Inuit and environmental protection groups alike have welcomed the long-awaited designation of Nunavik’s Kovik River basin as a protected area.
After years of negotiations, the Quebec government finally confirmed the river’s aquatic reserve status Dec. 3, which means the watershed is now protected from mining claims and industrial development.
https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/nunavik-welcomes-new-protected-status-of-river-watershed/
EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan has been convicted of two misdemeanors. Andrew Howard of Frankfort was found guilty of tamper
Utah stood to gain valuable land and mineral resources from the federal government in exchange for state lands within the controversial Bears Ears National Monument. Now, state leaders said that the d
Outdoor adventurers visiting Oregon often flock to the rocky coastline, climb snow-capped Mount Hood, or peer into the gleaming blue waters of Crater Lake. But few make it to the Owyhee Canyonlands, i