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November 26, 2025

National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular U.S. parks

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The National Park Service said on Tuesday, Nov. 25 that it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.
The announcement declaring “America-first entry fee policies” comes as national parks deal with the strain of a major staff reduction and severe budget cuts, along with recovering from damage during the recent government shutdown and significant lost revenue due to fees not being collected during that time.

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Bill Hilts, Jr.: Reflecting on opening days of New York’s big game season

Blogs, Featured, Hunting, National Hunting, New York, Opinion /

How often have you heard “where has the time gone?” More than I care to think about or even count, and it’s starting to happen with individual days like the openers of the regular big game season, the waterfowl openers, the various fishing seasons … I don’t like where this is headed!
In preparation for New York’s Southern Zone big game opener, I made plans to hunt with my good friend Bob Hood of Lockport.

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Star Watch: The International Space Station revisited

Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nature Page & Night Sky, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin /

Back in October of 2023, I wrote a column about the International Space Station (ISS).
I was reminded of this a few weeks ago during an astronomy event at Fort Macon State Park in North Carolina. While waiting for the presenter, Brandon Porter, to begin his program on the night sky, he suddenly pointed to the sky and said “there goes the ISS!”

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Rare sea duck hanging around Minnesota’s Lake Bemidji

Featured, Minnesota, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky, News /

Despite their name, common eiders are uncommon in Minnesota, but there have been at least two sightings of this sea duck in the state so far this November.
Alex Burchard found a common eider on Nov. 21 while birding Lake Bemidji. The bird consistently has been seen from the shores of Paul Bunyan State Park.

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