Most prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg. Read it. Then act. “Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now. Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”

Researchers are tracking troubling shifts in snow and lake conditions.

Seattle City Light is set to spend millions on fish passage, habitat restoration and compensation to tribes in the coming decades after the city’s leaders greenlit a massive agreement concerning its dams on the upper Skagit River on Tuesday, April 7.

KUOW - Every tire produces a chemical that kills coho salmon. Can scientists pump the brakes? share.google/pRerzSf0wdh3...

Absolute banger from @samforstag.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DW7Z2ym...

Some good news for Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument!

A young gray whale swam about 20 miles up the Willapa River past Raymond, Washington, shocking locals. Officials hope it heads back out on its own, but they may have to coax it.

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#ParkChat has decided to cancel our chat tonight. We are rescheduling our 12th Anniversary chat for May 6th. We fully expect to return next week for our regular weekly chat “BREAKING: All major broadcast TV networks will be interrupting their programming to air Trump’s address tonight at 9 PM ET”

@stars252525.bsky.social @tthrash.bsky.social @camarowrx.bsky.social @e-j-terren.bsky.social @ejtemme.bsky.social @mtmagog.bsky.social @beckyjlomax.bsky.social please help spread the word.

In the Trump administration’s reorganization of the struggling agency, painful echoes of BLM’s past moves.

Trump administration to move U.S. Forest Service headquarters to Utah, close regional offices - oregonlive.com www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/...

Forest Service campgrounds taught me all about plumbing, restroom cleaning, picnic table repair & trash pick up decades ago - now it's a video game? 😂 Great article! #parkchat

Turns out those Chinook salmon that finally showed up in the Upper Klamath last year were doing more than just posing for photos. 🐟🧪🌎 www.opb.org/article/2026...

"Goodbye, Rialto Beach" — For Now. Olympic National Park Announces Major Road Closure Starting This Summer share.google/HgUfffcXUpsd...

From Arches, to Canyonlands, to Mesa Verde, materials about Native history, science, & climate change in national parks targeted for federal review & possible censorship. @protectparks.bsky.social @greenlatinos.org www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/censors...

Nothing like digging in to the 1980s era map vault while planning a spring visit to the golden state. Wonder if I need updated maps & park guides? #parkchat

Q6 #parkchat Olympic NP: “You really have to have a knack for nature if you’re going to visit this park.” So, um, I know why I love to visit ONP, what are your thoughts? Failing Their Yelp Reviews: Who’s in Charge of These National Parks, Anyway? | Post Alley share.google/1UXfQ6Xcxfkg...

Q3 #parkchat Badlands NP: “This is it?” ... "The only thing bad about these lands is entire experience." What were these travelers missing from their visit to this park? Hilariously Awful Reviews Of The US National Park (2020) - National Park Obsessed

Ashley Harrell’s coverage of the Trump admin’s desecration of the National Parks has been some of the best reporting in the country. They’re blacklisting her for being too good at her job

Climbers Celebrate as Famous Crag Becomes State Park - Gripped Magazine share.google/Wmx93CEXKraY...

Snowing today, so I've got next year's Christmas card

Quick travel q - I'm looking at a short window to visit Yosemity for a couple of days in early May (detour from the Bay Area). Tent camping in the valley is already booked, but USFS CGs along Hws 120 & 140 still have res. available-thoughts?. Any suggestions appreciated! #parkchat

Back from the heat of early summer in the southeast to needed cold wet spring in the PNW. The Townsend's warblers are finally slowing down enough for a few photos.

Visiting family in NC during a sudden spring warm-up, temperatures hitting 80°! A few the first forest flowers coming up:

So many protection battles to fight. Not minimizing everything else going on in the world; but, this warrants calls to your Congressional delegation. #ParkChat morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

Restoration Update: In the Wake of Klamath Dam Removal • The Revelator therevelator.org/klamath-rest... 🧪🦑🌎

A truly incredible piece from Autumn Gillard, a member of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Inter-Tribal Coalition. www.sltrib.com/opinion/comm...

Rapid snowmelt caused mudslides and rockfall.

Budget issues with Washington State Parks: Some Washington state campgrounds and parks may close permanently this spring | king5.com share.google/fCdBuEKya9c8...

A12.1: Former Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) is in the confirmation process for head of the Bureau of Land Management. There, he'll oversee 245M acres of public lands and push to private them (sell them). Check out the VetVoice Foundation 's website and take swift action: SellOffSteve.org #ParkChat

Q11 My favorite mornings span freezing in Yellowstone, fresh snow in RMNP, clear desert mornings before the heat & tropical ocean sunrises. Do you have a favorite or are they all good? #parkchat

Q10 What's one of your more challenging morning experiences? One of mine was waking up to the 4th day of wet spring snow while backpacking in RMNP & our cheap tent was having none of it. Everything soaked, we hiked out directly to a hotel in the nearest town (near Grand Lake). #parkchat

Q9 What's your thoughts on campfires? I used to love evenings around a fire with friends & s'mores but my personal views on campfires have changed a lot since my early days of camping. #parkchat

Q8 Do you like to stay put for a few days or are you on the move? Is it packing up again for another campsite or park? #parkchat

Q7 Are you a solo traveler, a couple, family, with a friend or part of a group? Is someone leading the charge, cracking the whip? #parkchat

Q6 - Back to those views. You've got your breakfast together, do you savor it with a view, or are you in a rush to get to the days activity? #parkchat

Q5 What's for breakfast? How is it being prepared & who is seeing to that? #parkchat

Q4 Do you need a shower to start the day? Are there shower facilities near by, just a sink & restrooms, only a pit toilet, or even potable water? Maybe you need to find some vegetation or a convenient rock as a privacy screen? Is the water just what you carried on your back? #parkchat

Q3 What's the first thing you see when you open your eyes - the walls of a tent? A comfy trailer/van/lodge? The open sky because you just put your sleeping pad & bag out under the stars? Maybe you've arranged for a morning view - (photos!) what of? #parkchat

Q2 What time is it? Do you like to sleep in - long drive, late night around the campsite, star party or just 'cause? Or are you an early riser - up for the sunrise with coffee or tea? #parkchat

Q1. The drive is over. Things are organized, camp set up, dinner & clean-up done - that was last night. Now, the sun is peeking over the horizon - where are you? What park & kind of environment - climate, weather are you facing? #parkchat

That first morning when everything is new is one of my favorite times in a National Park or any overnight trip to public lands. Tonight I'm hoping to explore all the different ways people experience first mornings, starting with that first moment you wake up. #parkchat

National parks remove reservation systems despite crowds share.google/E8EVVQtMlzFW...

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Dunlins flocking at sunset, Skagit River Delta, Wa

The @sfgate.com parks team is on a heater lately with great stories, so I thought I'd highlight some of the big ones we're run recently. First up, Sam Mauhay-Moore reported on an awful situation at Yosemite where park employees are being stripped of housing rights: www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Letter: Trump is coming for Grand Staircase-Escalante, with the full support of Utah’s congressional delegation. We must bombard their offices with calls to stop this.