #mountains. #wildlife #nature #GlacierNationalPark #wildlifephotography

Mazatlan has a great variety of beaches. I enjoyed climbing the rocky point at this beauty. #Traveladdicts

Hello all, new to BlueSky and looking for my #traveltribe! Cynthia here of AdventuringWoman.com, formerly known as adventuringgal on the app formerly known as Twitter. I have left that sinking ship and am hoping to find my friends and followers here. Say hello so I can find you!

Let's do this! #ParkChat

Pay to NPS employees averaged $4.50 per visitor last year Seems like a tremendous value to me.

I used DOGE's numbers on labor cost and simply divided total number of park visits by labor cost to get to $4.50. I had re-linked my original post several times, here are the original sources. "in 2023, there were 325.5 million visitors...that spent $26.4 billion..." nbcmontana.com/amp/news/loc...

Pedro Pascal responding to transphobia on social media: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” (via @charliejane.bsky.social) [capitalfm.com]

Start writing letters to the editor about this very important cause!

Starting in 15 minutes! Please join.

Please join @audreypete.bsky.social and me as we co-host this timely #ParkChat conversation. @59nationalparks.bsky.social @naturetechfam.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social @juleshalvy.bsky.social

How can you tell that Trump and Musk don’t actually care about going after waste and fraud? They just fired someone at the Minnesota VA whose job was to find waste/inefficiencies to save taxpayer money. It’s all a façade to shell out more money for billionaires and big corporations.

After 1,000 National Park Service employees were abruptly fired on February 14, staff banded together to signal “dire distress” by draping an upside-down American flag from the 3,000-foot summit of Yosemite’s iconic El Capitan monolith.

Howe Sound, located 30 minutes north of Vancouver, B.C. Canada is the largest glacial fjord in North America and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. #ExploreCanada 🍁 #travel

Please read!

And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.

The Aurora was going wild late last night! Very bright and fast moving greens.

Thanks to 2.5k followers👋We're an Aussie/Kiwi couple of slow travellers who believe life is for living rather than fulltime work & wealth accumulation. Say hi, share a pic of your fave holiday spot, Like/Repost so we can visit your profile & we'll do the same 📷Fave places-Thailand, India NZ, Morocco

I want to celebrate the #ParkChat move to @bsky.app with this photo at #Shenandoah National Park. This sow black bear had a cub but before we could get both they were gone. We only had about 20 seconds get this shot. Close yes. Dangerous no. We were in our truck. #ParkChat

U.S. Forest Service employees who helped mitigate wildfire dangers and fight fires have been cut under the Trump administration. They warn the loss of their positions increases the risk of wildfires to communities.

A12 #ParkChat After eleven years at @Twitter and @X tonight we are announcing that beginning next week we will be conducting the chat exclusively on the @Bsky.app @naturetechfam.bsky.app and I are thrilled to be here. My apologies but I just noticed that this didn’t post during #ParkChat

I need you all to read this. #parkchat #publiclands #nationalparks #BlackHistoryMonth

I know this has been reposted several times. But, if you haven’t read this, please take a moment.

Musk is pouring $1.5 million into Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court race.

Trump administration is planning to use polygraphs to assess federal employee loyalty. There are ways to manipulate polygraph results, and we will provide guidance to coalition members. Polygraph results are not admissible in court due to their potential for false positives and negatives.

There are families, communities and economies that will be destroyed by these cuts. Remember this decision by the Trump Administration when you plan your summer vacation to a National Park and its gates are locked when you arrive.

Hi! 👋 I'm Alex, one half of the couple behind Career Gappers, a blog about blending work and travel. I thought it fitting to begin here with this pic of me and Lisa with a suitably blue-sky background! (And one of the 7 New Wonders of the World for good measure.) A little bit about our story 🧵

📸: Golden Ears Provincial Park, where you can walk along paths from the movies/shows, The Adam Project, X-Man The Last Stand, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Riverdale, and more. #TRLT